Robert Richardson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Olmsted-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Robert Richardson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Olmsted-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Olmsted-County, Minnesota
Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Robert S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Viola Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Operator
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	F
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farm Operator
Township / Ward	Viola Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Robert Richardson	Head	—	51	~1889
Rodney Richardson	Son	—	9	~1931
Robert Richardson	Son	—	19	~1921
Loyal Richardson	Son	—	16	~1924
Lulu Richardson	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Olmsted, Minnesota

Head, age 30

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	F
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Olmsted, Minnesota

Head, age 41

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Robert E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Olmsted-County, Minnesota

Head, age 51

Olmsted-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Robert S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Viola Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Occupation	Farm Operator
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	F
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	3000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Robert Richardson

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · 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-t0627-01944-00955)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clifford Banty	35	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
2	Kathleen Banty	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
3	Robert S. Richardson THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
4	Lulu Richardson	45	Wife	—	Minnesota
5	Robert L. Richardson	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
6	Loyal Richardson	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
7	Rodney Richardson	9	Son	—	Minnesota
8	Louis Ruehl	53	Head	Farm Operator	Wisconsin
9	Lena Ruehl	40	Wife	—	Minnesota
10	Margaret Ruehl	21	Daughter	—	Minnesota
11	Edwin Rouhoff	35	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
12	Lena Rouhoff	34	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Lyle Rouhoff	13	Son	—	Minnesota
14	Audrey Rouhoff	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
15	Shirley Rouhoff	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Alois Hofschulte	36	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
17	Ida Hofschulte	36	Wife	—	Minnesota
18	Kenneth Hofschulte	12	Son	—	Minnesota
19	Robert Hofschulte	9	Son	—	Minnesota
20	Darlene Hofschulte	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
21	David Hofschulte	4	Son	—	Minnesota
22	Lewis W. Horn	40	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
23	Marie Horn	43	Wife	—	Nebraska
24	Gladys Horn	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Bernice Horn	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Keith Horn	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
27	Wayne Horn	8	Son	—	Minnesota
28	E. J. Daly	55	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
29	Angilla Daly	49	Wife	—	Minnesota
30	Clayton Daly	29	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
31	Donald Daly	45	Hired hand	—	California
32	Rozell Cogswell	62	Head	Retired Farmer	Iowa
33	Gertrude Cogswell	48	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Helmer Ostrander	56	Lodger	Carpenter	Iowa
35	Carol Ostrander	19	Lodger	—	Iowa
36	Floyd Swan	40	Head	Farm Operator	Minnesota
37	Ruth Swan	28	Wife	—	Minnesota
38	Floy R. Swan	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
39	Clarence Swan	2	Son	—	Minnesota
40	June J. Swan	0	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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