George Meyer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cuming-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this George Meyer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cuming-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cuming-County, Nebraska
Surname	Meyer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Beemer Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cuming
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beemer 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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Florence Meyer	Daughter	—	18	~1922
George Meyer	Head	—	52	~1888
Leonard Kempf	Other	—	27	~1913
Glenn Meyer	Son	—	14	~1926
Johanna Meyer	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Cuming, Nebraska

Head, age 32

Cuming, Nebraska · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Cuming, Nebraska

Head, age 42

Cuming, Nebraska · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	George F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Cuming-County, Nebraska

Head, age 52

Cuming-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Beemer Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cuming
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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George Meyer

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02242-00063)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anton Stieren	51	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
2	Mary Stieren	46	Wife	—	Nebraska
3	Gilbert Stieren	14	Son	—	Nebraska
4	Edward Stieren	12	Son	—	Nebraska
5	Beatrice Stieren	7	Daughter	—	Nebraska
6	William Kirch	32	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
7	Mildred Kirch	25	Wife	—	Nebraska
8	Ferdinand Kirch	66	Uncle	—	Germany
9	Grover Sharp	55	Head	Farm Hand	Nebraska
10	Esther Sharp	44	Wife	Farmer	Nebraska
11	Mary Sharp	21	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Lola Sharp	19	Daughter	House Work	Nebraska
13	Harry Sharp	18	Son	Farm Labor	Nebraska
14	Norman Sharp	17	Son	—	Nebraska
15	Edward Sharp	14	Son	—	Nebraska
16	Jean Sharp	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
17	Joan Sharp	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
18	John Sharp	6	Son	—	Nebraska
19	Lloyd Karloff	33	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
20	Walter Karloff	32	Brother	Farmer	Nebraska
21	Delilah Karloff	23	Sister in law	—	Nebraska
22	John Dean Karloff	0	Nephew	—	Nebraska
23	John Karloff	64	Father	—	Nebraska
24	Emma Karloff	53	Mother	—	Nebraska
25	Evelyn Karloff	26	Sister	Waitress	Nebraska
26	Oliver Guduson	28	Head	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
27	Iona Guduson	25	Wife	—	Nebraska
28	Clarence Kohlman	25	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Nebraska
29	George Meyer THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
30	Johanna Meyer	42	Wife	Farmer	Nebraska
31	Florence Meyer	18	Daughter	Grade School	Nebraska
32	Glenn G. Meyer	14	Son	—	Nebraska
33	Leonard Kempf	27	Hired hand	Farm Labourer	Germany
34	Ernest Grabbe	36	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
35	Iona Grabbe	36	Wife	—	Nebraska
36	Dale Grabbe	14	Son	—	Nebraska
37	Glenn Grabbe	12	Son	—	Nebraska
38	Merle Grabbe	9	Son	—	Nebraska
39	Herman Stalling	55	Head	Farmer	Germany
40	Bertha Stalling	50	Sister	—	Germany

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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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