Edwin Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Williamson-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Edwin Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Williamson-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Carl & Hulda — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Williamson-County, Texas
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edwin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Travis
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Justice Precinct No 7
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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 Edwin	Age	Birth yr
Clara Anderson	Spouse	—	35	~1905
Shirley Anderson	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Edwin Anderson	Head	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Bastrop, Texas

Son, age 17

Bastrop, Texas · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edwin
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farm Labor
Industry	Home Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Bastrop, Texas

Head, age 27

Bastrop, Texas · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edwin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Williamson-County, Texas

Head, age 37

Williamson-County, Texas · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Edwin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Travis
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Carl Anderson

b. ~1864

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Hulda Anderson

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Edwin Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Texas

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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 — Williamson-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04166-00978)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ruth Alice Schroeder	8	Daughter	—	Texas
42	Marvin Ray Schroeder	5	Son	—	Texas
43	August Samuelsson	64	Head	Farmer	Sweden
44	Mollie Samuelsson	49	Wife	—	Texas
45	Ruth Samuelsson	19	Daughter	—	Texas
46	Birdie Samuelsson	17	Daughter	—	Texas
47	Earl Samuelsson	12	Son	—	Texas
48	Jean Samuelsson	9	Daughter	—	Texas
49	Melvin Meeks	20	Head	Labor	Texas
50	Rose Meeks	17	Wife	—	Texas
51	Tom Meeks	0	Son	—	Texas
52	Oscar Samuelsson	66	Head	Farmer	Sweden
53	Anni Samuelsson	65	Wife	—	Sweden
54	Herbert Samuelsson	24	Son	Farm Labor	Texas
55	Melvin Mulry	38	Head	Farmer	Texas
56	Bernice Mulry	32	Wife	—	Texas
57	Marjorie Mulry	14	Daughter	—	Texas
58	William Mulry	12	Son	—	Texas
59	Jerry Mulry	5	Son	—	Texas
60	Christian Nygaard	51	Head	Farmer	Texas
61	Mollie Nygaard	26	Daughter	—	Texas
62	Leroy Nygaard	16	Son	Labor	Texas
63	John Weesner	36	Head	Farmer	Texas
64	Tonie Weesner	37	Wife	—	Texas
65	John Edw Weesner	8	Son	—	Texas
66	Ernest Prinz	44	Head	Farmer	Texas
67	Minnie Prinz	44	Wife	—	Texas
68	Katie Prinz	13	Daughter	—	Texas
69	Walter A. B.	20	Son	Ccc	Texas
70	Alfred	17	Son	Labor	Texas
71	Clarence	10	Son	—	Texas
72	Alton	8	Son	—	Texas
73	Howard	6	Son	—	Texas
74	Edwin Anderson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Texas
75	Clara Anderson	35	Wife	—	Texas
76	Shirley Ann Anderson	4	Daughter	—	Texas
77	Robert Erdman	38	Head	Farmer	Texas
78	Mary Erdman	38	Wife	—	Texas
79	Bertha Erdman	74	Mother	—	Germany
80	Harvey Smith	42	Head	Labor	Texas

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Edwin

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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