Frank Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Calhoun-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Frank Murphy across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Calhoun-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Calhoun-County, Iowa
Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Frank J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Williams Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Williams Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Abila Murphy	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Jeanne Murphy	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Frank Murphy	Head	—	52	~1888
Margaret Murphy	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Calhoun, Iowa

Head, age 34

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Grain & Stock
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Calhoun, Iowa

Head, age 42

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Frank J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Calhoun-County, Iowa

Head, age 52

Calhoun-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Frank J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Williams Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Frank Murphy

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Iowa

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01144-00522)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Son Bernard	None	M	—	—
2	Rita Bernard	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
3	Helen E Swink	50	Head	—	Iowa
4	Grace Heflin	26	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Peggy Lee Heflin	5	Grand daughter	—	Iowa
6	Carolyn Kay Heflin	3	Grand daughter	—	Iowa
7	Charles Heflin	30	Son in law	Farmer	Iowa
8	Sarten Long	26	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Illinois
9	Chris E Meyers	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Anna Meyers	46	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Gladys Meyers	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
12	Harmon Meyers	63	Brother	—	Iowa
13	Edward Aulbert	21	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Iowa
14	Walter D Helmbrecht	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Minnie Helmbrecht	35	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Darlene Helmbrecht	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	Frank J Murphy THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Iowa
18	Margaret Murphy	50	Wife	—	Illinois
19	Abila Murphy	22	Daughter	School Teach.	Iowa
20	Jeanne Murphy	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	James D Murphy	45	Head	Farmer	Iowa
22	Nellie Murphy	47	Sister	—	Iowa
23	Mary Murphy	78	Mother	—	Iowa
24	Ferdinand Hollman	38	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Iowa
25	Clarence Rengenberg	29	Head	Post Master	Iowa
26	Rachael Rengenberg	24	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Carolyn Rengenberg	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	Patricia Rengenberg	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	John Swink	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Margaret Swink	54	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Walter D Ris	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Bertha Ris	32	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Donald Ris	2	Son	—	Iowa
34	Delores Ris	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Stella Meyer	23	Maid	House Work	Iowa
36	Ray D Elymer	58	Head	Wpa Common Labor	Illinois
37	Josephine Elymer	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Ruth Elymer	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
39	Sydney Elymer	9	Son	—	Iowa
40	Leland Elymer	3	Son	—	Iowa

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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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