Alfred Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dickinson-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Alfred Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dickinson-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dickinson-County, Michigan
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	East Kingsford
1935 Residence (County)	Dickinson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Lumber manufacture
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1150
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	East Kingsford
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Alfred	Age	Birth yr
Grace Anderson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Alfred Anderson	Head	—	43	~1897
Dennis Anderson	Son	—	13	~1927
Elfria Anderson	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Gogebic, Michigan

Other, age 24

Gogebic, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1914
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Iron Mines
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Dickinson, Michigan

Head, age 34

Dickinson, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1916
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Automobile factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1200
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Dickinson-County, Michigan

Head, age 43

Dickinson-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	East Kingsford
1935 Residence (County)	Dickinson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Lumber manufacture
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1150
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Alfred Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Michigan

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01746-00245)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ethel Tahlier	38	Wife	—	Illinois
42	Arno Tahlier	16	Son	—	Wisconsin
43	Hugo Sundquist	43	Head	Machine Operator	Michigan
44	Edith Sundquist	36	Wife	—	Michigan
45	Julaine Sundquist	14	Daughter	—	Michigan
46	Ray-H. Sundquist	12	Son	—	Michigan
47	Alfred Anderson THIS PERSON	43	Head	Carpenter	Finland
48	Elfria Anderson	39	Wife	—	Michigan
49	Dennis Anderson	13	Son	—	Michigan
50	Grace Anderson	8	Daughter	—	Michigan
51	William Vick	35	Head	Laborer	Wisconsin
52	Lillian Vick	29	Wife	—	Michigan
53	Robert Vick	2	Son	—	Michigan
54	Richard Vick	1	Son	—	Michigan
55	Edward Laverdure	34	Head	Laborer	Michigan
56	Genevieve Laverdure	28	Wife	—	Michigan
57	Edward Laverdure	7	Son	—	Michigan
58	Elizabeth Laverdure	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
59	Ronald Laverdure	4	Son	—	Michigan
60	Joseph Conveau	30	Head	Laborer	Wisconsin
61	Rose Conveau	26	Wife	—	Michigan
62	Johan Conveau	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
63	Janet Conveau	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
64	Joan Conveau	3	Daughter	—	Michigan
65	Nancy Conveau	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
66	Joseph Seymour	57	Head	Retail Flour	Michigan
67	Laura E. Seymour	54	Wife	Saleslady	Michigan
68	Agnes Seymour	18	Daughter	Saleslady	Michigan
69	John (H.B.) Seymour	22	Son	—	Michigan
70	George Seymour	16	Son	—	Michigan
71	Helen Seymour	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
72	Joseph Tremont	36	Head	Car Mechanic	Minnesota
73	Marguerite Tremont	24	Wife	—	Michigan
74	Dorothy Tremont	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
75	William Tremont	4	Son	—	Michigan
76	Dolores Tremont	16	Sister	—	Michigan
77	Arnold Arnold	38	Head	Machine Operator	Michigan
78	Sigrid Arnold	37	Wife	—	Michigan
79	Donald Arnold	13	Son	—	Michigan
80	Robert Arnold	11	Son	—	Michigan

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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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