Richard Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Aitkin-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Richard Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Aitkin-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Aitkin-County, Minnesota
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Cornish
1935 Residence (County)	Aitkin
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	80
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Cornish
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Crystal Thompson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Nyla Thompson	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Richard Thompson	Head	—	47	~1893
Kenneth Thompson	Son	—	4	~1936
George Thompson	Son	—	1	~1939
Alton Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Derrol Thompson	Son	—	10	~1930
Robert Thompson	Son	—	7	~1933
Orlie Thompson	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Aitkin, Minnesota

Head, age 37

Aitkin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	VVVV O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Aitkin-County, Minnesota

Head, age 47

Aitkin-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Cornish
1935 Residence (County)	Aitkin
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	80
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Richard Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Minnesota

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01903-00158)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hazel Vanstenburg	19	Wife	—	Minnesota
42	Alice Fay Vanstenburg	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
43	William B Wilson	55	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
44	Mary Ann Wilson	45	Wife	—	Iowa
45	William A Wilson	22	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
46	Bernard W Wilson	18	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
47	Herbert E Wilson	15	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
48	Fredrick O Wilson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
49	Darlene G Wilson	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
50	Henderson S Wilson	81	Head	—	W. Virginia
51	Francis Wilson	76	Wife	—	W. Virginia
52	Arthur Wilson	38	Son	—	Minnesota
53	Ludwig Urkjem	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
54	Elisabeth Urkjem	41	Wife	—	W. Virginia
55	Margaret Urkjem	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
56	Glenora Urkjem	8	Daughter	—	Minnesota
57	Jerry Vanstenburg	80	Head	Old Age Pension	Iowa
58	Thomas Wilson	48	Head	Odd Laborer	Minnesota
59	Nellie Wilson	41	Wife	—	Missouri
60	Richard Thompson THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
61	Orlie Thompson	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
62	Alton Thompson	20	Son	Farm Helper	Minnesota
63	Crystal Thompson	18	Daughter	Housework	Minnesota
64	Nyla Thompson	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
65	Derrol Thompson	10	Son	—	Minnesota
66	Robert Thompson	7	Son	—	Minnesota
67	Kenneth Thompson	4	Son	—	Minnesota
68	George Thompson	1	Son	—	Minnesota
69	Arthur H Vanstenburg	47	Head	Janitor	Missouri
70	Hazel Vanstenburg	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
71	Howard Vanstenburg	20	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
72	Victor Vanstenburg	19	Son	—	Missouri
73	Burton Vanstenburg	18	Son	Ccc	S. Dakota
74	June Rose Vanstenburg	15	Daughter	—	N. Dakota
75	John Vanstenburg	14	Son	—	Minnesota
76	Charles W Niemi	59	Head	Farmer	Finland
77	Elizabeth Niemi	49	Wife	—	Finland
78	Reuben W Niemi	24	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
79	Alexander Hagberg	57	Head	Farmer	Sweden
80	Ida Hagberg	52	Wife	—	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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