Martha Peterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Martha Peterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1891), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Spouse Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Deerwood
1935 Residence (County)	Crow Wing
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Deerwood
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Charles Peterson	Head	—	64	~1876
Arnold Peterson	Son	—	14	~1926
Martha Peterson	Spouse	—	49	~1891
Alice Peterson	Daughter	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Crow Wing, …

Spouse, age 30

Crow Wing, Minnesota · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1906
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1907
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Crow Wing, …

Other, age 39

Crow Wing, Minnesota · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 49

Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Deerwood
1935 Residence (County)	Crow Wing
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Martha Peterson

Spouse · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01916-00534)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred Babb	38	Head	Manager	Iowa
2	Alving Babb	33	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Forrest Babb	10	Son	—	Iowa
4	Richard Babb	6	Son	—	Iowa
5	Mabel Kennison	26	Housekeeper	Waitress	South Dakota
6	Conrad Meyer	51	Head	Carpenter	Minnesota
7	Edna Meyer	48	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Edna Meyer	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
9	Robert Meyer	15	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Arlene Meyer	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
11	Loren Meyer	9	Son	—	Minnesota
12	Roy Meyer	7	Son	—	Minnesota
13	Charles Peterson	64	Head	—	Sweden
14	Martha Peterson THIS PERSON	49	Wife	—	Norway
15	Alice Peterson	26	Daughter	Seamstress	Minnesota
16	Arnold Peterson	14	Son	—	Minnesota
17	Marie Tallfson	74	Head	—	Norway
18	John Peterson	77	Boarder	—	Sweden
19	Mildrita Peterson	88	Head	—	Sweden
20	Mabel Cowling	52	Roomer	—	Wisconsin
21	Artwin Genzale	29	Head	Laborer Section	Minnesota
22	Mildred Genzale	21	Wife	—	Minnesota
23	La Verne Richards	25	Head	New Worker	Minnesota
24	Clela Mae Richards	21	Wife	—	Minnesota
25	Burnell Richards	0	Son	—	Minnesota
26	Oscar Swanson	37	Head	Chemist	Minnesota
27	Mildred Swanson	36	Wife	—	Minnesota
28	Mary Ann Swanson	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Emily Henrickson	69	Head	—	Minnesota
30	Walter Livingston	42	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
31	Ann Livingston	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
32	Raymond Livingston	17	Son	New Worker	Minnesota
33	La Verne Livingston	16	Son	New Worker	Minnesota
34	Virginia Livingston	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
35	Wesley Livingston	4	Son	—	Minnesota
36	Jerome Livingston	2	Son	—	Minnesota
37	Loren Morgan	21	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
38	Lorcille Morgan	19	Wife	—	Minnesota
39	Richard Morgan	0	Son	—	Minnesota
40	Clara Archibald	78	Head	—	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.

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