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John Funk — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Los-Angeles-County, California

Our Model Tree links this John Funk across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Los-Angeles-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationLos-Angeles-County, California
SurnameFunk
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age49
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceIllinois
1935 Residence (City)Los Angeles
1935 Residence (County)Los Angeles
Additional Details
OccupationPost Office Clerk
IndustryU.S. Post Office
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)2300
Highest Grade8
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateIllinois
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)illinois
OccupationPost Office Clerk
Township / WardLos Angeles
Est. Birth Year~1891

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Violet Funk Daughter — 17 ~1923
Edith Funk Daughter — 7 ~1933
Rose Funk Daughter — 14 ~1926
John Funk Head — 49 ~1891
Margaret Funk Daughter — 11 ~1929
Myrtle Funk Spouse — 50 ~1890
Robert Funk Son — 20 ~1920
Philip Funk Son — 25 ~1915

Census Appearances

1930
Los Angeles, …
Head, age 39
Los Angeles, California · implied b. ~1891 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Funk
Given Name John W.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Illinois
Age at First Marriage 32
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Postal Clerk
Industry Post Office
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Value / Rent 6000
Radio Set R
Veteran No
Birth State Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) illinois
1940
Los-Angeles-County, California
Head, age 49
Los-Angeles-County, California · implied b. ~1891 — 8 household members
Surname Funk
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 49
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Illinois
1935 Residence (City) Los Angeles
1935 Residence (County) Los Angeles
Occupation Post Office Clerk
Industry U.S. Post Office
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 2300
Highest Grade 8
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) illinois

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Our Model Tree links John Funk across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Funk
Head · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · California
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Los-Angeles-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00426-00009)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 George H. Bloom 65 Head Manager Illinois
42 Sophie O. Bloom 70 Wife Manager Germany
43 Arthur Grant 34 Head Station Attendant California
44 Hildegard Grant 21 Wife — Germany
45 Crea Grant 62 Mother-in-law — Scotland
46 Wilson E. Tanner 52 Head Teacher Ohio
47 Ida M. Tanner 53 Wife — Ohio
48 Stephen Frees 47 Head Superintendent Illinois
49 Elna Frees 45 Wife — Illinois
50 John Frees 13 Son — California
51 Joyce Frees 10 Daughter — California
52 Eugene Frees 2 Son — California
53 George O. Nicholas 47 Head Trainman Kansas
54 Gertrude Nicholas 44 Wife — Missouri
55 Richard Nicholas 11 Son — Missouri
56 Arthur Southerland 61 Head Substation Operator Kentucky
57 Mabel Southerland 56 Wife — California
58 John Funk THIS PERSON 49 Head Post Office Clerk Illinois
59 Myrtle Funk 50 Wife — California
60 Philip Funk 25 Son Post Office Clerk California
61 Robert Funk 20 Son — California
62 Violet Funk 17 Daughter — California
63 Rose Fern Funk 14 Daughter — California
64 Margaret Funk 11 Daughter — California
65 Edith Funk 7 Daughter — California
66 Francis Frabos 27 Head Textile Worker California
67 Wilda Frabos 24 Wife — California
68 Gloria Frabos 3 Daughter — California
69 Maria Frabos 0 Son — California
70 Jerrie Mccardy 60 Head Laborer Indiana (Circ)
71 Frances Mccardy 46 Wife — Ireland (Circ)
72 Theresa Mccardy 14 Daughter — California
73 Geraldine Mccardy 13 Daughter — California
74 Walter Kierath 32 Head Fry-Cook Missouri
75 Adeline Kierath 24 Wife Garment Worker Colorado
76 Margaret Mcleod 74 Head — California
77 Claude P. O. Target 32 Head Millman Oregon
78 Frances J. Target 33 Wife — Illinois
79 Paul C. Target 13 Son — California
80 Glory J. Target 9 Daughter — California

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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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