Walter Schultz — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Schultz across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charles & Bertha — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Iowa
Surname	Schultz
Given Name	Walter W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	West Des Moines
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Retail Grocery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Clerk
Township / Ward	West Des Moines
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Schultz	Spouse	—	26	~1914
Coral Schultz	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Charles Schultz	Son	—	1	~1939
Walter Schultz	Head	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 13

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shultz
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 23

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schultz
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Retail Grocer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	no
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Polk-County, Iowa

Head, age 33

Polk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

Surname	Schultz
Given Name	Walter W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	West Des Moines
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Retail Grocery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charles Shultz

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Shultz

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Schultz

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Iowa

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Polk-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01192-00797)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Annette M Vermulem	3	daughter	—	Iowa
2	Janice L Vermulem	0	daughter	—	Iowa
3	Ernest H Baert	69	Head	Housewife	Germany
4	Lena Baert	78	Wife	—	Germany
5	James D Brown	29	Head	Civil Engineer	Missouri
6	Ines Brown	24	Wife	Housewife	Missouri
7	Flora F Brown	79	Head	Housework	New York
8	James D Allen	58	Head	Electrician	Missouri
9	Sara E Allen	55	Wife	Housewife	Missouri
10	Carl L Westlund	59	Head	Machinist	Sweden
11	Anna E Westlund	58	Wife	Housewife	Sweden
12	Leland H Campbell	31	Head	Traffic Station	Iowa
13	Frances Campbell	28	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
14	Walter W Schultz THIS PERSON	33	Head	Clerk	Iowa
15	Margaret Schultz	26	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
16	Coral A Schultz	4	daughter	—	Iowa
17	Charles R Schultz	1	son	—	Iowa
18	Earl J Bennett	36	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
19	Violet B Bennett	34	Wife	Housewife	Nebraska
20	Phyllis Bennett	15	daughter	—	Iowa
21	Gloria Bennett	12	daughter	—	Iowa
22	John A Shuey	50	Head	Switchman	Iowa
23	Mary J Shuey	48	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
24	Mary M Shuey	20	daughter	Accountant	Iowa
25	John J Shuey	9	son	—	Iowa
26	Leo M Whitehurst	23	Head	Attendant	Iowa
27	Vivian D Whitehurst	21	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
28	Judith A Whitehurst	1	daughter	—	Iowa
29	Ed E Creighton	52	Head	General Repairman	Missouri
30	Clyde E Trevillyan	38	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
31	Bertha Trevillyan	32	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
32	Richard Trevillyan	15	son	—	Iowa
33	Raymond Trevillyan	13	son	—	Iowa
34	Charles Trevillyan	10	son	—	Iowa
35	Delbert Trevillyan	9	son	—	Iowa
36	Jerry Trevillyan	7	son	—	Iowa
37	Phyllis Trevillyan	4	daughter	—	Iowa
38	John Trevillyan	2	son	—	Iowa
39	Vernon S Kelly	21	Head	Bookkeeper	Iowa
40	Iverna Kelly	23	Wife	Housewife	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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