John Morrison — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Skagit-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this John Morrison across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Skagit-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Sweden Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Skagit-County, Washington
Surname	Morrison
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Conway Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Skagit
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Conway Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Morrison	Head	—	76	~1864
Roger Morrison	Son	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Skagit, Washington

Head, age 55

Skagit, Washington · implied b. ~1865 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morrison
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Dairy Farm
Class of Worker	Oa
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	1891
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Skagit, Washington

Other, age 66

Skagit, Washington · implied b. ~1864 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morrison
Given Name	John A.
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1884
Age at First Marriage	38
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Skagit-County, Washington

Head, age 76

Skagit-County, Washington · implied b. ~1864 — 2 household members

Surname	Morrison
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Conway Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Skagit
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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John Morrison

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · Washington

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1940 US Federal Census — Skagit-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04357-00297)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ilo O'Bryan	36	Head	Farmer	Missouri
42	Monica O'Bryan	34	Wife	—	Dakota
43	Patricia O'Bryan	4	Daughter	—	Wash.
44	Dennis John O'Bryan	0	Son	—	Wash.
45	Herman Benson	62	Head	Farmer	Sweden
46	Millie Benson	64	Wife	—	Sweden
47	Walter Benson	37	Son	Laborer	Mass.
48	Robert Benson	30	Head	Laborer	Wash.
49	Ben Anderson	56	Head	Farmer	Norway
50	Maria Anderson	54	Wife	—	Norway
51	Allan Thompson	22	Son	Laborer	Wash.
52	Oscar Pearson	59	Head	Farmer	Sweden
53	Alfreda Pearson	60	Wife	—	Sweden
54	Edgar Pearson	22	Son	Farmer	Wash.
55	Evelyn Pearson	26	Daughter	—	Wash.
56	Eric Erickson	48	Head	Farmer	Utah
57	Mabel Erickson	43	Wife	—	Finland
58	Sylvia Erickson	8	Daughter	—	Wash.
59	Vincent Erickson	4	Son	—	Wash.
60	Alfred Anderson	57	Head	Farmer	Sweden
61	Victor Olson	62	Head	Farmer	England
62	Hilda Olson	61	Wife	—	Sweden
63	Julia Olson	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Wash.
64	Matt Madsen	58	Head	Farmer	Norway
65	Bertha Madsen	57	Wife	—	Norway
66	Eldred Julyan	57	Head	Farmer	Mich.
67	Rosie Julyan	48	Wife	—	Wash.
68	Margie Julyan	8	Daughter	—	Wash.
69	Art Nelson	53	Head	Farmer	Wash.
70	Inga Nelson	30	Daughter	—	Wash.
71	Kenneth Nelson	11	Son	—	Wash.
72	Ethel Nelson	7	Daughter	—	Wash.
73	Linda Johnson	79	Head	—	Finland
74	C. G. Westlund	73	Head	—	Sweden
75	H. Rostashensky	41	Head	Operator	Russia
76	Albina Rostashensky	48	Wife	Nurse	Wisconsin
77	Dennis Rostashensky	7	Daughter	—	Wash.
78	Earl Matthews	17	Nephew	Labour	Oregon
79	John Morrison THIS PERSON	76	Head	Farmer	Sweden
80	Roger Morrison	35	Son	Farmer	Wash.

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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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