Dora Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Dora Anderson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Renville-County, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1927), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1927 Female Daughter Born: Kentucky Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Renville-County, North Dakota
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Prosperity Township
1935 Residence (County)	Renville
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Prosperity Township
Est. Birth Year	~1927

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dora	Age	Birth yr
Martin Anderson	Son	—	7	~1933
Harry Anderson	Son	—	11	~1929
Angeline Anderson	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Henry Anderson	Head	—	58	~1882
Dora Anderson	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Renville, North …

Daughter, age 3

Renville, North Dakota · implied b. ~1927 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Renville-County, North …

Daughter, age 13

Renville-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1927 — 5 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Prosperity Township
1935 Residence (County)	Renville
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Our Model Tree links Dora Anderson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Dora Anderson

Daughter · 1940 · age 13 · b. ~1927 · North Dakota

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Sibling

Harry Anderson

Sibling · 1940 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Martin Anderson

Sibling · 1940 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03010-01023)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Adolph H. Knudson	50	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
2	Ruby Knudson	31	Wife	—	South Dakota
3	Lydell Knudson	3	Son	—	No. Dak.
4	Olaf H. Lindeman	36	Head	Farmer	Norway
5	Mary Lindeman	30	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
6	Kenneth Lindeman	9	Son	—	No. Dak.
7	Lucile Lindeman	7	Daughter	—	No. Dak.
8	Edith Lindeman	5	Daughter	—	No. Dak.
9	Tygman Meeksma	63	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Pearl Meeksma	48	Wife	—	Canada
11	Henry P. Anderson	58	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Angeline Anderson	31	Wife	—	Illinois
13	Dora Anderson THIS PERSON	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
14	Harry Anderson	11	Son	—	No. Dak.
15	Martin Anderson	7	Son	—	No. Dak.
16	Arne Benson	49	Head	Farmer	Norway
17	Elen Spurlock	58	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Missouri
18	Joseph Spurlock	17	Housekeeper's son	New Worker	Illinois
19	Erick Berggren	47	Hired Hand	Laborer	Sweden
20	Johan S. Hagen	61	Head	Farmer	Norway
21	Valborg Hagen	55	Wife	—	Norway
22	Louis C. Wahl	70	Head	Farmer	Norway
23	Milla Wahl	68	Wife	—	Norway
24	W. M. Mcdermott	63	Head	Farmer	Iowa
25	Lydia Mcdermott	64	Wife	—	Canada
26	Katherine Mcdermott	28	Daughter	—	No. Dak.
27	Ella Ness	31	Lodger	Teacher	No. Dak.
28	Ruth Mcdermott	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
29	Ruth Mcdermott	28	Wife	—	Canada
30	Harlan Schumacher	24	Head	Farmer	No. Dak.
31	Wilma Schumacher	21	Wife	—	No. Dak.
32	Sylvia Schumacher	4	Daughter	—	No. Dak.
33	Larry Schumacher	2	Son	—	No. Dak.
34	Ronald Schumacher	1	Son	—	No. Dak.
35	Henry Delorme	40	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
36	Ida Delorme	35	Wife	—	North Dakota
37	Cleo Delorme	8	Daughter	—	North Dakota
38	Gary Delorme	6	Son	—	North Dakota
39	Helmer Alstad	61	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
40	Ingeborg Alstad	55	Wife	—	Norway

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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