Herman Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clinton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Herman Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clinton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Peter & Alvina — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clinton-County, Iowa
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Elk River Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Elk River Township
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Herman	Age	Birth yr
Christina Anderson	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Arnold Anderson	Son	—	8	~1932
Herman Anderson	Head	—	42	~1898
Harry Ritchie	Other	—	22	~1918
Jean Anderson	Daughter	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1920

Clinton, Iowa

Son, age 22

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Andersen
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Clinton, Iowa

Head, age 32

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Andersen
Given Name	Herman A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Clinton-County, Iowa

Head, age 42

Clinton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Elk River Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Peter Andersen

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Alvina Andersen

b. ~1869

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Herman Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Clinton-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01151-00137)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Herman Anderson THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Christina Anderson	38	Wife	—	Germany
3	Arnold Anderson	8	Son	—	Iowa
4	Jean L. Anderson	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Harry Ritchie	22	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
6	Donald A. Hammond	45	Head	Farmer	Iowa
7	Irma Hammond	42	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Gilbert Hammond	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
9	Roy Hammond	15	Son	—	Iowa
10	Walter Hammond	13	Son	—	Iowa
11	Donald Jr. Hammond	11	Son	—	Iowa
12	Joyce Hammond	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Marshall Koch	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
14	Elsie Koch	52	Wife	—	Iowa
15	Willis Koch	21	Son	—	Iowa
16	Austin Young	17	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	South Dakota
17	Oliver Petersen	44	Head	Farmer	Iowa
18	Alvena Petersen	43	Wife	—	Iowa
19	Beverly Petersen	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Claus Schroeder	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
21	John Mick	28	Nephew	Farm Laborer	Iowa
22	Bernice Mick	19	Niece	—	Iowa
23	Doris May Mick	1	Niece	—	Iowa
24	Henry J. Shepler	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
25	Elmira Shepler	50	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Harry Shepler	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
27	Leroy Shepler	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
28	Andrew Jr. Johnson	52	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Evelyn Johnson	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Lorena Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Jens Tuorgin	68	Head	Farmer	Germany
32	Emma Tuorgin	63	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Camilla Tuorgin	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Lyle Hammond	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
35	Marcella Hammond	37	Wife	—	Iowa
36	Irene Hammond	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Delbert Hammond	6	Son	—	Iowa
38	Agnes Hammond	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
39	Darlene Hammond	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
40	Melvin Myers	46	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Herman

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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