Hans Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Hans Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1853), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 87 b. ~1853 Male Head Born: Sweden Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hans
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	87
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Southbend
1935 Residence (County)	Blue Earth
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Southbend
Est. Birth Year	~1853

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 Hans	Age	Birth yr
Walter Anderson	Son	—	35	~1905
Gladys Anderson	Daughter	—	34	~1906
Hans Anderson	Head	—	87	~1853
Alfred Anderson	Son	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Blue Earth, …

Head, age 67

Blue Earth, Minnesota · implied b. ~1853 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hans
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1871
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Sweden
Year of Naturalization	1903
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Blue Earth, …

Head, age 77

Blue Earth, Minnesota · implied b. ~1853 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hans
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1879
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota

Head, age 87

Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1853 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hans
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	87
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Southbend
1935 Residence (County)	Blue Earth
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Hans Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 87 · b. ~1853 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01908-01003)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Raymond A Gibson	9	son	—	Minnesota
2	Robert G Gibson	4	son	—	Minnesota
3	August W Weber	43	head	Carpenter	Minnesota
4	Freida C Weber	39	wife	—	Minnesota
5	Raymond K Weber	17	son	—	Minnesota
6	Ludwig Hollenburg	43	head	Farmer	Minnesota
7	Gusina M Hollenburg	70	mother	—	Norway
8	August G Recelstrom	44	head	Cabinetmaker	Minnesota
9	Lydia S Recelstrom	40	wife	—	Minnesota
10	Eleanor Recelstrom	6	daughter	—	Minnesota
11	Robert C Sandow	51	head	Farmer	Minnesota
12	Olga E Sandow	46	wife	—	Illinois
13	Thomas D Sandow	14	son	Carpenter	Minnesota
14	Robert C Jr Sandow	21	son	—	Minnesota
15	Shirley A Sandow	13	daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Hans Anderson THIS PERSON	87	head	—	Sweden
17	Alfred L Anderson	54	son	—	Minnesota
18	Walter W Anderson	35	son	Farmer	Minnesota
19	Gladys M Anderson	34	daughter	—	Colorado
20	Arthur B Mitchell	70	head	Farmer	Ohio
21	Philip B Anderson	36	head	Farmer	North Dakota
22	Lydia L Anderson	35	wife	—	Minnesota
23	Phyllis B Anderson	15	daughter	—	Minnesota
24	Margit L Anderson	14	daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Dennis D Anderson	7	son	—	Minnesota
26	Nels Strand	52	head	Farmer	Minnesota
27	Alice T F Strand	47	wife	—	Minnesota
28	Eldon R Strand	22	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
29	Harley W Strand	19	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
30	Carrie G Strand	82	head	—	Norway
31	Carl V Lienal	61	head	Farmer	Minnesota
32	Emma M Lienal	53	wife	—	Minnesota
33	Helen G Lienal	13	daughter	—	Minnesota
34	Robert J Lienal	13	son	—	Minnesota
35	John L Lienal	11	son	—	Minnesota
36	Paul W Lienal	9	son	—	Minnesota
37	Leon E Doernberg	48	head	Farmer	Minnesota
38	Minnie A Doernberg	40	wife	—	Minnesota
39	Curtis L Doernberg	4	son	—	Minnesota
40	Elbert L Doernberg	79	father in law	—	Indiana

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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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