Frank Hoffman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gogebic-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Frank Hoffman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gogebic-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gogebic-County, Michigan
Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Bessemer City
1935 Residence (County)	Gogebic
Additional Details
Occupation	Electrician
Industry	Iron Ore Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1400
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Electrician
Township / Ward	Bessemer City
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Frank	Age	Birth yr
Frank Hoffman	Head	—	46	~1894
Harold Hoffman	Son	—	15	~1925
Donald Hoffman	Son	—	12	~1928
Kenneth Hoffman	Son	—	9	~1931
Jennie Hoffman	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Jean Hoffman	Daughter	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Gogebic, Michigan

Head, age 26

Gogebic, Michigan · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	electrician
Industry	M. Mining
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Gogebic, Michigan

Head, age 36

Gogebic, Michigan · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Electrician
Industry	Iron mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	3200
Veteran	R
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Gogebic-County, Michigan

Head, age 46

Gogebic-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Bessemer City
1935 Residence (County)	Gogebic
Occupation	Electrician
Industry	Iron Ore Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1400
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Frank Hoffman

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Michigan

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

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01752-00067)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Cathline Bugni	9	Daughter	—	Michigan
2	Olena Nelson	77	Mother	—	Norway
3	Julia B. Mccarthy	44	Head	—	Michigan
4	James Mccarthy	22	Son	Laborer	Wisconsin
5	Frank Hoffman THIS PERSON	46	Head	Electrician	Michigan
6	Jennie Hoffman	46	Wife	—	Michigan
7	Jean Hoffman	19	Daughter	Housework	Michigan
8	Harold Hoffman	15	Son	—	Michigan
9	Donald Hoffman	12	Son	—	Michigan
10	Kenneth Hoffman	9	Son	—	Michigan
11	Peter Jezek	76	Head	—	Bohemia
12	Anne Jezek	38	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Robert Jezek	11	Son	—	Illinois
14	James Jezek	40	Son	Engineer	Michigan
15	Edward Winkowski	56	Head	Switchman	Ohio
16	Leocadia Winkowski	51	Wife	—	Michigan
17	Leonard Winkowski	27	Son	Laborer	Michigan
18	David Winkowski	27	Son	—	Michigan
19	Jeanette Winkowski	18	Daughter	New Worker	Michigan
20	Sister Theophara	48	Head	Teacher	Wisconsin
21	Sister Waltrudis	60	NUN	Teacher	Wisconsin
22	Sister Gaudentia	49	NUN	Teacher	Wisconsin
23	Sister Paulita	38	NUN	Teacher	Michigan
24	Sister Osmond	32	NUN	Teacher	Slovakia
25	Sister Milburgis	43	NUN	Housework Teacher	Westphalia
26	Joseph Bunick	52	Janitor	Janitor	Austria
27	Henry Korhonen	26	Inmate	Laborer	Michigan
28	Stanley Flanagan	60	Inmate	—	Indiana
29	Shirley Shoemaker	14	Inmate	—	Kentucky
30	James Mcglin	22	Inmate	Laborer	Michigan
31	Omar Omar	30	Inmate	Electrician	Michigan
32	Lauri Hakke	53	Inmate	Carpenter	Finland
33	James Harrington	63	Inmate	Camp Cook	Michigan
34	Kenneth Gilmer	25	Inmate	Laborer	Wisconsin
35	John S. Lockonen	50	Inmate	—	Finland
36	William Erickson	52	Inmate	Laborer	Bessemer
37	John Hudol	63	Inmate	Teamster	Finland
38	Nester Hapala	49	Inmate	Tie-Mill	Finland

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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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