Louis Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Colfax-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Louis Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Colfax-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Gustav & Mayme — first a son (b.~1910), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Son Born: Nebraska Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Colfax-County, Nebraska
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Louis
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Richland Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Colfax
Additional Details
Occupation	farm laborer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	30
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Richland Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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 Louis	Age	Birth yr
Gustav Schmidt	Head	—	63	~1877
Louis Schmidt	Son	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Colfax, Nebraska

Son, age 10

Colfax, Nebraska · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Louis
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Colfax, Nebraska

Son, age 20

Colfax, Nebraska · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Louis A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Colfax-County, Nebraska

Son, age 30

Colfax-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1910 — 2 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Louis
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Richland Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Colfax
Occupation	farm laborer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	30
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Gustav Schmidt

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mayme Schmidt

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Louis Schmidt

Son · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · Nebraska

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02241-00814)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Etta Bauman	47	wife	—	Nebraska
2	Leonard Bauman	22	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
3	Marlin Bauman	20	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
4	Edward Wachal	40	head	Farmer	Nebraska
5	Albie Wachal	39	wife	—	Nebraska
6	Edward G. Wachal	12	son	—	Nebraska
7	Richard R. Wachal	8	son	—	Nebraska
8	Dennis J. Wachal	4	son	—	Nebraska
9	Joseph Kodad	55	head	Farmer	Czechoslovakia
10	Emily Kodad	48	wife	—	Nebraska
11	Emily Kodad	21	daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Joseph J. Kodad	19	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
13	Edwin Kodad	18	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
14	Marlin Melvin Kodad	14	son	—	Nebraska
15	Bertha E. Smith	70	head	—	Iowa
16	Margaret E. Stevenson	66	head	—	Nebraska
17	Donald Stevenson	32	son	Farmer	Nebraska
18	Charles Stevenson	37	head	Farmer	Nebraska
19	Bernice Stevenson	33	wife	—	Wisconsin
20	Clinton Stevenson	8	son	—	Nebraska
21	Richard Stevenson	5	son	—	Nebraska
22	Fred D. Luck	28	head	Farmer	Nebraska
23	Clara Luck	26	wife	—	Nebraska
24	Ruth Irene Luck	5	daughter	—	Nebraska
25	Freddie Carrol Luck	4	son	—	Nebraska
26	Edwin Luck	30	head	Farmer	Nebraska
27	Margaret Luck	26	wife	—	Nebraska
28	Edwin C. Luck	6	son	—	Nebraska
29	Warner J. Kling	37	head	Farmer	Nebraska
30	Viola Kling	33	wife	—	Nebraska
31	Elaine Kling	3	daughter	—	Nebraska
32	James Fichtl	58	head	Farmer	Czechoslovakia
33	Francis Fichtl	43	wife	—	Czechoslovakia
34	Frank Fichtl	18	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
35	Rudolph Fichtl	6	son	—	Nebraska
36	Gustav L. Schmidt	63	head	Farmer	Nebraska
37	Louis Schmidt THIS PERSON	30	son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
38	John Molken	43	head	Farmer	Nebraska
39	Leona Molken	41	wife	—	Nebraska
40	Earl Molken	13	son	—	Nebraska

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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