Hannah Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Hannah Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 73 b. ~1867 Female Head Born: Norway Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hannah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Fergus Falls city
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Fergus Falls City
Est. Birth Year	~1867

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 Hannah	Age	Birth yr
Hannah Anderson	Head	—	73	~1867
Olson Anderson	Son	—	52	~1888
Evelyn Johnson	Other	—	24	~1916
Martha Grindeland	Other	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Otter Tail, …

Spouse, age 53

Otter Tail, Minnesota · implied b. ~1867 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hannah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1883
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1896
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Otter Tail, …

Other, age 64

Otter Tail, Minnesota · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hannah
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota

Head, age 73

Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hannah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Fergus Falls city
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Hannah Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 73 · b. ~1867 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01945-00514)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Andrew Ostrom	44	Head	Machinist	Sweden
2	Florence Ostrom	42	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Amanda Hegruedt	41	Head	Nursing	Minn.
4	Beulah Hegruedt	18	Daughter	Clerk	Minn.
5	Marcella Hegruedt	13	Daughter	—	Minn.
6	John M. Henderson	54	Head	Salesman	Iowa
7	Stanley Henderson	20	Son	—	Minn.
8	Otto Henderson	16	Son	—	Minn.
9	Hilda Johnson	33	Maid	Housework	Minn.
10	Eva L. Burgess	82	Mo-in-law	—	VT.
11	W. N. Potter	60	Head	Surveying	Iowa
12	Edna J. Potter	50	Wife	—	Minn.
13	Walter Price	53	Head	Dist. Man.	—
14	Mildred Price	50	Wife	—	—
15	Vale Price	13	Daughter	—	Minn.
16	Edward Peterson	63	Head	—	Sweden
17	Emily Peterson	61	Wife	—	Minn.
18	Clarence Deslager	21	Head	Switchboard Operator	Minn.
19	Corinne Deslager	24	Wife	—	Minn.
20	Shirley Lou Deslager	1	Daughter	—	Minn.
21	Ole Bernos	62	Head	—	Minn.
22	Julia Bernos	58	Wife	—	Minn.
23	Doris Bernos	25	Daughter	Telephone Op.	Minn.
24	Walter Bernos	21	Son	Sales Clerk	Minn.
25	Roy Blood	61	Lodger	—	—
26	Martin Jenson	45	Head	—	Minn.
27	Agnes Jenson	38	Wife	—	Minn.
28	Jacob Tarner	74	Head	—	Norway
29	Louise Aaroe	76	Sis-in-law	—	Norway
30	Gilbert Bergerud	52	Head	Carpenter	Minn.
31	Clara Bergerud	48	Wife	—	Minn.
32	Hannah Anderson THIS PERSON	73	Head	—	Norway
33	Olson Edgar Anderson	52	Son	—	Minn.
34	Martha Grindeland	34	Lodger	Teacher	Minn.
35	Evelyn Johnson	24	Lodger	Teacher	No. Dak.
36	Gus. Kantrud	48	Head	Manager	Minn.
37	Gertrude Kantrud	43	Wife	—	Minn.
38	Thomas Kantrud	3	Son	—	Minn.
39	Herman A. Nelson	43	Head	Prop-Manager	Minn.
40	Winifred Nelson	35	Wife	—	Minn.

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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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