August Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pope-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this August Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pope-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pope-County, Minnesota
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Glenwood
1935 Residence (County)	Pope
Additional Details
Occupation	Retired
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	E
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Retired
Township / Ward	Glenwood Township
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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 August	Age	Birth yr
August Schmidt	Head	—	67	~1873
Madaline Martin	Daughter	—	37	~1903
Shirley Martin	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Ester Martin	Other	—	16	~1924
Irene Martin	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Pope, Minnesota

Head, age 48

Pope, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
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	M
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Pope, Minnesota

Other, age 57

Pope, Minnesota · implied b. ~1873 — 26 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August
Relationship to Head	O
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Pope-County, Minnesota

Head, age 67

Pope-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Glenwood
1935 Residence (County)	Pope
Occupation	Retired
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	E
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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August Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01950-00179)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lloyd Pekas	26	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
2	Ruby Pekas	26	Wife	—	Minnesota
3	Le Roy Pekas	5	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Audrey Pekas	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
5	David Pekas	1	Son	—	Minnesota
6	John Pekas	55	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
7	Mathilda Pekas	53	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Lars Bloomquist	48	Lodger	Helper	Sweden
9	August Schmidt THIS PERSON	67	Head	Retired	Wisconsin
10	Madaline Martin	37	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
11	Ester Martin	16	Granddaughter	—	Minnesota
12	Irene Martin	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Shirley Ann Martin	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
14	Henry T. Foslien	40	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
15	Mary Foslien	40	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Leo Foslien	19	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
17	Henry J. Reents	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
18	Clara Reents	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
19	Lloyd Reents	20	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
20	Donald Reents	18	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
21	Ione Reents	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
22	Marlyn Reents	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
23	Rodger Reents	8	Son	—	Minnesota
24	Theodore Vann	66	Head	—	Ohio
25	Earnest Vann	39	Son	Farmer	Illinois
26	August Peterson	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
27	Ruby Peterson	48	Wife	—	Minnesota
28	Duane Peterson	5	Son	—	Minnesota
29	Dale Peterson	3	Son	—	Minnesota
30	Le Roy Peterson	1	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Floyd Peterson	0	Son	—	Minnesota
32	William Buchholz	46	Head	Laborer	Wisconsin
33	Verna Buchholz	40	Wife	—	Minnesota
34	Albert Buchholz	20	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
35	John Buchholz	19	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
36	Harold Buchholz	17	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
37	Bernice Buchholz	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
38	Helen Buchholz	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
39	Maynard Buchholz	9	Son	—	Minnesota
40	Arleen Buchholz	6	Daughter	—	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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