Bertha Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1862), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 78 b. ~1862 Female Head Born: Germany Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	78
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Milwaukee
1935 Residence (County)	Milwaukee
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	Milwaukee
Est. Birth Year	~1862

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
Bertha Schmidt	Head	—	78	~1862
Edward Schmidt	Son	—	49	~1891
Charles Fiebrantz	Other	—	68	~1872

Census Appearances

1920

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Spouse, age 55

Waukesha, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1865 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1881
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Spouse, age 65

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1865 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Bertha A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin

Head, age 78

Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1862 — 3 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	78
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Milwaukee
1935 Residence (County)	Milwaukee
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Bertha Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 78 · b. ~1862 · Wisconsin

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Milwaukee-County, Wisconsin Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04546-00596)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Helen Long	30	Head	—	Illinois
42	Eugene Long	14	Son	—	Indiana
43	Antonia Randak	64	Head	—	Austria
44	Thomas J. Minor	48	Head	Common Labor	Colorado
45	Addie Minor	44	Wife	—	Wisconsin
46	Bertha Schmidt THIS PERSON	78	Head	—	Germany
47	Edward Schmidt	49	Son	Cement Finisher	Wisconsin
48	Charles Fiebrantz	68	Lodger	Executive V. P. Wholesale Fruit Co.	Wisconsin
49	Garfield Easley	54	Head	Hand Drill Operator	Tennessee
50	Grace Easley	52	Wife	—	Illinois
51	Glass Easley	18	Grand daughter	New Worker	Indiana
52	Nora Kelly	57	Head	Domestic Work	Missouri
53	Ricketts Kelly	79	Father	—	Missouri
54	John Sellers	58	Head	Watchman	Arkansas
55	Francis Sellers	52	Wife	—	Arkansas
56	Evonne Sellers	3	Grand daughter	—	Wisconsin
57	Ellis Locke	49	Brother-in-law	Common Labor	Arkansas
58	Margaret Cunegin	42	Head	Domestic Work	Wisconsin
59	Josephine Copeland	33	Daughter	Domestic Work	Wisconsin
60	Cletus Copeland	14	Grand daughter	—	Wisconsin
61	Wilbur Copeland	12	Grand son	—	Wisconsin
62	Paul Bariam	45	Head	Sales Clerk Grocery Store	Armenia
63	Ida Bariam	30	Wife	Sales Clerk Grocery Store	Wisconsin
64	Harold Bariam	12	Son	—	Wisconsin
65	Leonard Bariam	11	Son	—	Wisconsin
66	Samuel Bariam	9	Son	—	Wisconsin
67	Paul Mayer	70	Head	Assist. Foreman	Germany
68	Bertha Thorton	56	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Michigan
69	John Austin	54	Lodger	Usher	Ohio
70	Eva Bradford	42	Head	Seamstress	Texas
71	Eunice Towsend	29	Lodger	Domestic Work	Iowa
72	Rose Stein	60	Head	—	Russia
73	Ethel Stein	22	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
74	Louis Stein	25	Son	Common Labor	Wisconsin
76	Theophilus Lewis	57	Head	—	Mississippi
77	Elisha Hunt	50	Head	Minister	Tennessee
78	Lillie Hunt	53	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Paul Mikula	56	Head	Cement Mixer	Czechoslovakia
80	Katherine Mikula	53	Wife	Cleaning Woman	Czechoslovakia

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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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