James Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this James Murphy across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Herbert & Neta — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Penna. Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Murphy
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna.
1935 Residence (City)	Phila. City
1935 Residence (County)	Phila.
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter Helper
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	188
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna
Occupation	Carpenter Helper
Township / Ward	Phila City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Murphy	Head	—	27	~1913
Dennis Murphy	Son	—	1	~1939
M Murphy	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Son, age 7

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Penna
Father's Birthplace	Penna
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Son, age 17

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1913 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	James J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Penna
Father's Birthplace	Penna
Mother's Birthplace	Penna
Occupation	Knitter Helper
Industry	Hosiery Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 27

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna.
1935 Residence (City)	Phila. City
1935 Residence (County)	Phila.
Occupation	Carpenter Helper
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	188
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Herbert Murphy

b. ~1883

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Neta Murphy

b. ~1888

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Murphy

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Pennsylvania

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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 — Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03738-00521)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	M. Caroline Hoffman	29	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Penna.
42	Daniel P. Miller	30	Lodger	Collector	Penna.
43	Jesse A. Butler	47	Head	Saw Maker	Penna.
44	Margaret Butler	41	Wife	—	Penna.
45	Elizabeth Butler	56	Sister	—	Penna.
46	Joseph Morrone	28	Head	Hos. Knitter	Penna.
47	Florence Morrone	25	Wife	—	Penna.
48	James Murphy THIS PERSON	27	Head	Carpenter Helper	Penna.
49	M. Ellen Murphy	23	Wife	—	Penna.
50	Dennis Murphy	1	Son	—	Penna.
51	Dominic Digregorio	26	Head	Shoemaker	Penna.
52	Margaret Digregorio	25	Wife	—	Penna.
53	Marie Digregorio	2	Daughter	—	Penna.
54	Fred Montanaro	36	Head	—	Italy
55	Rose Montanaro	31	Wife	Lace Finisher	Italy
56	Gerasmo Montanaro	13	Daughter	—	Penna.
57	Joseph Rocca	43	Head	Scale Maker	Massachusetts
58	Elizabeth Rocca	38	Wife	Operator	Penna.
59	Joseph Rocca	17	Son	—	Penna.
60	Elizabeth Rocca	14	Daughter	—	Penna.
61	Phillip Sabatini	57	Head	—	Italy
62	Mary Sabatini	59	Wife	—	Italy
63	James Sabatini	21	Son	Steel Worker	Penna.
64	Clarence Mesner	27	Head	Press Operator	Penna.
65	Wilda Mesner	22	Wife	—	Penna.
66	Albert Hughes	61	Head	Carpenter	New York
67	Jennie Hughes	63	Wife	—	Penna.
68	John Cluelow	36	Head	Blue Print Mgr.	Penna.
69	Grace Cluelow	32	Daughter	—	Penna.
70	Richard Cluelow	7	Grandson	—	Penna.
71	Florence Boardman	69	Head	—	Penna.
72	William Boardman	51	Nephew	Salesman	Penna.
73	Block Hess	33	Lodger	—	Penna.
74	Vincent Boccarossa	33	Head	Priest	Penna.
75	William J. Maloney	27	Lodger	Priest	Penna.
76	Bertha Benedict	42	Lodger	Servant	Penna.
77	Mary Rita Trifone	22	Friend	—	Penna.
78	Mary Cunbetta	52	Friend	—	Penna.
79	Mary Klein	38	Friend	—	Maryland
80	Mary Cisana	62	Friend	—	Germany

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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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