Amanda Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Mendocino-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Amanda Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mendocino-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Head Born: Finland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Mendocino-County, California
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Amanda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ten Mile River
1935 Residence (County)	Mendocino
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Poultry
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ten Mile River
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Amanda	Age	Birth yr
Florence Johnson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Amanda Johnson	Head	—	50	~1890
Ellis Johnson	Son	—	24	~1916
Julia Johnson	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Vilho Johnson	Son	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Mendocino, California

Spouse, age 28

Mendocino, California · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Amanda
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Mendocino, California

Other, age 40

Mendocino, California · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Amanda
Relationship to Head	wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Mendocino-County, California

Head, age 50

Mendocino-County, California · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Amanda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ten Mile River
1935 Residence (County)	Mendocino
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Poultry
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Amanda Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · California

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00263-00496)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dorothy Fredson	15	Daughter	—	California
2	Charles Fredson	67	Wife-Brother	—	Finland
3	John Fredson	35	Wife-Brother	—	California
4	Isaac Lauri	55	Head	Berry Picker	Finland
5	Oliver Lauri	28	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
6	Alda Wuoltee	22	Head	Carpenter	Minnesota
7	Holda Sudar	45	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
8	Benica F. Abbey	78	Lodger	Farmer	Illinois
9	Ralph Silva	32	Head	—	California
10	Margaret Silva	31	Wife	Loader	California
11	Gaelon Silva	3	Son	0	California
12	Arvi Laituri	39	Head	—	Wyoming
13	Gladys Laituri	24	Wife	Laborer	Oregon
14	Gloria Laituri	4	Daughter	0	California
15	Joyce Marie Laituri	3	Daughter	0	California
16	Benjamin J. Gray	39	Head	Planer	Italy
17	Hilma Gray	37	Wife	—	Finland
18	Alice Gray	17	Daughter	—	Illinois
19	Charles W. Poe	54	Head	Road Foreman	Illinois
20	Serepta Poe	49	Wife	—	California
21	Carol Poe	15	Daughter	—	California
22	Sidney Poe	13	Son	—	California
23	Emil Carlson	42	Head	Farmer	Finland
24	Irene Carlson	39	Wife	—	Nevada
25	Allan Carlson	9	Son	—	California
26	Lena Lakso	71	Wife's Mother	—	Finland
27	Erick Flovaara	61	Lodger	Laborer	Finland
28	Sam Kuvaja	55	Head	Farmer	Finland
29	Selma Kuvaja	51	Wife	—	Finland
30	Kaino Kuvaja	27	Son	Sawyers Helper	Montana
31	Amanda Johnson THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Finland
32	Ellis W. Johnson	24	Son	Laborer	California
33	Vilho A. Johnson	23	Son	Pond Man	California
34	Florence L. Johnson	18	Daughter	—	California
35	Julia Johnson	15	Daughter	—	California
36	Bert Bentis	53	Head	Painter, Paperhanger	Illinois
37	Sarah Bentis	53	Wife	Maid	Kansas
38	Ralph Bentis	19	Son	Night Clerk	California
39	Helen Bentis	17	Daughter	—	California
40	Raymond Bentis	15	Son	—	California

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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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