John Peterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Webster-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this John Peterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Webster-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Sidney & Mabel — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Kansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Webster-County, Nebraska
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Red Cloud City
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Additional Details
Occupation	Owner
Industry	Station
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	156
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Owner
Township / Ward	Red Cloud City
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Peterson	Head	—	32	~1908
Richard Peterson	Son	—	6	~1934
Irene Peterson	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Webster, Nebraska

Son, age 11

Webster, Nebraska · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Webster, Nebraska

Son, age 22

Webster, Nebraska · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Webster-County, Nebraska

Head, age 32

Webster-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Red Cloud City
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Occupation	Owner
Industry	Station
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	156
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Sidney Peterson

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mabel Peterson

b. ~1888

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Peterson

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Nebraska

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Webster-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02268-00543)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ben E. Mcfarland	60	Head	Salesman	Nebraska
2	Lura Mcfarland	50	Wife	—	Ohio
3	John Peterson THIS PERSON	32	Head	Owner	Kansas
4	Irene Peterson	31	Wife	—	Nebraska
5	Richard Peterson	6	Son	—	Nebraska
6	Guy Case	45	Head	Cement & Gal Labor	Nebraska
7	Ella W. Case	34	Wife	—	Nebraska
8	Eileen Case	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
9	Phillip Grant	68	Head	Roadmaster	Norway
10	Kathrine Grant	67	Wife	—	Norway
11	Lydia Grant	37	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Marie Grant	36	Daughter	—	Nebraska
13	Kathleen Grant	24	Daughter	Teacher	Nebraska
14	Otto J. Stevens	54	Head	Road Construction	Kansas
15	Matilda Stevens	52	Wife	—	Nebraska
16	Joy E. Uptagraft	15	Daughter	—	Nebraska
17	James Uptagraft	6	Son	—	Nebraska
18	Harkins W. Mason	30	Head	Owner	Nebraska
19	Carol Q. Mason	27	Wife	—	Kansas
20	Terry J. Mason	8	Son	—	Nebraska
21	Noma M. Mason	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	Joseph L. Mason	72	Head	Station Foreman	New York
23	Hazel Mason	68	Wife	—	Iowa
24	Thomas J. 4Th Mason	35	Son	Assistant Road Construction	Nebraska
25	Bert Sherman	25	Head	Manager	Kansas
26	Laura Sherman	29	Wife	—	Kansas
27	Vern Uptagraft	19	Lodger	Truck Driver	Kansas
28	Evelyn Hunt	22	Head	Office Secretary	Nebraska
29	Kathryn Hunt	20	Sister	Stenographer	Nebraska
30	Marjorie Hunt	18	Sister	Cashier	Nebraska
31	Rhine A. Perkins	61	Head	Truck Farmer	New York
32	Carl Perkins	59	Brother	—	New York
33	Sidney H. Peterson	52	Head	Owner	Kansas
34	Mabel Peterson	52	Wife	—	Kansas
35	George Harris	66	Head	—	Nebraska
36	Eugenia Harris	61	Wife	—	Nebraska
37	Clara E. Andrew	81	Sister	—	Wisconsin
38	Adalina Manley	65	Head	—	Pennsylvania
39	May Manley	63	Wife	—	Missouri
40	Elden D. Hauenstein	30	Head	Delivery Man	Kansas

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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.

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