Margaret Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Santa-Clara-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Santa-Clara-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 80 b. ~1860 Female Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Santa-Clara-County, California
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Los Gatos
1935 Residence (County)	Santa Clara
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	California
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Los Gatos City
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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 Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Mary Anderson	Daughter	—	45	~1895
Margaret Anderson	Head	—	80	~1860

Census Appearances

1920

Santa Clara, …

Spouse, age 59

Santa Clara, California · implied b. ~1861 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Santa Clara, …

Other, age 70

Santa Clara, California · implied b. ~1860 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Margaret M.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Santa-Clara-County, California

Head, age 80

Santa-Clara-County, California · implied b. ~1860 — 2 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Los Gatos
1935 Residence (County)	Santa Clara
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	California
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Margaret Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 80 · b. ~1860 · California

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Santa-Clara-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00336-00563)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Escover	29	Head	Machinist	California
2	Marie Escover	23	Wife	—	California
3	Clarence Caswell	53	Head	Salesman	Canada
4	Emily Caswell	47	Wife	—	California
5	Isabel Fobes	60	Head	Music Teacher	Illinois
6	Annie Swift Loel	79	Head	—	Ohio
7	Donna M. Winning	66	Head	Clerk	California
8	Ezekiel Bigosian	35	Head	Teacher	Armenia
9	Pleit Bigosian	30	Wife	Teacher	California
10	Carmelo Cardona	73	Head	Farmer	Italy
11	Annita Cardona	69	Wife	—	Italy
12	Don D. Fuller	37	Head	Insurance	Iowa
13	Alice Fuller	38	Wife	—	California
14	Edna M. Wichman	54	Head	—	California
15	Edward Schmeer	73	Head	—	Missouri
16	Margaret Schmeer	26	Daughter	—	California
17	Margaret Anderson THIS PERSON	80	Head	—	Ohio
18	Mary E. Anderson	45	Daughter	—	California
19	Alonzo Osborne	45	Head	Optometrist	California
20	Ruth Osborne	30	Wife	Assistant	South Dakota
21	Chester A. Jr. Topham	29	Head	Cream Mixer	California
22	Doris Topham	29	Wife	—	Nebraska
23	Brett Davis	56	Head	—	Kansas
24	Leila Sarah Davis	56	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Leeland Walker	51	Head	Lawyer	California
26	Marie Walker	44	Wife	—	California
27	Harrison Walker	23	Son	Laborer	California
28	Albert M. Crittenden	79	Head	—	Illinois
29	Fanny Crittenden	69	Wife	—	England
30	George Battersby	13	Head	—	Kansas
31	Sydney Hillyard	65	Head	Teacher	England
32	Grace Hillyard	60	Wife	Teacher	Indiana
33	John S. Handy	62	Head	Machinist	England
34	Charlotte Handy	54	Wife	—	England
35	Irving Townsend	73	Head	—	Maine
36	Mary Townsend	66	Wife	—	California
37	West Wheeling	24	Head	App. Painter	New Hampshire
38	Maddline Wheeling	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
39	Robert Jr. Wheeling	2	Son	—	California
40	Joseph E. Brinton	54	Head	Clerk In Hardware	Nevada

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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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