Sam Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Faribault-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Sam Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Faribault-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1865), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 75 b. ~1865 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Faribault-County, Minnesota
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sam M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Faribault
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Brush Creek Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1865

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 Sam	Age	Birth yr
Matt Thompson	Son	—	36	~1904
Jenny Thompson	Spouse	—	71	~1869
Sam Thompson	Head	—	75	~1865

Census Appearances

1920

Faribault, Minnesota

Head, age 56

Faribault, Minnesota · implied b. ~1864 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sam M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	F
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Faribault, Minnesota

Head, age 65

Faribault, Minnesota · implied b. ~1865 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	72
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Faribault-County, Minnesota

Head, age 75

Faribault-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1865 — 3 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sam M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Faribault
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Sam Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 75 · b. ~1865 · Minnesota

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Faribault-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01920-00151)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rudolph Iverson	25	Head	Labour	Minnesota
2	Ruth Iverson	25	Wife	Housework	Minnesota
3	Rolands L Iverson	20	Son	Labour	Minnesota
4	Maurice D Iverson	17	Son	Labour	Minnesota
5	Gordon P Iverson	14	Son	Labour	Minnesota
6	Gerhard G Anderson	44	Head	Labour	Minnesota
7	Bernice M Anderson	32	Wife	Housework	Oklahoma
8	Ileen H Anderson	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
9	Lester J Anderson	3	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Sam M Thompson THIS PERSON	75	Head	—	Illinois
11	Jenny S Thompson	71	Wife	Housework	Illinois
12	Matt G Thompson	36	Son	Labour	Illinois
13	Emil G Anderson	27	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
14	Arvilla B Anderson	18	Wife	Housework	Iowa
15	George M Anderson	74	Father	—	Norway
16	Ludvig M Gullord	37	Hired man	Labour	Iowa
17	Joseph B Olsen	36	Head	Farmer	Illinois
18	Fern E Olsen	35	Wife	Housework	Illinois
19	Marlyn L Olsen	8	Son	—	Minnesota
20	Joyce E Olsen	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
21	Simon O Knutson	58	Head	Farmer	Norway
22	Josie Knutson	58	Wife	Housework	Norway
23	Lillian I Knutson	26	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
24	Violet L Knutson	24	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
25	Kathryn G Sweeten	38	Guest or niece	Teacher	Iowa
26	Mons H Monson	53	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
27	Elvina S Monson	47	Wife	Housework	Minnesota
28	Lee A Van Riper	34	Head	Labour	Wisconsin
29	Ida H Van Riper	34	Wife	Housework	Minnesota
30	Marvin W Van Riper	15	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Julius J Thes	46	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Lena B Thes	45	Wife	Housework	Iowa
33	Leslie J Thes	19	Son	Labour	Iowa
34	Betty J Thes	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Florence A Thes	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Lucius L Hunt	38	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
37	Myrtle L Hunt	38	Wife	Housework	Iowa
38	Mark L Hunt	13	Son	—	Minnesota
39	Lois M Hunt	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
40	Donald V Hunt	3	Son	—	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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