George Griffith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wibaux-County, Montana

Our Model Tree links this George Griffith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wibaux-County, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Morgan & Anna — first a son (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Son Born: Montana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wibaux-County, Montana
Surname	Griffith
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Montana
1935 Residence (City)	School District 2
1935 Residence (County)	Wibaux
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	School District 2
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 George	Age	Birth yr
George Griffith	Son	—	28	~1912
Russell Griffith	Son	—	25	~1915
Anna Griffith	Head	—	63	~1877

Census Appearances

1920

Wibaux, Montana

Son, age 8

Wibaux, Montana · implied b. ~1912 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffith
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Montana
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1930

Wibaux, Montana

Son, age 18

Wibaux, Montana · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffith
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Montana
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1940

Wibaux-County, Montana

Son, age 28

Wibaux-County, Montana · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Griffith
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Montana
1935 Residence (City)	School District 2
1935 Residence (County)	Wibaux
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Morgan Griffith

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Anna Griffith

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Griffith

Son · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Montana

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Sibling

Russell Griffith

Sibling · 1940 · age 25

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Wibaux-County, Montana Open full size

Page Contents

30 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02233-00664)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William F. Witthofft	54	Head	Farmer	Illinois
2	Anna S. Witthofft	50	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Henry L. Larson	56	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
4	Elizabeth Larson	46	Wife	—	Norway
5	Lloyd N. Larson	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Montana
6	Anna M. Griffith	63	Head	Proprietor	Denmark
7	George Griffith THIS PERSON	28	Son	Farm Laborer	Montana
8	Russell M. Griffith	25	Son	Farm Laborer	Montana
9	Halvor Ofte	58	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
10	Jerry Mezik	60	Head	Farmer	Austria
11	Frances Mezik	58	Wife	—	Austria
12	John W. Gray	55	Head	Farmer	Illinois
13	Lillie Gray	50	Wife	Rural Teacher	Iowa
14	William F. Booth	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
15	Rose E. Booth	33	Wife	—	Canada
16	Villard L. Booth	8	Son	—	North Dakota
17	Du Wayne R. Booth	2	Son	—	Montana
18	Wendell P. Nister	37	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
19	Margaret S. Nister	30	Wife	—	South Dakota
20	Thomas W. Nister	9	Son	—	Montana
21	James L. Nister	6	Son	—	Montana
22	Donald R. Nister	4	Son	—	Montana
23	John E. Nister	2	Son	—	Montana
24	Mary Sartz	65	Head	Proprietor	Austria
25	Edward Sartz	41	Son	Farm Laborer	Pennsylvania
26	John Sartz	36	Son	Farm Laborer	Arkansas
27	Leonard L. Sartz	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Montana
28	Albin Sartz	34	Son	Farm Laborer	Montana
29	Donald D. Sartz	6	Grandson	—	North Dakota
30	Calvert L. Sartz	4	Grandson	—	North Dakota

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Pedigree Summary

George + 1 sibling

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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