Mary Peters — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Olmsted-County, Minnesota

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

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Olmsted-County, Minnesota
Surname	Peters
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same home
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark
Township / Ward	Rochester Twp
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 Mary	Age	Birth yr
Freda Peters	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Bette Peters	Daughter	—	12	~1928
John Peters	Head	—	63	~1877
William Peters	Son	—	34	~1906
Frank Peters	Son	—	13	~1927
Mary Peters	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Olmsted, Minnesota

Spouse, age 36

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1930

Olmsted, Minnesota

Other, age 48

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1881
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1940

Olmsted-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 56

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

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same home
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

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Mary Peters

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01944-00852)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank Goodman	28	Head	Truck Driver	Minnesota
2	Della Goodman	21	Wife	—	Minnesota
3	Vernon Goodman	4	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Duane Goodman	2	Son	—	Minnesota
5	Dale Goodman	0	Son	—	Minnesota
6	George Stellmaker	56	Head	Farmer	S. Dakota
7	Merle Stellmaker	50	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Earle Stellmaker	17	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
9	Gerald Stellmaker	9	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Roy Stoppel	49	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
11	Martha Stoppel	41	Wife	—	Minnesota
12	Robert Stoppel	16	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
13	Paul Stoppel	14	Son	—	Minnesota
14	Donald Anway	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Harriet Anway	23	Wife	—	Montana
16	Judith B. Anway	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Charles Anway	5	Son	—	Minnesota
18	Eli Preblow	58	Head	Construction	Minnesota
19	Frances Preblow	50	Wife	—	Minnesota
20	Gerald Preblow	18	Son	Bus Driver	Minnesota
21	Leslie Page	63	Uncle	—	Minnesota
22	Frank Erickson	48	Head	Bookkeeper	Minnesota
23	Alice Erickson	36	Wife	Teacher	Minnesota
24	Dennis Erickson	9	Son	—	Minnesota
25	April J. Erickson	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Victor Chase	28	Head	Truck Driver	Minnesota
27	Evelyn Chase	28	Wife	Clerk	Minnesota
28	Wm. Boynton	70	Head	—	Mass.
29	Emma Boynton	75	Wife	—	Wisconsin
30	Belle Hatch	54	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	John Peters	63	Head	Farm Manager	Germany
32	Mary Peters THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Denmark
33	William Peters	34	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
34	Freda Peters	19	Daughter	—	Minnesota
35	Frank Peters	13	Son	—	Minnesota
36	Bette Peters	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
37	Donald Hanson	30	Head	Farm Labor	Minnesota
38	Lillian Hanson	24	Wife	—	Minnesota
39	David Hanson	4	Son	—	Minnesota
40	Gayle Hanson	1	Daughter	—	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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