Helen Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Calhoun-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Helen Murphy across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Calhoun-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Margaret — first a spouse (b.~1920), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Calhoun-County, Iowa
Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Buena Vista
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Williams Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 Helen	Age	Birth yr
William Murphy	Head	—	25	~1915
Betty Murphy	Son	—	1	~1939
Helen Murphy	Spouse	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Calhoun, Iowa

Daughter, age

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1920 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Calhoun, Iowa

Daughter, age 10

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	none
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Calhoun-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 20

Calhoun-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1920 — 3 household members

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Buena Vista
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Frank Murphy

b. ~1886

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Murphy

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Helen Murphy

Spouse · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · 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 — Calhoun-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01144-00527)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	William Bradford	17	Son	—	Iowa
42	Robert Bradford	12	Son	—	Iowa
43	Mary Ann Bradford	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
44	Vincent Mc Gowan	26	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Illinois
45	Hilas Duiteman	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
46	Dorothy M Duiteman	36	Wife	—	Iowa
47	Iris Duiteman	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	Leroy Duiteman	15	Son	—	Iowa
49	Junior Duiteman	14	Son	—	Iowa
50	Delores Duiteman	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
51	Donald Duiteman	10	Son	—	Iowa
52	Violet Duiteman	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
53	Kenneth Duiteman	7	Son	—	Iowa
54	Carol Duiteman	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
55	Helen Duiteman	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Gordon Duiteman	1	Son	—	Iowa
57	John Strauss	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
58	Mary Strauss	55	Wife	—	Iowa
59	Ivan O'Tool	19	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Iowa
60	Ralph Henson	28	Head	Farmer	Iowa
61	Helen Henson	21	Wife	—	Iowa
62	Lawrence Henson	2	Son	—	Iowa
63	Elizabeth Burditt	68	Mother-in-law	—	Illinois
64	Henry Strootman	42	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
65	Hazel Strootman	38	Wife	—	Iowa
66	Arlene Strootman	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
67	Joe Mc Laughlin	52	Head	Farmer	Iowa
68	Agnes Mc Laughlin	47	Wife	—	Iowa
69	Loretta Mc Laughlin	23	Daughter	—	Iowa
70	Vincent Mc Laughlin	18	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
71	William Mc Laughlin	16	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
72	Francis Mc Laughlin	13	Son	—	Iowa
73	William Murphy	25	Head	Farmer	Iowa
74	Helen Murphy THIS PERSON	20	Wife	—	Iowa
75	Betty Murphy	1	Son	—	Iowa
76	Olga Hinrich	38	Head	—	Iowa
77	Iola Hinrich	35	Sister	—	Iowa
78	Ben Stauter	59	Head	Farmer	Illinois
79	Florence Stauter	53	Wife	—	Illinois
80	Merle Stauter	21	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Helen

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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