Donald Walker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wapello-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Donald Walker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wapello-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents W & Charlotte — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wapello-County, Iowa
Surname	Walker
Given Name	Donald
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ottumwa
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello County
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Packing Plant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Ottumwa
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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 Donald	Age	Birth yr
Carole Walker	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Helen Walker	Spouse	—	25	~1915
Donald Walker	Head	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Wapello, Iowa

Son, age 5

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Donald L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Wapello, Iowa

Son, age 15

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Donald
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Wapello-County, Iowa

Head, age 26

Wapello-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Donald
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ottumwa
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello County
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Packing Plant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

W Walker

b. ~1891

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Charlotte Walker

b. ~1891

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Donald Walker

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · 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 — Wapello-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01209-00792)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Neva Terrell	29	Wife	—	Kansas
42	Junior Terrell	9	Son	—	Iowa
43	Harvey Terrell	7	Son	—	Iowa
44	Dale Terrell	4	Son	—	Iowa
45	Larry Terrell	2	Son	—	Iowa
46	Donald Walker THIS PERSON	26	Head	Laborer	Iowa
47	Helen D. Walker	25	Wife	—	Iowa
48	Carole Walker	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
49	Pearl French	55	Head	Laborer	Iowa
50	Grace French	57	Wife	—	Iowa
51	Gilbert French	26	Son	Laborer	Iowa
52	Virginia French	25	Daughter-in-law	Laborer	Iowa
53	Ike Stevens	35	Head	Truck Driver	Iowa
54	Velma Stevens	30	Wife	—	Iowa
55	Richard Stevens	11	Son	—	Iowa
56	Joe Mark Stevens	9	Son	—	Iowa
57	Clayton Stevens	7	Son	—	Iowa
58	Billy Jean Stevens	5	Son	—	Iowa
59	William Cooksey	28	Head	Truck Driver	Iowa
60	Mary E. Cooksey	24	Wife	—	Iowa
61	Glen F. Cooksey	2	Son	—	Iowa
62	J. H. Hamilton	80	Head	—	Iowa
63	Clara Hamilton	80	Wife	—	Iowa
64	H. E. Young	45	Head	Salesman	Illinois
65	Mable Young	40	Wife	—	Illinois
66	Helen Mae Young	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
67	Billy Young	11	Son	—	Iowa
68	Thomas Robinson	70	Father-in-law	—	Ohio
69	James Pidball	45	Head	Mech.	Oklahoma
70	Clara Pidball	41	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Virgil Pidball	19	Son	Welder	Iowa
72	Dorothy Pidball	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
73	Lois Pidball	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
74	A. H. Blue	77	Head	—	Ohio
75	Lowell Blue	26	Son	Laborer	Illinois
76	Elizabeth Blue	26	Daughter-in-law	—	Iowa
77	Delbert Blue	4	Son	—	Illinois
78	Floyd Proctor	36	Head	Mech.	Iowa
79	Almeda Proctor	33	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Carole Proctor	9	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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