Fred Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orange-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Fred Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orange-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Minnesota Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orange-County, California
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	ORANGE
1935 Residence (County)	ORANGE
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Orange
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Fred Wilson	Head	—	54	~1886
James Wilson	Son	—	21	~1919
Stanley Wilson	Son	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Orange, California

Head, age 34

Orange, California · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Fred L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Orange, California

Head, age 43

Orange, California · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Fred L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Orange-County, California

Head, age 54

Orange-County, California · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	ORANGE
1935 Residence (County)	ORANGE
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Fred Wilson

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · California

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1940 US Federal Census — Orange-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00273-00786)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lenam Lamb	63	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
42	Ray O Squires	39	Head	Plasterer Contractor	Oklahoma
43	Clyde Squires	31	Wife	—	Oklahoma
44	Ray Jr. Squires	7	Son	—	California
45	Norma Lee Squires	14	Daughter	—	California
46	Bernard Arambel	52	Head	Farmer	France
47	Mary Arambel	46	Daughter	—	California
48	Azels Walworth	60	Head	Engineer	Michigan
49	Pearl Walworth	62	Wife	—	Iowa
50	Raymond C Walworth	25	Son	Pipe Layer	California
51	James Walworth	23	Son	Laborer	California
52	Lucinda V Walworth	83	Mother	—	New York
53	Kenichi Yoshida	33	Head	Farmer	Japan
54	Kazue Yoshida	27	Wife	—	California
55	Minoru Yoshida	7	Son	—	California
56	Ben K Yoshida	4	Son	—	California
57	Clarence A Mcclellan	42	Head	Packing Foreman	California
58	Mary Mcclellan	40	Wife	Orange Grader	California
59	Richard C Mcclellan	20	Son	Laborer	California
60	Joseph Lopez	49	Head	Ranch Foreman	Spain
61	Margareta Lopez	41	Wife	—	California
62	Carmen Lopez	15	Daughter	—	California
63	William Griset	59	Head	Laborer	Missouri
64	Ruby Griset	52	Wife	—	Missouri
65	Arthur F Pearson	60	Head	Merchant	Kansas
66	Nellie C Pearson	53	Wife	—	Missouri
67	Charles Martin	64	Head	Attorney	Maine
68	Mae Martin	58	Wife	—	Minnesota
69	Sandy F Mackay	22	Head	Farmer	California
70	John Corona	39	Head	Farm Mgr	California
71	Eva Corona	36	Wife	—	California
72	Alfredo Corona	5	Son	—	California
73	Paul Corona	2	Son	—	California
74	John Corona	0	Son	—	California
75	Fred Wilson THIS PERSON	54	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
76	Stanley F Wilson	23	Son	School Teacher	California
77	James Parker Wilson	21	Son	Asst Attache	California
78	Andrew P Kykke	37	Head	Mana Factory	Wisconsin
79	Josephine Kykke	39	Wife	Secretary	Minnesota
80	Agnes Grocbow	25	Neighbor	Clerk	N. 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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