Margaret Cole — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Faribault-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Cole across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Faribault-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Faribault-County, Minnesota
Surname	Cole
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Minnesota Lake
1935 Residence (County)	Faribault
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Minnesota Lake
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Cole	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Charles Cole	Other	—	67	~1873
George Cole	Head	—	62	~1878
Clifford Cole	Son	—	21	~1919
George Cole	Son	—	24	~1916
Elizabeth Herman	Other	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Faribault, Minnesota

Spouse, age 34

Faribault, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cole
Given Name	Margaret A.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Faribault, Minnesota

Spouse, age 45

Faribault, Minnesota · implied b. ~1885 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cole
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Faribault-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 56

Faribault-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

Surname	Cole
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Minnesota Lake
1935 Residence (County)	Faribault
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Margaret Cole

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01920-00400)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Braker, Otto Becker	21	Son	—	Minnesota
2	Braker, Ida Becker	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
3	Elizabeth Kaffer	57	Head	Clergyman	Minnesota
4	Patrick Corman	44	Head	Housekeeper	Minnesota
5	Monica Corman	41	Wife	Laborer	Minnesota
6	George Cole	62	Head	—	Wisconsin
7	Margaret Cole THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Wisconsin
8	George M. Cole	24	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
9	Clifford Cole	21	Son	Proprietor	Minnesota
10	Charles A. Cole	67	Brother	—	Wisconsin
11	Elizabeth Herman	24	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Minnesota
12	Henry Schuster	33	Head	Proprietor	Minnesota
13	Idella Schuster	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Mary L. Schuster	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
15	Doris J. Douglas	20	Lodger	Assistant Beauty Operator	Nebraska
16	Charles Kramer	56	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
17	H. Albert J. Keehn	33	Head	Clergyman	Minnesota
18	Margaret Keehn	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
19	John Keehn	2	Son	—	Minnesota
20	Anna Catlin	61	Head	—	Minnesota
21	William S. Catlin	25	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
22	Emil G. Torgerson	68	Head	—	Minnesota
23	Conrad Torgerson	37	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
24	Eleanor Torgerson	24	Daughter-in-law	Proprietress	Minnesota
25	Carol Torgerson	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Michael Kaffer	51	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
27	Elizabeth Kaffer	45	Wife	—	Minnesota
28	Mary Kaffer	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Magdalena Hadelle	83	Head	—	Minnesota
30	C. L. Jones	47	Head	Manager	Minnesota
31	Ethel Jones	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
32	Evon Jones	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
33	Gerald F. Fruncke	38	Head	Postmaster	Minnesota
34	Dorothy M. Fruncke	38	Wife	—	Minnesota
35	Joan Fruncke	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Paul Karsak	86	Head	—	Germany
37	Sage Karsak	81	Wife	—	Germany
38	James Mccourt	17	Head	—	Minnesota
39	Minnie Hadelle	72	Head	—	Germany
40	Edward Pitz	49	Head	Proprietor	Minnesota

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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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