John Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Louis-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this John Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Louis-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Male Head Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Louis-County, Minnesota
Surname	Hill
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	St Louis
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Ore mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	930
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Biwabik Village
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Evelyn Hill	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Ellen Hill	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Elsie Hill	Daughter	—	5	~1935
John Hill	Head	—	65	~1875
Archer Hill	Son	—	11	~1929
Arno Hill	Son	—	21	~1919
Charles Hill	Son	—	7	~1933
Alina Hill	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

St Louis, …

Head, age 45

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Public Road
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

St Louis, …

Head, age 56

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1874 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1898
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

St.-Louis-County, Minnesota

Head, age 65

St.-Louis-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1875 — 8 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	St Louis
Naturalization Status	Alien
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Ore mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	930
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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John Hill

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Minnesota

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01955-00187)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eugene Rivers	13	Boarder	—	Minnesota
2	John Hill THIS PERSON	65	Head	Labor	Finland
3	Alina Hill	42	Wife	—	Finland
4	Arno Hill	21	Son	Sectioning Hand	Minnesota
5	Ellen Hill	19	Daughter	—	Minnesota
6	Evelyn Hill	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
7	Archer Hill	11	Son	—	Minnesota
8	Charles Hill	7	Son	—	Minnesota
9	Elsie Hill	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
10	Oscar Anderson	72	Head	—	Finland
11	Selma Anderson	65	Wife	—	Finland
12	John D. Anderson	43	Son	Superintendent	Minnesota
13	Charles O. Anderson	39	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
14	Paul Mattson	67	Head	Labor	Finland
15	Matilda Mattson	65	Wife	—	Finland
16	George Mattson	37	Son	Assessor	Minnesota
17	Ernest Mattson	30	Son	Section Hand	Minnesota
18	John Mikkola	57	Head	Labor	Finland
19	Oscar Anttila	56	Head	Driller	Finland
20	Christine Anttila	50	Wife	—	Finland
21	Paul Jokinen	21	Nephew	—	Wyoming
22	John Shain	46	Head	Labor	Austria
23	Johanna Shain	36	Wife	—	Minnesota
24	Albert Shain	17	Son	N.Y.A.	Minnesota
25	Richard Shain	15	Son	—	Minnesota
26	Bernard Shain	5	Son	—	Minnesota
27	Jack Maki	38	Head	Janitor	Finland
28	Jennie Maki	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
29	Doma Maki	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
30	Ronald Maki	6	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Janet Maki	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
32	Gerald Maki	3	Son	—	Minnesota
33	Philip Erickson	30	Head	Janitor	Minnesota
34	Lillian Erickson	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
35	Marianne Erickson	6	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Phyllis Erickson	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
37	Clyde Blakley	49	Head	Section Labor	England
38	Harold Rolan	38	Head	Hustler	Minnesota
39	Maybelle Rolan	24	Wife	—	Minnesota
40	Clarice Rolan	6	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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