Fred Hoffman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dubois-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Fred Hoffman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dubois-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fred & Frances — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dubois-County, Indiana
Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ferdinand Township
1935 Residence (County)	Dubois
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ferdinand Township
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 Fred	Age	Birth yr
Marcella Hoffman	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Eugene Hoffman	Son	—	4	~1936
Fred Hoffman	Head	—	40	~1900
Thomas Hoffman	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Dubois, Indiana

Son, age 20

Dubois, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Fred H
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Agent Stock
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Dubois, Indiana

Head, age 30

Dubois, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hoffmann
Given Name	Fred A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	3000
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Dubois-County, Indiana

Head, age 40

Dubois-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

Surname	Hoffman
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ferdinand Township
1935 Residence (County)	Dubois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Fred Hoffman

b. ~1866

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Frances Hoffman

b. ~1863

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Fred Hoffman

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

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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 — Dubois-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01039-00305)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Wilmes	59	Head	Farmer	Indiana
2	Mary Wilmes	63	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Gilden Wilmes	31	Son	Laborer	Indiana
4	Edwin Stallman	27	Son in law	Sander	Indiana
5	Ermina Stallman	23	Daughter	—	Indiana
6	Mary Meyer	85	Mother in law	—	Indiana
7	Pius Oser	54	Head	Farmer	Indiana
8	Frances Oser	49	Wife	—	Indiana
9	Paul Oser	24	Son	Section Hand	Indiana
10	Raymond Oser	21	Son	Laborer	Indiana
11	Velpa Oser	17	Daughter	Housekeeper	Indiana
12	Hilary Oser	16	Son	Laborer	Indiana
13	Olivia Oser	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
14	Ester Oser	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
15	James Oser	7	Son	—	Indiana
16	Fred Hoffman THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Indiana
17	Marcella Hoffman	30	Wife	—	Indiana
18	Eugene Hoffman	4	Son	—	Indiana
19	Thomas Hoffman	2	Son	—	Indiana
20	Joseph Brinkman	35	Head	Farmer	Indiana
21	Augusta Brinkman	28	Wife	—	Indiana
22	Anna M. Brinkman	8	Daughter	—	Indiana
23	Cledes Brinkman	6	Son	—	Indiana
24	Wilfred Brinkman	5	Son	—	Indiana
25	Charles Pund	58	Head	Farmer	Indiana
26	Rosina Pund	55	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Leonard Fleck	24	Lodger	Hired Hand	Indiana
28	Elizabeth Fleck	21	Daughter	—	Indiana
29	Elizabeth Dickerman	79	Mother in law	—	Ohio
30	Robert Hang	44	Head	Farmer	Indiana
31	Augusta Hang	43	Wife	—	Indiana
32	Clarence Hang	13	Son	—	Indiana
33	Leo Begle	24	Head	Farmer	Indiana
34	Carrie Begle	55	Wife	—	Indiana
35	Ardella Begle	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
36	Roman Begle	22	Son	Laborer	Indiana
37	Elinora Begle	21	Daughter	—	Indiana
38	Victor Petry	33	Head	Farmer	Indiana
39	Rose Petry	26	Wife	—	Indiana
40	Armilda Petry	6	Daughter	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Fred

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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