William Freeman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henry-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this William Freeman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henry-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Hiram & Rose — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 7-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henry-County, Iowa
Surname	Freeman
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Rome Town
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Additional Details
Occupation	mechanic
Industry	private
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Mechanic
Township / Ward	Rome Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Fern Freeman	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Frances Freeman	Daughter	—	6	~1934
William Freeman	Head	—	38	~1902
Larry Freeman	Son	—	4	~1936
Arthur Freeman	Son	—	11	~1929
Eugene Freeman	Son	—	7	~1933
Greta Freeman	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Henry, Iowa

Son, age 18

Henry, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	William H
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Henry, Iowa

Head, age 28

Henry, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	65
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Henry-County, Iowa

Head, age 38

Henry-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Rome Town
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Occupation	mechanic
Industry	private
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Hiram Freeman

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Rose Freeman

b. ~1875

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Freeman

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 — Henry-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01166-01172)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank D. Swailes	65	Head	Real Estate Agt	Iowa
2	Mary E. Swailes	63	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Lillian Kreiger	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Raymond Kreiger	23	Son-in-law	Carpenter	Iowa
5	Laura Fitch	78	Head	—	Iowa
6	Hattie White	69	Head	—	Iowa
7	James O'Grady	81	Head	—	Iowa
8	Marie O'Grady	70	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Walter Wheeler	40	Head	Laborer	Iowa
10	Anna Wheeler	35	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Betty Lou Wheeler	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
12	Jack Wheeler	5	Son	—	Iowa
13	Jay Wheeler	4	Son	—	Iowa
14	Catherine Wheeler	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
15	Edward Scarf	65	Head	Mail Carrier	Iowa
16	Agusta Scarf	60	Wife	Postmaster	Iowa
17	Orville Dold	25	Head	Labour	Iowa
18	Leora Dold	25	Wife	—	Iowa
19	Delores Dold	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	David Deater	56	Head	Laborer	Iowa
21	Albert Deater	35	Son	Labour	Iowa
22	Edith Deater	26	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	Lidie Deater	18	Son	Labour	Iowa
24	T. Warren Messer	71	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
25	Laura Messer	69	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Patricia O'Hair	11	Grand-daughter	—	Illinois
27	Elmer Weakland	43	Head	Laborer	Iowa
28	Onieda Weakland	31	Wife	—	Iowa
29	William Freeman THIS PERSON	38	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
30	Greta Freeman	38	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Arthur Freeman	11	Son	—	California
32	Fern Freeman	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Eugene Freeman	7	Son	—	Iowa
34	Frances Freeman	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Larry Freeman	4	Son	—	Iowa
36	Floyd Lemmons	30	Head	Laborer	Iowa
37	Gladys Lemmons	23	Wife	—	Iowa
38	Jerry Lemmons	5	Son	—	Iowa
39	Gary Lemmons	3	Son	—	Iowa
40	Ramona Lemmons	0	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

William

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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