Josephine Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Douglas-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Douglas-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Douglas-County, Nebraska
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Josephine H.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Omaha
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Omaha
Est. Birth Year	~1884

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Herbert Anderson	Son	—	17	~1923
Josephine Anderson	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Carl Anderson	Head	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Douglas, Nebraska

Spouse, age 36

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Year of Naturalization	1917
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Douglas, Nebraska

Spouse, age 47

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Josephine H.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Douglas-County, Nebraska

Spouse, age 56

Douglas-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Josephine H.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Omaha
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	none
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Josephine Anderson

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Nebraska

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02275-00736)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Carl S. Anderson	58	Head	Counterman	Sweden
42	Josephine H. Anderson THIS PERSON	56	Wife	None	Sweden
43	Herbert Anderson	17	Son	None	Nebraska
44	Earl Short	41	Head	Machinist	Kansas
45	Irene A. Short	40	Wife	None	Nebraska
46	Theodore Short	18	Son	Helper	Nebraska
47	Duwain Short	17	Son	Helper	Nebraska
48	Richard Short	12	Son	—	Nebraska
49	Bonnie Lou Short	5	Daughter	—	Nebraska
50	Norman Short	4	Son	—	Nebraska
51	Stanley A. Novak	30	Head	Retail Salesman	Nebraska
52	Florence Novak	26	Wife	Cashier	Nebraska
53	Frank Fortunato	52	Head	Fire Lighter	Italy
54	Assunta Fortunato	42	Wife	None	Italy
55	Percy Menard	29	Head	Mail Sorter	Nebraska
56	Elsie O. Menard	26	Wife	None	Nebraska
57	Charlene Menard	5	Daughter	—	Nebraska
58	Betty Jane Menard	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
59	Lloyd Menard	1	Son	—	Nebraska
60	Elizabeth Meldrum	65	Head	None	Scotland
61	Nate Hummel	69	Boarder	None	Nebraska
62	George Anderson	86	Boarder	None	Illinois
63	Dederick Fritsch	61	Head	Brick Mason	Nebraska
64	Josephine Fritsch	50	Wife	None	Nebraska
65	Lawrence Fritsch	22	Son	Machinist	Nebraska
66	Hammond Sharp	42	Head	Painter	Nebraska
67	Alice D. Sharp	37	Wife	None	Iowa
68	Gwendolyn Sharp	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
69	Dean Sharp	9	Son	—	Nebraska
70	Ronald Sharp	5	Son	—	Nebraska
71	Everett Sharp	4	Son	—	Nebraska
72	Raymond Sharp	1	Son	—	Nebraska
73	Evan D. Ahman	57	Head	None	Nebraska
74	Marguerite Ahman	55	Wife	Handicraft Project	Nebraska
75	Betty Ahman	17	Daughter	None	Nebraska
76	Bonnie Ahman	16	Daughter	None	Nebraska
77	Beverly Ahman	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
78	Dorothy Mygatt	23	Daughter	Clerical	Nebraska

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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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