Catherine Murray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Erie-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Catherine Murray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Murray
Given Name	Catherine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Lancaster Village
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Lancaster Village
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Catherine	Age	Birth yr
Catherine Murray	Head	—	71	~1869
Richard Murray	Son	—	40	~1900
Mary Holland	Other	—	72	~1868

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, New …

Head, age 53

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murray
Given Name	Catherine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	matron
Industry	department store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Erie, New …

Other, age 61

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1869

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Murray
Given Name	Catherine
Relationship to Head	Head-H R
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Erie-County, New …

Head, age 71

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 3 household members

Surname	Murray
Given Name	Catherine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Lancaster Village
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Catherine Murray

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Erie-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02529-00905)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Paul G. Trendel	18	Son	—	New York
42	Floyd G. Trendel	33	Head	Mortician	New York
43	Adeline E. Trendel	31	Wife	—	New York
44	George A. Trendel	3	Son	—	New York
45	Joseph E. Trendel	2	Son	—	New York
46	George G. Trendel	66	Head	—	New York
47	Johanna Trendel	61	Wife	—	New York
48	Emma Loescher	43	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
49	Edward F. Deville	52	Head	—	New York
50	Lillian Deville	53	Wife	—	New York
51	Pauline Hibsch	77	Head	—	New York
52	Victor Wilson	37	Head	Mason	New York
53	Irene Wilson	38	Wife	—	New York
54	Catherine Murray THIS PERSON	71	Head	—	New York
55	Richard J. Murray	40	Son	Assistant Treasurer	New York
56	Mary Holland	72	Sister	—	New York
57	Ernest H. Schmidt	50	Head	Barber	New Jersey
58	Catherine Schmidt	51	Wife	—	New York
59	Alice Schmidt	24	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
60	Carl J. Scheier	43	Head	Clerk Postal	New York
61	Katherine Scheier	43	Wife	—	New York
62	Marie Scheier	15	Daughter	—	New York
63	Paul Scheier	13	Son	—	New York
64	George Kupfer	57	Head	Steward	New York
65	Kathryn Kupfer	57	Wife	—	New York
66	Loraine Kupfer	23	Daughter	Teacher	New York
67	William Beecher	51	Head	Steam Fitter	New York
68	Mary Beecher	43	Wife	—	New York
69	Agnes Beecher	18	Daughter	—	New York
70	Justin Beecher	16	Son	—	New York
71	Joan Beecher	9	Daughter	—	New York
72	Betty Ann Beecher	8	Daughter	—	New York
73	William Beecher	5	Son	—	New York
74	Rosalyn Beecher	3	Daughter	—	New York
75	Ruth Beecher	1	Daughter	—	New York
76	George E. Frey	33	Head	Lead Burner	New York
77	Irene Frey	32	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
78	Elmer Bauer	33	Head	Press Operator	New York
79	Marion Bauer	26	Wife	—	New York
80	Charles J. Bauer	2	Son	—	New York

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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.

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