Walter Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hall-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Walter Murphy across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hall-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hall-County, Georgia
Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hall
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	55
Income (1939)	62
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Candler
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
David Murphy	Son	—	2	~1938
Walter Murphy	Head	—	64	~1876
Ruby Murphy	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Foster Murphy	Son	—	21	~1919
Ora Murphy	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Estie Murphy	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Gertie Murphy	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Ruthie Murphy	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Jackson, Georgia

Head, age 44

Jackson, Georgia · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Walter W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Jackson, Georgia

Head, age 54

Jackson, Georgia · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Walter F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	36
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	70
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Hall-County, Georgia

Head, age 64

Hall-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hall
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	55
Income (1939)	62
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Walter Murphy

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Georgia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Hall-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00682-00871)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Nettie D White	41	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Ozetta White	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
43	Jessie Mcmurry	29	Head	Farm Laborer	Georgia
44	Viola D Mcmurry	24	Wife	—	Georgia
45	Grace Barrett	9	Cousin	—	Georgia
46	Edd R Cobb	65	Head	Farmer	Georgia
47	Evie Cobb	51	Wife	—	Georgia
48	Estelle Adams	32	Daughter	Teacher	Georgia
49	Owen Adams	4	Grandson	—	Georgia
50	Marshall Taylor	36	Head	Line Man	Georgia
51	Cora Lou Taylor	27	Wife	—	Georgia
52	Marshall Jr Taylor	7	Son	—	Georgia
53	Wayt D Carlyle	27	Head	Farmer	Georgia
54	Cora Carlyle	28	Wife	—	Georgia
55	Horace Carlyle	7	Son	—	Georgia
56	Royce Carlyle	5	Son	—	Georgia
57	Doris Carlyle	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
58	Walter Murphy THIS PERSON	64	Head	Farmer	Georgia
59	Estie P Murphy	47	Wife	—	Georgia
60	Foster Murphy	21	Son	Laborer	Georgia
61	Ora Pearl Murphy	19	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
62	Ruby Lee Murphy	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
63	Ruthie Lee Murphy	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
64	Gertie Dell Murphy	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
65	David Murphy	2	Son	—	Georgia
66	Lossie Fuller	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
67	Lenie D Fuller	48	Wife	—	Georgia
68	Clarence Fuller	25	Son	Meat Cutter	Georgia
69	General Hill	30	Head	Laborer	Georgia
70	Estell Hill	34	Wife	—	Georgia
71	Fannie Mae Hill	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
72	Mae Dell Hill	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
73	Annie Pearl Hill	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
74	Dewey Hill	2	Son	—	Georgia
75	George Shield	40	Head	Farmer	Georgia
76	Myrtie D Shield	26	Wife	Cook	Georgia
77	June Shield	14	Son	Laborer	Georgia
78	Georgia Mae Shield	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
79	Hoyt Shield	11	Son	—	Georgia
80	Bettie Joe Shield	9	Daughter	—	Georgia

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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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