Arthur Larson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Benton-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Larson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Benton-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Benton-County, Minnesota
Surname	Larson
Given Name	Arthur L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Maywood Township
1935 Residence (County)	Benton
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Maywood Township
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 Arthur	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Larson	Head	—	53	~1887
Reynold Larson	Son	—	23	~1917
Effie Larson	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Hanna Larson	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Benton, Minnesota

Head, age 32

Benton, Minnesota · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Larson
Given Name	Arthur L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Benton, Minnesota

Head, age 42

Benton, Minnesota · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Larson
Given Name	Arthur L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Benton-County, Minnesota

Head, age 53

Benton-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

Surname	Larson
Given Name	Arthur L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Maywood Township
1935 Residence (County)	Benton
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Arthur Larson

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Minnesota

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01907-00216)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clarence Forschen	25	Hired man	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
2	Gust Olson	43	Head	Farmer	Sweden
3	Ida Olson	35	Wife	None	Canada
4	Marie Olson	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Ruth Olson	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
6	Ellen Olson	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
7	Donald Olson	2	Son	—	Minnesota
8	Fritz M. D. Pearson	46	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
9	Viola C. Pearson	43	Wife	None	Nebraska
10	Charles Gustafson	56	Head	Farmer	Sweden
11	Blanche Gustafson	46	Wife	None	Minnesota
12	Richard Gustafson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
13	Eugene Gustafson	12	Son	—	Minnesota
14	Arthur L. Larson THIS PERSON	53	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
15	Hanna Larson	51	Wife	None	Minnesota
16	Reynold Larson	23	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
17	Effie Larson	19	Daughter	None	Minnesota
18	Edward Zimpel	24	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
19	Gloria Zimpel	21	Wife	None	Minnesota
20	Robert Hainke	74	Father-in-law	None	Wisconsin
21	Louise Hainke	70	Mother-in-law	None	Wisconsin
22	Andrew Hainke	45	Brother-in-law	Mechanic	Wisconsin
23	Imbert Silamness	52	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
24	Sophie Silamness	50	Wife	None	Minnesota
25	Francis Silamness	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
26	Lars Silamness	14	Son	—	Minnesota
27	Elmer Silamness	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
28	Ramona Silamness	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Theodore Gustafson	53	Head	Farmer	Sweden
30	Amelia Gustafson	51	Wife	None	Minnesota
31	Kalin Gustafson	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
32	Eldon Gustafson	12	Son	—	Minnesota
33	Guy Forschen	33	Head	Common Labor	Minnesota
34	Nina Forschen	20	Wife	None	Minnesota
35	Glenn Forschen	2	Son	—	Minnesota
36	Rose Mary Forschen	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
37	Julius Miller	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
38	Arnold Miller	18	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
39	Dorothy Miller	16	Daughter	None	Minnesota
40	Irene Miller	11	Daughter	None	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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