Fred Peterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hennepin-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Fred Peterson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hennepin-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hennepin-County, Minnesota
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Fred B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Township
1935 Residence (County)	Hennepin
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Township
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Lorraine Peterson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Ervin Peterson	Son	—	16	~1924
Fred Peterson	Head	—	52	~1888
Evelyn Peterson	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Ralph Peterson	Son	—	21	~1919
Rosa Peterson	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Floyd Peterson	Son	—	14	~1926
Lenore Peterson	Daughter	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1930

Hennepin, Minnesota

Head, age 42

Hennepin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Fred B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$3000
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Hennepin-County, Minnesota

Head, age 52

Hennepin-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1888 — 8 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Fred B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Township
1935 Residence (County)	Hennepin
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Fred Peterson

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Minnesota

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1940 US Federal Census — Hennepin-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01924-00461)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Alexander Chuba	39	Head	Carpenter	Minnesota
42	Mary Chuba	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
43	Ronald Chuba	1	Son	—	Minnesota
44	George Chuba	5	Son	—	Minnesota
45	Kenneth Moore	42	Head	Molder	Indiana
46	Amy Moore	44	Wife	—	Oregon
47	Myrle Moore	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
48	Robert Moore	9	Son	—	Minnesota
49	Esther De Austin	49	Head	Mender	Michigan
50	Leslie Erickson	33	Head	Mechanic	Minnesota
51	Helen Erickson	33	Wife	—	No. Dakota
52	Donald Erickson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
53	Sidney Hall	36	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
54	Glen Hall	31	Brother	Partner	Minnesota
55	Clara Hall	74	Mother	—	Sweden
56	Thomas Taylor	73	Head	Farmer	England
57	Pauline Taylor	65	Wife	—	Wisconsin
58	George Taylor	21	Son	Car Washer	Minnesota
59	Paul Kopacz	48	Head	Laborer	Poland
60	Victory Kopacz	56	Wife	—	Poland
61	Harry Kopacz	25	Son	—	Minnesota
62	Fred B. Peterson THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
63	Rosa Peterson	48	Wife	—	Minnesota
64	Evelyn Peterson	27	Daughter	Dressmaker	Minnesota
65	Ralph Peterson	21	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
66	Lenore Peterson	20	Daughter	General Office	Minnesota
67	Lorraine Peterson	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
68	Ervin Peterson	16	Son	—	Minnesota
69	Floyd Peterson	14	Son	—	Minnesota
70	Paul Peterson	85	Head	—	Norway
71	Lena Peterson	81	Wife	—	Norway
72	Charlotte Theorin	75	Head	—	Sweden
73	John Theorin	58	Son	Farmer	Sweden
74	Charlie Theorin	53	Son	Farmer	Sweden
75	John Hickey	52	Head	Farmer	New York
76	Elsie Hickey	44	Wife	—	Minnesota
77	Agnes, Louise Hickey	82	In-law	—	Kentucky
78	Herman Becker	49	Lodger	Laborer	Wisconsin
79	Jake Fredrickson	22	Head	Laborer	Sweden
80	Evelyn Fredrickson	23	Wife	—	No. Dakota

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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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