Frank Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hillsdale-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Frank Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hillsdale-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hillsdale-County, Michigan
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Pittsford
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsdale
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Pittsford
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Frank Foster	Head	—	76	~1864
Cora Foster	Other	—	33	~1907
Arlo Foster	Son	—	39	~1901
Nellie Foster	Spouse	—	72	~1868

Census Appearances

1920

Hillsdale, Michigan

Head, age 56

Hillsdale, Michigan · implied b. ~1864 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Hillsdale, Michigan

Head, age 66

Hillsdale, Michigan · implied b. ~1864 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Hillsdale-County, Michigan

Head, age 76

Hillsdale-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1864 — 4 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Pittsford
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsdale
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Frank Foster

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Hillsdale-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01755-00575)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lloyd Myers	30	Head	Farming	Michigan
42	Mecha Myers	28	Wife	—	Michigan
43	Robert Myers	0	Son	—	Michigan
44	Charles M. Welker	72	Head	Farming	Ohio
45	Leo Day	53	Head	Farming	Michigan
46	Carrie Day	50	Wife	—	Ohio
47	Carroll P. Sprague	33	Head	Farming	Michigan
48	Myrna Sprague	31	Wife	—	Michigan
49	Douglas Sprague	10	Son	—	Michigan
50	Donald Sprague	9	Son	—	Michigan
51	Shirley Sprague	8	Daughter	—	Michigan
52	Alfred Sprague	4	Son	—	Michigan
53	Sheila Sprague	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
54	David Donough	61	Head	Construction	Pennsylvania
55	Willa Donough	62	Wife	—	Ohio
56	Juanita Donough	39	Daughter	—	Michigan
57	Richard Donough	10	Grandson	—	Michigan
58	Thomas Shetter	89	Father in law	—	Ohio
59	Isaac Myers	60	Head	Farming	Indiana
60	Elsie Myers	50	Wife	—	Ohio
61	Nancy Caner	8	Daughter	—	Michigan
62	Marion Swander	31	Head	Farming	Ohio
63	Dale Swander	25	Brother	Farming	Michigan
64	Dorothy Swander	20	Sister in law	—	Michigan
65	Frank Foster THIS PERSON	76	Head	—	Michigan
66	Nellie Foster	72	Wife	—	Michigan
67	Arlo Foster	39	Son	Farming	Michigan
68	Cora Foster	33	Daughter in law	Teaching	Michigan
69	Victor Trimer	38	Head	Road Work	Michigan
70	Marie Trimer	27	Wife	—	Ohio
71	Donald Trimer	7	Son	—	Michigan
72	Nellie Trimer	58	Mother	House Work	Michigan
73	Elmer Spence	54	Head	Farming	Illinois
74	Ethel Spence	55	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
75	Katherine Spence	19	Daughter	House Work	Ohio
76	Harold Spence	18	Son	—	Ohio
77	Mary Frances Spence	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
78	Robert Story	42	Head	—	Michigan
79	Pearl Story	12	Son	—	Michigan
80	Fred Story	11	Son	—	Michigan

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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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