Ruth Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Aitkin-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Aitkin-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Aitkin-County, Minnesota
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ruth E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Aitkin
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Shamrock
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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 Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Worthy Thompson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Bernice Thompson	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Theodore Thompson	Head	—	57	~1883
Harry Thompson	Son	—	23	~1917
Ruth Thompson	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Hennepin, Minnesota

Spouse, age 28

Hennepin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1892
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1896
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Aitkin, Minnesota

Spouse, age 38

Aitkin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ruth E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1892
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Aitkin-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 45

Aitkin-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ruth E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Aitkin
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Ruth Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01903-00479)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Marsh	19	daughter	—	Minnesota
42	Earl Marsh	51	Head	Proprietor	Michigan
43	Ada Marsh	63	Wife	—	Minnesota
44	Carl F. Ekelund	45	Head	Proprietor	Minnesota
45	Margaret Ekelund	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
46	Charles Ekelund	75	Head	—	Sweden
47	Mary Ekelund	75	Wife	—	Sweden
48	Arnold Troeber	43	Head	Carpenter	Minnesota
49	Esther Troeber	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
50	Arnold Jr. Troeber	15	son	Carpenter	Minnesota
51	Connie Troeber	15	daughter	—	Minnesota
52	Donna Troeber	13	daughter	—	Minnesota
53	Germia O'Conner	70	Head	Proprietor	Minnesota
54	Bertha O'Conner	65	Wife	—	Germany
55	Barrett H. Levesseur	49	Head	Janitor	Minnesota
56	Verna Levesseur	42	Wife	—	Nebraska
57	Esther Levesseur	16	daughter	—	Minnesota
58	Barry Levesseur	15	son	—	Minnesota
59	Marjorie Levesseur	13	daughter	—	Minnesota
60	Mamie Nelson	60	Head	—	Indiana
61	Lawrence Sather	22	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
62	Leon Sather	17	Wife	—	Minnesota
63	Theodore Thompson	57	Head	Carpenter	Wisconsin
64	Ruth E. Thompson THIS PERSON	45	Wife	—	Norway
65	Harry Thompson	23	son	Apprentice Shoe Repair	Minnesota
66	Bernice Thompson	21	daughter	—	Minnesota
67	Worthy Thompson	17	daughter	—	Minnesota
68	Alfred Anderson	50	Head	—	Sweden
69	Norman Ofstead	58	Head	Carpenter	Norway
70	Anna Ofstead	49	Wife	—	Minnesota
71	John Ofstead	19	son	Carpenter	Minnesota
72	William B. Tuhlman	45	Head	Foreman	Germany
73	Alleda Tuhlman	42	Wife	—	Wisconsin
74	Wallace Tuhlman	20	son	New Worker	Minnesota
75	Lorraine Breckheimer	21	Head	Teacher	Minnesota
76	Audrey Johnson	23	coteacher	Teacher	Minnesota
77	Myrtie Stedman	70	Head	—	Iowa
78	Alfred Stedman	36	son	Record Clerk	Minnesota
79	Elga Bardwell	51	Head	Proprietor	Illinois
80	Clara Bardwell	48	Wife	—	Illinois

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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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