Thomas Morris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Morris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Iowa
Surname	Morris
Given Name	Thomas J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Des Moines City
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	Track layer
Industry	Coal mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1034
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Track Layer
Township / Ward	Des Moines City
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Edith Davis	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Thomas Morris	Head	—	66	~1874
William Riley	Other	—	49	~1891
John Morris	Other	—	60	~1880
Charles Davis	Other	—	22	~1918
Lucy Morris	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Iowa

Head, age 46

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Occupation	Mine Foreman
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welch
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Polk, Iowa

Head, age 56

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Thomas J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Occupation	Coal Miner
Industry	Coal Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	30
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Polk-County, Iowa

Head, age 66

Polk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 6 household members

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Thomas J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Des Moines City
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	Track layer
Industry	Coal mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	1034
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Thomas Morris

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Iowa

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01194-00536)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Cota	13	Son	—	Iowa
2	Mary C Nesbit	85	Head	—	Illinois
3	Alice M Huff	74	Head	—	Iowa
4	Ethel Hayes	52	Head	—	Iowa
5	George Knopps	51	Head	Carpenter	Wisconsin
6	Lyle M Knopps	53	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Virgil Short	32	Head	Shipping Clerk	Iowa
8	Marian Short	29	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Howard Johnson	27	Head	Branch Sales Manager	Missouri
10	Edna Johnson	25	Wife	—	Missouri
11	Basil Hicks	25	Head	Stone Mason	Illinois
12	Ruth Hicks	30	Wife	—	Illinois
13	Jeremiah Brick	50	Head	—	Iowa
14	Nellie Brick	36	Daughter	Stenographer	Iowa
15	Raymond Brick	34	Son	Manager	Iowa
16	Ethel Brick	31	Daughter	Collector	Iowa
17	Hermit J Flanagan	30	Head	Maintenance	Iowa
18	Minnie E Flanagan	26	Wife	Operator	Iowa
19	Milton Horstman	26	Brother in law	Warehouse Man	Iowa
20	Cedora S Horstman	25	Sister	Operator	Iowa
21	Elder Erlandson	49	Head	Repairing	Iowa
22	Jane Erlandson	40	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Charles Erlandson	15	Son	—	Iowa
24	Alice M Erlandson	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	John J Erlandson	52	Brother	Repairing	Iowa
26	Lawrence Walsh	35	Head	Publicity	Iowa
27	Gertrude Walsh	34	Wife	Secretarial	Iowa
28	Thomas Walsh	9	Son	—	Nebraska
29	Mary J Walsh	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Joan Walsh	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Thomas J Morris THIS PERSON	66	Head	Track Layer	Indiana
32	Lucy Morris	59	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Charles Davis	22	Son in law	Shipping Clerk	Iowa
34	Edith Davis	17	Daughter	Copying	Iowa
35	John Morris	60	Brother	Track Layer	Indiana
36	William Riley	49	Lodger	Miner	Iowa
37	Kenneth Priebe	23	Head	Mail Clerk	Iowa
38	Dorthy Priebe	21	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Craig Priebe	1	Son	—	Iowa
40	William H Stevens	84	Head	—	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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