Ellen Peterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Peterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bernard — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Worcester City
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Worcester City
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Ellen Peterson	Spouse	—	53	~1887
Frederick Peterson	Son	—	20	~1920
Lillian Peterson	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Grace Peterson	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Gustav Peterson	Head	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Worcester, Massachusetts

Daughter, age 33

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Sweden
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

Worcester, Massachusetts

Other, age 42

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1918
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 53

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Worcester City
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Our Model Tree links Ellen Peterson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Bernard Henne (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Bernard Henne

b. ~1853

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Ellen Peterson

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Massachusetts

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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 — Worcester-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01713-00009)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John J. Johnson	48	Head	Foreman	Mass.
42	Edith Johnson	47	Wife	—	Mass.
43	Florence Norling	41	Head	Clerk	Mass.
44	George Norling	46	Son	Machinist	Mass.
45	H. Parker Adams	40	Head	Executive	Mass.
46	Florence Adams	36	Wife	—	Mass.
47	Adolph Gustafson	50	Head	Carpenter	Sweden
48	Hulda Gustafson	52	Wife	—	Sweden
49	Clifford Gustafson	21	Son	Office Work	Mass.
51	Arthur C. Johnson	32	Head	Draftsman	Mass.
52	Gertrude Johnson	31	Wife	—	Mass.
53	Carolyn Johnson	7	Daughter	—	Mass.
54	Shirley Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Mass.
55	Robert Johnson	5	Son	—	Mass.
56	Barbara Johnson	2	Daughter	—	Mass.
57	Bayliss Irving	35	Head	Lineman	Mass.
58	Lillian Irving	31	Wife	Secretary	Wisconsin
59	Sidney Alden	59	Head	Truck Driver	Mass.
60	Donald Alden	14	Grandson	—	Mass.
61	Thomas Nazarian	31	Son-in-law	Wire Drawer	Mass.
62	Bertha Nazarian	32	Daughter	—	Mass.
63	Esther Nazarian	11	Granddaughter	—	Mass.
64	Thomas Jr. Nazarian	9	Grandson	—	Mass.
65	Betty Nazarian	8	Granddaughter	—	Mass.
67	John U. Urban	44	Head	Mach. Engineer	Canada French
68	Florence Urban	40	Wife	—	Mass.
69	John U. Jr. Urban	16	Son	—	Mass.
70	Joan Urban	14	Daughter	—	Mass.
71	Joyce Urban	3	Daughter	—	Mass.
72	Gustav Peterson	59	Head	Kiln Setter	Sweden
73	Ellen Peterson THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Sweden
74	Lillian Peterson	30	Daughter	Cashier	Mass.
75	Grace Peterson	28	Daughter	Secretary	Mass.
76	Frederick Peterson	20	Son	—	Mass.
78	Francis P. Dill	30	Head	Jr. Executive	Maine
79	Esther Dill	30	Wife	—	Mass.
80	David Dill	1	Son	—	Mass.

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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