August Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wells-County, North Dakota

Our Model Tree links this August Schmidt across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wells-County, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wells-County, North Dakota
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Bullmoose
1935 Residence (County)	Wells
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Bullmoose
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to August	Age	Birth yr
Betty Schmidt	Daughter	—	13	~1927
August Schmidt	Head	—	55	~1885
Ruth Schmidt	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Carlton Schmidt	Son	—	14	~1926
Eileen Schmidt	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Neva Schmidt	Daughter	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1930

Wells, North …

Head, age 45

Wells, North Dakota · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Wells-County, North …

Head, age 55

Wells-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	August C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Bullmoose
1935 Residence (County)	Wells
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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August Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · North Dakota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03018-00050)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Leon G Maydole	37	Head	Farmer	New York
2	Edna M Maydole	29	Wife	—	North Dakota
3	Verona Maydole	9	daughter	—	North Dakota
4	Lyle C Maydole	7	son	—	North Dakota
5	Charline Maydole	3	daughter	—	North Dakota
6	Alford J Peak	44	Head	Farmer	Illinois
7	Marie N Peak	34	wife	—	North Dakota
8	Verla A Peak	12	son	—	North Dakota
9	Richard J Peak	9	son	—	North Dakota
10	Rose M Peak	7	daughter	—	North Dakota
11	Kenneth H Peak	6	son	—	North Dakota
12	Gerald Peak	5	son	—	North Dakota
13	Gail Peak	5	son	—	North Dakota
14	Dale H Whiteman	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
15	Durward Knodel	21	son-in-law	Farm Labor	North Dakota
16	Hulda Knodel	18	daughter	—	North Dakota
17	Joe Whiteman	21	son	Farm Labor	North Dakota
18	Hans H Holt	60	Head	Farmer	Norway
19	Caroline Holt	70	sister	—	Norway
20	Peter Moe	53	lodger	Carpenter	Norway
21	Anton Mueller	42	Head	Farmer	Germany
22	Anna Mueller	46	wife	—	Germany
23	Jacob N Moe	57	Head	Farmer	Norway
24	Ingeborg Moe	60	wife	—	Norway
25	Lars P Moe	26	son	Farmer	North Dakota
26	Elvina Moe	22	daughter	—	North Dakota
27	August C Schmidt THIS PERSON	55	Head	Farmer	Germany
28	Ruth H Schmidt	43	wife	—	North Dakota
29	Eileen Schmidt	19	daughter	—	North Dakota
30	Neva A Schmidt	16	daughter	—	North Dakota
31	Carlton John Schmidt	14	son	—	North Dakota
32	Betty Schmidt	13	daughter	—	North Dakota
33	James A Clark	64	Head	Farmer	Canada
34	Mae E Clark	60	wife	—	Minnesota
35	Chester C Clark	35	son	Farmer	North Dakota
36	George E Jr Wilson	32	Head	Farmer	North Dakota
37	Mary Wilson	64	mother	—	Minnesota
38	Carl D Thompson	39	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
39	Flora Thompson	35	wife	—	North Dakota
40	Carol L Thompson	1	daughter	—	North Dakota

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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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