Walter Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Des-Moines-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Des-Moines-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry & Minnie — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Des-Moines-County, Iowa
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Des Moines
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Franklin Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1902

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Don Schmidt	Son	—	5	~1935
Lucille Schmidt	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Florence Schmidt	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Walter Schmidt	Head	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Des Moines, …

Son, age 15

Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Des Moines, …

Head, age 26

Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Walter J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Lineman
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	4000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Des-Moines-County, Iowa

Head, age 38

Des-Moines-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Des Moines
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links Walter Schmidt across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Henry Schmidt (~0.92 confidence) and mother Minnie Schmidt (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Schmidt

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Minnie Schmidt

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Iowa

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Des-Moines-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01156-00926)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold W Jones	25	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Harriett S Jones	23	Wife	—	Iowa
3	John A Miller	48	Head	Farmer	Iowa
4	Mildred P Miller	49	Wife	—	Illinois
5	Darlene N Miller	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	James L Miller	6	Son	—	Iowa
7	Garry J Miller	3	Son	—	Iowa
8	Cora Mrs Feldman	48	Head	None	Iowa
9	Selma J Feldman	22	Daughter	Book Keeper	Iowa
10	Stellon Hager	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
11	Freda Hager	54	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Edward Hadall	62	Head	Laborer	Illinois
13	Nell Hadall	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Verly N Collier	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Bernice E Collier	37	Wife	Home Maker	Iowa
16	Wayne G Collier	17	Son	Laborer	Iowa
17	Wendell D Collier	14	Son	—	Iowa
18	Walter Schmidt THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	Florence A Schmidt	34	Wife	Home Maker	Iowa
20	Lucille F Schmidt	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	Don M Schmidt	5	Son	—	Iowa
22	Lawrence Ripp	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
23	Ella Ripp	45	Wife	Home Maker	Iowa
24	Clifford Ripp	22	Son	Truck Driver	Iowa
25	Robert Ripp	22	Son	Laborer	Iowa
26	John Ripp	20	Son	Farmer	Iowa
27	Leona Ripp	19	Daughter	Book Keeper	Iowa
28	Charlotte Ripp	17	Daughter	Laborer	Iowa
29	Henry F Taeger	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Alvina Taeger	49	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Oscar Feldman	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Esther Feldman	43	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Melvin Beckman	27	Nephew	Laborer	Iowa
34	Murl Marlin	37	Hired man	Laborer	Iowa
35	Fred Sr Wiegard	80	Head	None	Germany
36	Clara Wiegard	70	Wife	—	Germany
37	Eugene Cloud	53	Head	Farmer	Iowa
38	Florence M Cloud	40	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Dale E Cloud	18	Son	None	Iowa
40	Kenneth R Cloud	9	Son	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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