Earl Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Multnomah-County, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this Earl Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Multnomah-County, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Louise — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Oregon Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Multnomah-County, Oregon
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Portland City
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Additional Details
Occupation	Physician
Industry	Medicine
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	C 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon
Occupation	Physician
Township / Ward	Portland City
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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 Earl	Age	Birth yr
Kathleen Anderson	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Earl Anderson	Head	—	40	~1900
Earl Anderson	Son	—	10	~1930
Ruth Anderson	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Multnomah, Oregon

Son, age 19

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1901 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Retail Drug Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1930

Multnomah, Oregon

Head, age 30

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Earl M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Doctor
Industry	physician surgeon
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	2500
Radio Set	R
Veteran	Yes WW
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1940

Multnomah-County, Oregon

Head, age 40

Multnomah-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Portland City
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Occupation	Physician
Industry	Medicine
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	C 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Earl Anderson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Anderson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Louise Anderson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Anderson

b. ~1861

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Louise Anderson

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Earl Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Oregon

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Multnomah-County, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

31 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03392-00901)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lou Tetherow	47	Wife	—	Virginia
42	Charles Jr Tetherow	18	Son	Stock Clerk	Oregon
43	Robert Tetherow	15	Son	—	Oregon
44	Claron A Pratt	30	Head	Co-Pilot	Utah
45	Virginia Pratt	28	Wife	—	Utah
46	Robert L Pratt	3	Son	—	Utah
47	Richard S Pratt	1	Son	—	Utah
48	George Sheley	28	Head	Baker	Iowa
49	Erma Sheley	23	Wife	—	Iowa
50	Garfield Henstrut	57	Head	Carpenter	Wisconsin
51	Anna Henstrut	53	Wife	—	Wisconsin
52	Earl Anderson THIS PERSON	40	Head	Physician	Oregon
53	Ruth Anderson	41	Wife	Physician	Pennsylvania
54	Earl W Anderson	10	Son	—	Oregon
55	Kathleen Anderson	6	Daughter	—	Oregon
56	Anna Eddy	40	Head	Saleslady	Minnesota
57	Henry Eddy	21	Son	—	Oregon
58	Lowell Eddy	19	Son	—	Oregon
59	Janett A Eddy	17	Daughter	—	Oregon
60	William Steen	58	Lodger	Superintendent	Norway
61	John Jarsund	32	Head	Fisherman	Norway
62	Hazel Jarsund	30	Wife	—	Washington
63	Carolann Jarsund	5	Daughter	—	Oregon
64	Mary Jane Jarsund	4	Daughter	—	Oregon
65	Andrew Rommen	39	Lodger	Fisherman	Norway
66	Clarence Patnoe	34	Head	Maintenance	Wyoming
67	Edna Patnoe	36	Wife	—	Oregon
68	Lois Patnoe	8	Daughter	—	Oregon
69	Ronald Patnoe	5	Son	—	Oregon
70	Fred Harlebader	31	Head	Head Loader	Oregon
71	Rosemary Harlebader	29	Wife	—	Oregon

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Pedigree Summary

Earl

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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