John Hanson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clearwater-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this John Hanson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clearwater-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clearwater-County, Minnesota
Surname	Hanson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Minerva Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clearwater
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Minerva Township
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Hanson	Head	—	53	~1887
Morris Hanson	Son	—	17	~1923
Ellen Hanson	Spouse	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Clearwater, Minnesota

Head, age 33

Clearwater, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hanson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Clearwater, Minnesota

Head, age 43

Clearwater, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hanson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Clearwater-County, Minnesota

Head, age 53

Clearwater-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

Surname	Hanson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Minerva Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clearwater
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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John Hanson

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01914-01011)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thomas Thompson	67	Head	Farmer	Sweden
42	Anna Thompson	57	Wife	—	Sweden
43	Jr. Thomas Thompson	15	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
44	Fred B. Ziegler	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
45	Nora Ziegler	40	Wife	—	Minnesota
46	Christian Amundson	66	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
47	Caroline Amundson	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
48	Marvin Amundson	25	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
49	Woodrow Amundson	20	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
50	Kenneth Amundson	17	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
51	Reuben Amundson	15	Son	—	Minnesota
52	Leo Amundson	11	Son	—	Minnesota
53	Melvin Mathison	25	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
54	Mabel Mathison	20	Wife	—	Minnesota
55	Melvyna Mathison	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
56	Leslie Mathison	1	Son	—	Minnesota
57	Joan Mathison	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
58	Jens Norley	20	Laborer	Laborer	Minnesota
59	Harry Cheney	32	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
60	Gladys Cheney	23	Wife	—	Minnesota
61	Gale Cheney	2	Son	—	Minnesota
62	Clarence Cheney	69	Head	—	Minnesota
63	Fannie Cheney	64	Wife	—	Minnesota
64	Ole O. Sinland	57	Head	Laborer	Norway
65	Lily Sinland	43	Wife	—	Alabama
66	Betty Sinland	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
67	Lana Sinland	6	Daughter	—	Minnesota
68	Ellidge Sinland	3	Son	—	Minnesota
69	Albert Mathison	70	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
70	Ida Mathison	52	Wife	—	North Dakota
71	Hans Benson	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
72	Bertha Benson	32	Wife	—	North Dakota
73	John Hanson THIS PERSON	53	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
74	Ellen Hanson	49	Wife	—	Minnesota
75	Morris Hanson	17	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
76	John C. Rinker	63	Head	Farmer	Iowa
77	Mary S. Rinker	57	Wife	—	Wisconsin
78	Paul Rinker	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Gladys Rinker	31	Wife	—	Minnesota
80	Maxine Rinker	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota

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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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