Andrew Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fillmore-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Andrew Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fillmore-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Minnesota Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fillmore-County, Minnesota
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Andrew A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Newburg
1935 Residence (County)	Fillmore
Additional Details
Occupation	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Newburg
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Andrew	Age	Birth yr
Andrew Thompson	Head	—	76	~1864
Adolph Thompson	Son	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Fillmore, Minnesota

Head, age 56

Fillmore, Minnesota · implied b. ~1864 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Fillmore, Minnesota

Head, age 66

Fillmore, Minnesota · implied b. ~1864

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Andrew S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Fillmore-County, Minnesota

Head, age 76

Fillmore-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1864 — 2 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Andrew A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Newburg
1935 Residence (County)	Fillmore
Occupation	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Andrew Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · Minnesota

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1940 US Federal Census — Fillmore-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01921-00442)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Carl Erickson	32	son-in-law	—	Minnesota
42	Bernice Erickson	22	daughter	—	Minnesota
43	Laine Erickson	1	grandson	—	Minnesota
44	Melvin Vatland	43	Head	Farm	Minnesota
45	Gladys Vatland	36	wife	—	Minnesota
46	Lois Vatland	16	daughter	—	Minnesota
47	Gladden Vatland	14	son	—	Minnesota
48	Leland Vatland	6	son	—	Minnesota
49	Oscar Vatland	47	Head	Farm	Minnesota
50	Myra Vatland	35	wife	—	Minnesota
51	Phyllis Vatland	14	daughter	—	Minnesota
52	Vivian Vatland	10	daughter	—	Minnesota
53	Lawrence Saughlem	49	Head	Farm	Iowa
54	Stella Saughlem	53	wife	—	Minnesota
55	Winston Saughlem	22	son	—	Minnesota
56	Laurence Saughlem	17	son	Farming	Iowa
57	James Smalley	51	Head	Farm	Iowa
58	Ellen Smalley	52	wife	—	Norway
59	Julian Smalley	26	son	Farm	Minnesota
60	Virginia Smalley	11	daughter	—	Iowa
61	Andrew A. Thompson THIS PERSON	76	Head	Farm	Minnesota
62	Adolph Thompson	42	son	Farm	Minnesota
63	Wm Kimber	44	Head	Farm	Iowa
64	Nettie Kimber	32	wife	—	Iowa
65	Merlin Kimber	10	son	—	Iowa
66	Phyllis Kimber	8	daughter	—	Iowa
67	Joanne Kimber	4	daughter	—	Minnesota
68	Vivian Kimber	1	daughter	—	Iowa
69	Andrew Engebretson	78	Head	—	Minnesota
70	Annie Engebretson	74	wife	—	Minnesota
71	Byron O. Vatland	30	Head	Farm	Minnesota
72	Odie Vatland	27	wife	—	Minnesota
73	Lowell Vatland	5	son	—	Minnesota
74	Carol Vatland	3	daughter	—	Minnesota
75	Blaine Vatland	0	son	—	Minnesota
76	Caroline Vatland	63	Mother	—	Minnesota
77	Eleanor Trimble	17	niece	—	Minnesota
78	Plunland Northhouse	77	Head	—	Norway
79	Lena Northhouse	73	wife	—	Norway
80	Joseph Northhouse	48	son	Laborer	Minnesota

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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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