Hilda Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Houghton-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Hilda Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Houghton-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Head Born: Finland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Houghton-County, Michigan
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hilda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Calumet Village
1935 Residence (County)	Houghton
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Occupation	H
Industry	Housework
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	H
Township / Ward	Calumet Village
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 Hilda	Age	Birth yr
Lina Silfen	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Hilda Anderson	Head	—	60	~1880
Kenneth Silfen	Other	—	2	~1938
Rudolph Anderson	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Hudson, New …

Spouse, age 44

Hudson, New Jersey · implied b. ~1876 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hulda
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1892
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Year of Naturalization	1906
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Houghton, Michigan

Other, age 54

Houghton, Michigan · implied b. ~1876 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hulda
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1893
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Houghton-County, Michigan

Head, age 60

Houghton-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Hilda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Calumet Village
1935 Residence (County)	Houghton
Naturalization Status	Alien
Occupation	H
Industry	Housework
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Hilda Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Michigan

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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01756-00380)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Cekada	8	Son	—	Michigan
2	Hilda Anderson THIS PERSON	60	Head	H	Finland
3	Rudolph Anderson	21	son	Laborer	Michigan
4	Lina D. Silfen	29	daughter	Clerk	Michigan
5	Kenneth Silfen	2	grandson	—	Michigan
6	Albert O. Anderson	27	Head	Baker	Michigan
7	Martha Anderson	23	wife	H	Michigan
8	Donald Anderson	2	son	—	Michigan
9	Margaret Anderson	0	daughter	—	Michigan
10	Albert A. Jagodzinski	31	Head	Branch Manager	Michigan
11	Marie Jagodzinski	25	wife	H	Michigan
12	Francis Kopatich	23	sister-in-law	Kitchen Worker	Michigan
13	Elizabeth Pinter	19	maid	Maid	Michigan
14	Einar Kurtti	47	Head	Cement Worker	Michigan
15	Florence Kurtti	43	wife	H	Michigan
16	Marion (Ab) Kurtti	17	daughter	S	Michigan
17	Robert Kurtti	16	son	S	Michigan
18	Marvin Kurtti	6	son	S	Michigan
19	Louis Jagodzinski	58	Head	Laborer	Yugoslavia
20	Rudolph Jagodzinski	29	Head	Miner	Michigan
21	Eleanor Jagodzinski	22	wife	H	Michigan
22	Charles G. Engstrom	23	Head	Ot	Michigan
23	Mathilda Engstrom	74	wife	H	Sweden
24	Joseph Zurich	47	Head	Baker	Michigan
25	Mary Zurich	50	wife	H	Michigan
26	Celia Basanowski	48	Head	H	Michigan
27	Frank Gregorich	59	Head	Miner	Yugoslavia
28	Mary Gregorich	50	wife	H	Yugoslavia
29	Florence Gregorich	17	daughter	S	Michigan
30	Alice Gregorich	7	daughter	—	Michigan
31	John Hukkala	56	Head	Farmer	Finland
32	Ida Hukkala	52	wife	H	Finland
33	George Hukkala	25	son	Laborer	Michigan
34	Carl Hukkala	21	son	Laborer	Michigan
35	Carl Jarvela	5	nephew	—	Michigan
36	Frank Kaifesh	65	Head	H	Yugoslavia
37	Elizabeth Chopp	5	granddaughter	S	Minnesota
38	John Olenich	56	Head	Clerk	Yugoslavia
39	Katherine Olenich	43	wife	H	Yugoslavia
40	John F. Olenich	15	son	S	Michigan

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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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