Betty Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Boone-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Betty Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Boone-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Boone-County, Iowa
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Betty
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Boone
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Jackson Township
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Betty	Age	Birth yr
J Anderson	Head	—	61	~1879
Robert Anderson	Son	—	11	~1929
Raymond Anderson	Son	—	16	~1924
Betty Anderson	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Boone, Iowa

Spouse, age 31

Boone, Iowa · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Betty
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1898
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Boone, Iowa

Spouse, age 41

Boone, Iowa · implied b. ~1889 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Betty
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1893
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Boone-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 52

Boone-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Betty
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Boone
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Betty Anderson

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Iowa

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1940 US Federal Census — Boone-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01141-00723)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	E. Eugene Burgess	31	Head	Hired Hand	Iowa
2	E. Elvan Engleby	34	Head	Farming	Iowa
3	Floss Engleby	40	Wife	—	Iowa
4	Catherine Engleby	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Shirley Engleby	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	M. Elliott Bentley	30	Head	Farming	Iowa
7	Alice Bentley	25	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Janice Bentley	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
9	Roberta Bentley	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	Dave Gibson	48	Head	Farming	Iowa
11	Hallie Gibson	46	Wife	—	Iowa
12	L. Lloyd Lewis	40	Head	Farming	Iowa
13	Alta Lewis	38	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Orville Lewis	18	Son	—	Ohio
15	Lucille Lewis	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
16	Harold Lewis	5	Son	—	Iowa
17	E. Leonard Short	59	Head	Farming	Indiana
18	Gertrude Short	59	Wife	—	Illinois
19	Doris Short	16	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
20	Iris Short	14	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
21	Hugh Short	12	Grandson	—	Iowa
22	Patricia Short	8	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
23	J. Axel Anderson	61	Head	Farming	Sweden
24	Betty Anderson THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Sweden
25	Raymond Anderson	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
26	Robert Anderson	11	Son	—	Iowa
27	L. Emile Cole	49	Head	Farming	Illinois
28	Lillian Cole	38	Wife	—	Minnesota
29	M. Arthur Blanshan	41	Head	Farming	Iowa
30	Alda Blanshan	37	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Edward Blanshan	11	Son	—	Iowa
32	Marilyn Blanshan	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Floyd Minor	68	Head	—	Iowa
34	Bert Minor	64	Brother	—	Iowa
35	Lester Martin	56	Head	—	Iowa
36	Ethel Martin	54	Wife	—	Iowa
37	Charlotte Martin	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	C. John Werty	65	Head	Farming	Iowa
39	Anna Werty	62	Wife	—	Germany
40	Marguerite Werty	31	Daughter	—	Oklahoma

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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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