Ida Walker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Culpeper-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Ida Walker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Culpeper-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Culpeper-County, Virginia
Surname	Walker
Given Name	Ida
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Stevensburg Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Culpeper
Additional Details
Class of Worker	No
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Stevensburg Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Ida	Age	Birth yr
Josephine Walker	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Ida Walker	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Caher Walker	Head	—	58	~1882
Alfred Walker	Other	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Culpeper, Virginia

Spouse, age 38

Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1882 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Ida L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Culpeper, Virginia

Spouse, age 48

Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Ida
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Culpeper-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 56

Culpeper-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Ida
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Stevensburg Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Culpeper
Class of Worker	No
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Ida Walker

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Culpeper-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04256-00661)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert Smith	16	Son	Laborer	Virginia
2	Gladis Smith	14	Son	—	Virginia
3	Gordon Smith	11	Son	—	Virginia
4	Sam Jr. Smith	6	Son	—	Virginia
5	Ambrose West	60	Head	Farmer	Virginia
6	Martha West	40	Wife	—	Virginia
7	Shirley West	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	James Brown	25	Head	Farmer	Virginia
9	Sophia Brown	19	Wife	—	Virginia
10	James Jr. Brown	0	Son	—	Virginia
11	John Fields	49	Head	Farmer	Virginia
12	Anna Fields	45	Wife	—	Virginia
13	Dorothy Fields	19	Daughter	Hot Lunch	Virginia
14	John Fields	18	Son	Landscaping	Virginia
15	Calvin Fields	14	Son	—	Virginia
16	Shelton Fields	10	Son	—	Virginia
17	Edgar Martin	54	Head	Farmer	Virginia
18	Agnes Martin	36	Wife	—	Virginia
19	James Martin	17	Son	—	Virginia
20	Thelma Martin	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	Dorothy Martin	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
22	Ann Martin	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
23	Edward Martin	66	Brother	Laborer	Virginia
24	Peter Norvet	51	Head	Operator And Owner	Norway
25	John L. Myers	40	Head	Foreman	Virginia
26	Bertha Myers	55	Wife	—	Virginia
27	Earl Myers	20	Son	Salesman	Virginia
28	Eugene Myers	17	Son	Laborer	Virginia
29	John Myers	15	Son	—	Virginia
30	Willie Holmes	54	Head	Laborer	Virginia
31	Nellie Holmes	47	Wife	—	Virginia
32	Ester Holmes	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	Nella Holmes	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Kate Johnson	76	Head	Farmer	Virginia
35	Erma Johnson	12	Grand daughter	—	Virginia
36	Charlie Polard	57	Head	Laborer By Day	Virginia
37	Caher Walker	58	Head	Day Laborer	Virginia
38	Ida Walker THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Virginia
39	Josephine Walker	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Alfred Walker	50	Brother	Machinist Helper	Virginia

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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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