Walter Walker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Des-Moines-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Walker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Des-Moines-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charles & Cynthia — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Des-Moines-County, Iowa
Surname	Walker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Des Moines
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Danville Township
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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
Helen Walker	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Walter Walker	Head	—	47	~1893
Thomas Walker	Son	—	15	~1925
Isabelle Walker	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Des Moines, …

Son, age 27

Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Des Moines, …

Head, age 37

Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Walter B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farming
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Des-Moines-County, Iowa

Head, age 47

Des-Moines-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Des Moines
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charles Walker

b. ~1857

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Cynthia Walker

b. ~1860

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Walker

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01156-00850)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ed Neuer	65	—	Farm Laborer	Iowa
42	Orrin B. Bailey	50	Head	Farmer	Iowa
43	Violet Bailey	47	Wife	—	Iowa
44	Collin O. Bailey	22	Son	Farmer	Iowa
45	Joanna Bailey	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
46	Kenneth A. Smith	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
47	Irma Smith	33	Wife	—	Iowa
48	George W. Moehlman	62	Head	Farmer	Germany
49	Mary Moehlman	61	Wife	—	Iowa
50	George H. Moehlman	31	Son	Farmer	Iowa
51	Burton Philabaum	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
52	Matilda Philabaum	55	Wife	—	Iowa
53	Roy Philabaum	32	Son	Assistant Proprietor	Iowa
54	Clifford Philabaum	16	Son	—	Iowa
55	Marian Philabaum	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Chester Philabaum	13	Son	—	Iowa
57	N. W. York	58	Head	Farmer	Iowa
58	Anna Lee York	51	Wife	—	Iowa
59	Howard York	24	Son	Farmer	Iowa
60	Walter Walker THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
61	Isabelle Walker	42	Wife	—	Iowa
62	Thomas Walker	15	Son	—	Iowa
63	Helen Walker	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
64	Maurice Beckman	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
65	Ruth Beckman	36	Wife	—	Iowa
66	Juanita Beckman	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
67	Hubert Beckman	8	Son	—	Iowa
68	Everett Asby	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
69	Thomas Asby	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
70	Lillian Smith	63	Sister	—	Iowa
71	Fred Brunken	61	Head	—	Iowa
72	Emma Brunken	53	Wife	—	Iowa
73	Walter Brunken	20	Son	Farmer	Iowa
74	Herbert Brunken	16	Son	—	Iowa
75	Frank Kimble	37	Head	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
76	Lucile Kimble	34	Wife	—	Nebraska
77	Frank Luckman	52	Head	Proprietor-Owner	Iowa
78	Lottie Luckman	49	Wife	Practical Nurse	Iowa
79	Rupert Luckman	29	Son	Assistant Proprietor	Iowa
80	Violet Luckman	22	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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