Paul Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Paul Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Pleasant Mound Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Blue Earth
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Pleasant Mound Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 Paul	Age	Birth yr
Paul Schmidt	Head	—	50	~1890
Orville Schmidt	Son	—	15	~1925
Marie Schmidt	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Irene Schmidt	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Blue Earth, …

Head, age 29

Blue Earth, Minnesota · implied b. ~1891 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Blue Earth, …

Head, age 40

Blue Earth, Minnesota · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	U.S.
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota

Head, age 50

Blue-Earth-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Pleasant Mound Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Blue Earth
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Paul Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01908-00919)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Theodore Urban	47	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
2	Eldore Urban	13	Son	—	Minnesota
3	Herman Borkenhagen	60	Head	Farmer	Germany
4	Forest Nelson	32	Man	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
5	Forest Nelson	19	Man	House Boy	Minnesota
6	Paul Schmidt THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
7	Marie Schmidt	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Irene Schmidt	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
9	Orville Schmidt	15	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Edward Henk	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
11	Ida Henk	38	Wife	—	Illinois
12	Evelyn Henk	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Le Ann Henk	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
14	Charles Leffel	57	Head	Farmer	Virginia
15	Mary Leffel	51	Wife	—	Virginia
16	Roselyn Leffel	27	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Violet Leffel	23	Daughter	—	Minnesota
18	Mary Leffel	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
19	Marjorie Leffel	53	Sister	—	Virginia
20	Lyle Chadbourn	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
21	Maude Chadbourn	35	Wife	—	Illinois
22	Donald Chadbourn	11	Son	—	Minnesota
23	Eugene Chadbourn	7	Son	—	Minnesota
24	Barbara Chadbourn	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Gerald Chadbourn	1	Son	—	Minnesota
26	Frank Chadbourn	69	Head	R	Wisconsin
27	Lora Chadbourn	44	Wife	—	Denmark
28	George Schneeburg	47	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
29	Elsa Schneeburg	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
30	Gordon Schneeburg	22	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Raymond Schneeburg	12	Son	—	Minnesota
32	Gloria Schneeburg	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
33	Willard Black	39	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
34	Cora Black	34	Wife	—	Minnesota
35	Vernell Black	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Robert Black	10	Son	—	Minnesota
37	Delbert Black	8	Son	—	Minnesota
38	Walter Ullrich	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
39	Alma Ullrich	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
40	Laneta Ullrich	23	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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