William Murray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lorain-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Murray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lorain-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 68 b. ~1872 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lorain-County, Ohio
Surname	Murray
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester T.
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	27
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Rochester T
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Murray	Head	—	68	~1872
Melinda Murray	Other	—	5	~1935
Mary Murray	Other	—	27	~1913
Byron Zimmerman	Other	—	36	~1904
William Murray	Son	—	35	~1905
Josephine Murray	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Lorain, Ohio

Head, age 47

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1873 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murray
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1900
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Lorain, Ohio

Head, age 58

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murray
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Lorain-County, Ohio

Head, age 68

Lorain-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

Surname	Murray
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester T.
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	27
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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William Murray

Head · 1940 · age 68 · b. ~1872 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03104-00400)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Etta M. Morfoot	60	Niece	—	Ohio
2	Sam Landis	74	Head	Farming	Iowa
3	Everett Landis	41	Son	Farming	Ohio
4	Ella Landis	39	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	William Shipman	56	Head	Farming	Ohio
6	Grace Shipman	53	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Arthur Sprinkle	55	Head	Farming	Ohio
8	Maude Sprinkle	58	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Wayne C. Eaton	50	Head	Farming	Ohio
10	Leota Eaton	47	Wife	—	Ohio
11	Weldon Eaton	13	Son	—	Ohio
12	Earl Eaton	52	Head	Farming	Ohio
13	Mabel Eaton	49	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Ross Eaton	21	Son	Farming	Ohio
15	Howard Eaton	19	Son	—	Ohio
16	Dale Eaton	14	Son	—	Ohio
17	John E. Roberts	76	Head	Farming	England
18	Josiah Roberts	72	Brother	Farming	England
19	Bert Roberts	56	Halfbrother	Farming	New York
20	Edgar Irish	62	Head	Farming	Ohio
21	Emily M. Irish	58	Wife	—	Ohio
22	Edith Irish	26	Daughter	—	Ohio
23	Charles Mitchell	64	Head	Farming	Ohio
24	Lena Mitchell	54	Wife	—	Ohio
25	Letta Mitchell	36	Daughter	Teacher	Ohio
26	Del Richards	66	Head	Farming	Ohio
27	Henrietta Richards	64	Wife	—	Ohio
28	Thomas Dickinson	62	Hired hand	Farming	England
29	William Murray THIS PERSON	68	Head	Farming	Scotland
30	Josephine Murray	59	Wife	—	Ohio
31	William B. Murray	35	Son	Farming	Ohio
32	Mary E. Murray	27	Daughter in law	—	Ohio
33	Melinda Murray	5	Granddaughter	—	Ohio
34	Byron Zimmerman	36	Hired hand	Farming	Ohio
35	Mike Schuller	60	Head	Farming	Austria
36	Marie Schuller	45	Wife	—	Austria
37	Daniel Schuller	11	Son	—	Ohio
38	Marie Schuller	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
39	William Schuller	6	Son	—	Ohio
40	John Katilauskas	57	Hired hand	Farming	Poland

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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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