Bessie Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Harris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ransom-County, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: South Dakota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ransom-County, North Dakota
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
1935 Residence (City)	Enderlin
1935 Residence (County)	Ransom
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota
Township / Ward	Enderlin
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Herbert Harris	Head	—	51	~1889
Herbert Harris	Son	—	15	~1925
Bessie Harris	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Ransom, North …

Spouse, age 30

Ransom, North Dakota · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Locomotive
Class of Worker	W
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

1930

Ransom, North …

Spouse, age 40

Ransom, North Dakota · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

1940

Ransom-County, North …

Spouse, age 48

Ransom-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1892 — 3 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
1935 Residence (City)	Enderlin
1935 Residence (County)	Ransom
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

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Bessie Harris

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · North Dakota

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1940 US Federal Census — Ransom-County, North Dakota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03010-00641)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Maryann Krogstad	14	Daughter	—	North Dakota
42	Bertram Enber	51	Head	Division Supt.	Minnesota
43	Effie M. Enber	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
44	Arthur Lehr	33	Head	Manager	South Dakota
45	Francis Lehr	37	Wife	—	Ohio
46	Arthur L. Lehr	9	Son	—	South Dakota
47	Ronald Lehr	8	Son	—	South Dakota
48	Gary J. Lehr	0	Son	—	North Dakota
49	Amanda Aebt	70	Mother-in-law	—	Sweden
50	Hardie Hartley	37	Head	Salesman	Iowa
51	Francis Hartley	29	Wife	—	North Dakota
52	Ronald Hartley	6	Son	—	Minnesota
53	Donald Hartley	4	Son	—	Minnesota
54	Orville Douglas	28	Lodger	Mgr. Filling Station	Minnesota
55	W. T. Johnson	55	Head	Meat Cutter	Minnesota
56	Gunda Johnson	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
57	Estheleen Johnson	30	Daughter	Music And Public Teacher	Minnesota
58	Gilbert L. Diehl	45	Lodger	Owner	Iowa
59	William Charles Atkinson	22	Lodger	Salesman	Minnesota
60	Raym Seymore	27	Lodger	Forester	North Dakota
61	Donald Johnson	20	Lodger	Salesman	North Dakota
62	Matthew James Elsenpeter	32	Lodger	R.R. Brakeman	Minnesota
63	Thomas Pierce	73	Head	Blacksmith	Michigan
64	Thomas Jr. Pierce	27	Son	Cashier	North Dakota
65	Lena Selvig	55	Sister-in-law	Assistant Cashier	Wisconsin
66	Ellis Annette Selvig	46	Sister-in-law	Grade Teacher	Wisconsin
67	Katherine H. Taylor	69	Head	—	Ohio
68	Godfrey Dieke	49	Head	Brakeman	Minnesota
69	Melissa Dieke	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
70	—	None	—	—	—
71	Emmanuel Haitch	63	Head	Superintendent	Minnesota
72	Esther Haitch	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
73	John Fred Matthes	19	Step-son	—	North Dakota
74	Robt Kindemann	43	Head	Merchant	North Dakota
75	Mary Kindemann	39	Wife	Stenographer	North Dakota
76	Ben H. Leclaire	55	Head	Conductor	Minnesota
77	Jane Leclaire	60	Wife	—	Minnesota
78	Herbert J. Harris	51	Head	Engineer	North Carolina
79	Bessie Harris THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	South Dakota
80	Herbert Jr. Harris	15	Son	—	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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