Rachel Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Whatcom-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Rachel Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whatcom-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: South Dakota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Whatcom-County, Washington
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
1935 Residence (City)	Ferndale
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Additional Details
Industry	72
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota
Township / Ward	Ferndale
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rachel	Age	Birth yr
Ruby Johnson	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Rachel Johnson	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Chris Johnson	Head	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Whatcom, Washington

Spouse, age 27

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

1930

Whatcom, Washington

Other, age 38

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

1940

Whatcom-County, Washington

Spouse, age 48

Whatcom-County, Washington · implied b. ~1892 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	South Dakota
1935 Residence (City)	Ferndale
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Industry	72
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	South Dakota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	south dakota

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Rachel Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Washington

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1940 US Federal Census — Whatcom-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04369-00236)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Nancy P. Barnett	78	Head	—	Kansas
42	Delbert T. Smith	72	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
43	Nora J. Smith	65	Wife	—	Missouri
44	Arthur Ward	37	Hired hand	Farm Help	Kansas
45	Costa Rangeloff	45	Head	Miner	Bulgaria
46	Vilma M. Rangeloff	35	Wife	—	Canada English
47	Edward J. Mcalpine	57	Head	Manager	Washington
48	Alice E. Mcalpine	52	Wife	—	Washington
49	Dorothy M. Mcalpine	12	Daughter	—	Washington
50	Barbara J. Mcalpine	11	Daughter	—	Washington
51	John B. Mcalpine	25	Son	Farm Hand	Washington
52	Edith R. Mcalpine	24	Daughter in law	—	Oregon
53	Joan M. Mcalpine	4	Grand daughter	—	Oregon
54	Benny O. Haggen	37	Hired hand	Farm Hand	Iowa
55	Erik Megard	65	Head	Farmer	Norway
56	Ingeline B. Megard	54	Wife	—	Norway
57	Edna M. Megard	21	Daughter	—	Washington
58	Joseph Madsen	72	Head	Farmer	England
59	Ole Johansen	58	Head	Farmer	Norway
60	Marie P. Johansen	53	Wife	—	Norway
61	Harry W. Cosser	62	Head	Farmer	Illinois
62	Marie A. Cosser	50	Wife	—	Norway
63	George G. Cobb	55	Head	Farmer	Michigan
64	Inge G. Cobb	55	Wife	—	Illinois
65	Thomas A. Heestead	66	Head	Farmer	Missouri
66	Mabel Heestead	61	Wife	—	Michigan
67	Chris J. Johnson	53	Head	Foreman	Norway
68	Rachel Johnson THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	South Dakota
69	Ruby C. Johnson	11	Daughter	—	Washington
70	James D. White	56	Head	Driller	Georgia
71	Jane A. White	44	Wife	—	Illinois
72	William O. White	20	Son	Driller Assistant	Washington
73	Gordon L. White	18	Son	—	Washington
74	Charles M. Henry	68	Boarder	—	Pennsylvania
75	Laura E. White	79	Head	—	Georgia
76	Joe Witman	48	Head	Laborer	Kansas
77	Appleney Witman	42	Wife	—	Colorado
78	Lawrence V. Witman	18	Daughter	House Keeper	Kansas
79	Viola M. Witman	15	Daughter	—	Kansas
80	Margery S. Witman	13	Daughter	—	Kansas

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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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