Bertha Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rock-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rock-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Holland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rock-County, Minnesota
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
1935 Residence (City)	Clinton Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Rock
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland
Township / Ward	Clinton Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
Atwood Baker	Son	—	20	~1920
Albert Baker	Son	—	6	~1934
Jenny Baker	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Harm Baker	Head	—	47	~1893
Bertha Baker	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Bernice Baker	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Fred Baker	Son	—	17	~1923
Bertha Baker	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Sioux, Iowa

Spouse, age 22

Sioux, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bakker
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
Father's Birthplace	Holland
Mother's Birthplace	Holland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Dutch
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

1930

Rock, Minnesota

Spouse, age 32

Rock, Minnesota · implied b. ~1898 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bakker
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1913
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Holland
Mother's Birthplace	Holland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Dutch
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

1940

Rock-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 42

Rock-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1898 — 8 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
1935 Residence (City)	Clinton Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Rock
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

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Bertha Baker

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01954-00057)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred C. Lauck	31	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
2	Hulda A. Lauck	31	Wife	—	Minnesota
3	Carl J. Hanson	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
4	Ethel N. Hanson	50	Wife	—	Indiana
5	Anna Leyer	35	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
6	Tena D. Leyer	35	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Audrey M. Leyer	14	Daughter	—	South Dak.
8	Shirley A. Leyer	12	Daughter	—	South Dak.
9	Morten S. Hansen	40	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
10	Gordon W. Hansen	13	Son	—	Minnesota
11	Betty J. Hansen	8	Daughter	—	Minnesota
12	Agnes A. Krogh	59	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Iowa
13	William C. Priess	69	Head	Farmer	Germany
14	Otto Priess	56	Brother	Farmer	Germany
15	Otto Geltz	32	Laborer	Laborer	Minnesota
16	Henry Groth	66	Head	—	Germany
17	Bertha A. Groth	65	Wife	—	Germany
18	Mary Cormen	75	Partner	—	Germany
19	Oscar E. Olson	23	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
20	Harm G. Baker	47	Head	Farmer	Holland
21	Bertha Baker THIS PERSON	42	Wife	—	Holland
22	Atwood Baker	20	Son	Farmer	Iowa
23	Jenny Baker	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Fred Baker	17	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
25	Bertha Baker	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Bernice Baker	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
27	Albert Baker	6	Son	—	Minnesota
28	Ben J. Slater	37	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
29	Grace Slater	34	Wife	—	South Dak.
30	Gordon Slater	7	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Janet Slater	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
32	Richard Leyer	24	Laborer	Laborer	Minnesota
33	Geo. Donahue	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
34	Leona Donahue	52	Wife	—	Iowa
35	Donald J. Donahue	21	Son	Farmer	Iowa
36	Kathleen Donahue	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
37	Lunde E. Hill	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
38	Hattie Hill	60	Wife	—	Minnesota
39	Margery Hill	25	Daughter	Clerk	Minnesota
40	Thelma G. Rualley	27	Teacher	Teacher	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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