Walter Collins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Taylor-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Collins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Taylor-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 72 b. ~1868 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Taylor-County, Iowa
Surname	Collins
Given Name	Walter R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Taylor
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Polk Township
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Collins	Head	—	72	~1868
Howard Collins	Son	—	34	~1906
Nellie Collins	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Taylor, Iowa

Head, age 52

Taylor, Iowa · implied b. ~1868 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	W. A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Taylor, Iowa

Head, age 63

Taylor, Iowa · implied b. ~1867 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	W. R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	39
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Taylor-County, Iowa

Head, age 72

Taylor-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1868 — 3 household members

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Walter R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Taylor
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Walter Collins

Head · 1940 · age 72 · b. ~1868 · Iowa

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01207-01068)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Myron R Killam	14	Son	New Worker	Missouri
2	David M Hopple	73	Head	Farmer	Illinois
3	Mike Dritch	51	Head	Farmer	Russia
4	Kenneth D Cox	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
5	Harry E Shinabargar	35	Head	Farmer	Missouri
6	Opal M Shinabargar	29	Wife	Housewife	Missouri
7	Virginia A Shinabargar	3	Daughter	—	Missouri
8	Norman E Shinabargar	1	Son	—	Missouri
9	Abram G Exley	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Edith M Exley	58	Wife	Housewife	England
11	Cecil H Exley	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
12	Charles E Miller	59	Head	Farmer	Illinois
13	Eva E Miller	61	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
14	James A Stewart	88	Head	Retired Farmer	Pennsylvania
15	J. E. Stewart	58	Son	Farm Manager	Iowa
16	Roy R Stewart	54	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
17	Etta M Stewart	52	Daughter	Housekeeper	Iowa
18	Walter R Collins THIS PERSON	72	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	Nellie C Collins	56	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
20	Howard W Collins	34	Son	Farm Worker	Iowa
21	Cecil B Woodruff	40	Head	Farmer	Iowa
22	Mary A Woodruff	41	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
23	Loris L Woodruff	19	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
24	James E Woodruff	16	Son	Student	Iowa
25	Margaret R Woodruff	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Marion E Woodruff	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Lloyd S. Smith	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
28	Dessie Smith	50	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
29	Opal I Smith	19	Daughter	Housekeeper	Iowa
30	Helen L Smith	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Nancy E Phillips	73	Mother-in-law	—	Illinois
32	Arthur R Stickelman	57	Head	Public Road Farmer	Iowa
33	Elsie B Stickelman	52	Wife	Housewife	Nebraska
34	Nelson W Ledgerwood	25	Head	Farmer	Missouri
35	Berthel B Ledgerwood	29	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
36	Victor N Ledgerwood	4	Son	—	Iowa
37	Vernon N Ledgerwood	1	Son	—	Iowa
38	Roy B Mcguire	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Hattie I Mcguire	58	Wife	Housewife	Illinois
40	Troy B Mcguire	19	Son	Student	Oklahoma

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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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