Walter Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hamilton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hamilton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Gurena & Willie — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: Iowa Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hamilton-County, Iowa
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Clear Lake Township
1935 Residence (County)	Hamilton
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Clear Lake Township
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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
William Williams	Head	—	64	~1876
Walter Williams	Son	—	24	~1916
Gurena Williams	Spouse	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Hamilton, Iowa

Son, age 5

Hamilton, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Hamilton, Iowa

Son, age 15

Hamilton, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Hamilton-County, Iowa

Son, age 24

Hamilton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Clear Lake Township
1935 Residence (County)	Hamilton
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Gurena Williams

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Willie Williams

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Williams

Son · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · 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 — Hamilton-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01164-00267)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marlene Lee Peterson	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
2	David A. Peterson	5	Son	—	Iowa
3	Mary Peterson	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Phillip Peterson	3	Son	—	Iowa
5	Harold Ritz	20	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Iowa
6	William Williams	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
7	Gurena Williams	64	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Walter Williams THIS PERSON	24	Son	Farmer	Iowa
9	Joe Lunnasdee\|Lunnasder	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Julia Lunnasdee\|Lunnasder	43	Wife	Teacher	Iowa
11	Charles Quidama\|Guidama	36	Head	Farm Labor	Iowa
12	Mary Quidama\|Guidama	37	Wife	—	Iowa
13	Jerry Quidama\|Guidama	9	Son	—	Iowa
14	Henry B. Olson	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Myrtle Lagler	37	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Iowa
16	Chester Larson	29	Head	Farmer	Iowa
17	Irene Larson	23	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Vernon Larson	2	Son	—	Iowa
19	Severt Quam	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
20	Ingell Quam	53	Sister	—	Iowa
21	Truman Quam	28	Head	Farmer	Iowa
22	Minnie Quam	31	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Gordon Quam	6	Son	—	Iowa
24	Palmer Engleby	38	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Iowa
25	William Reinsch	44	Head	Farmer	Iowa
26	Lucille Reinsch	37	Wife	—	Missouri
27	James Reinsch	11	Son	—	Iowa
28	Arnold Reinsch	40	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Agatha Reinsch	28	Wife	—	Iowa
30	Bernard Reinsch	8	Son	—	Iowa
31	Tressa Reinsch	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
32	Verna Reinsch	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Clara Reinsch	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Caroline Reinsch	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Ernest Rinke	51	Head	Farmer	Illinois
36	Ina Rinke	55	Wife	—	Illinois
37	Robert Rinke	24	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
38	Richard Rinke	22	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
39	Dorothy Rinke	21	Daughter	—	Iowa
40	Louise Rinke	18	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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