Thomas Richards — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Richards across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 68 b. ~1872 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Minnesota
Surname	Richards
Given Name	Thomas E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Vigen Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Vigen Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Bob Richards	Son	—	40	~1900
Clara Richards	Spouse	—	67	~1873
Margaret Snyder	Other	—	25	~1915
Thomas Richards	Head	—	68	~1872

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Minnesota

Head, age 48

Clay, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richards
Given Name	Thomas G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	general Farm
Class of Worker	EM
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Clay, Minnesota

Head, age 58

Clay, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richards
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	53
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Grain Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Clay-County, Minnesota

Head, age 68

Clay-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 4 household members

Surname	Richards
Given Name	Thomas E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Vigen Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Thomas Richards

Head · 1940 · age 68 · b. ~1872 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

36 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01914-00358)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bert O Beckstrom	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
2	Katherine Beckstrom	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
3	Harlend L Beckstrom	5	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Mary Lou Beckstrom	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
5	Inghart P Stangeland	38	Head	Farmer	North Dakota
6	Pearl Stangeland	34	Wife	—	North Dakota
7	Gordon E Stangeland	12	Son	—	North Dakota
8	Arlan I Stangeland	10	Son	—	North Dakota
9	Loren P Stangeland	8	Son	—	North Dakota
10	Sonja P Stangeland	2	Daughter	—	North Dakota
11	Albert E Larson	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
12	Judith Larson	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Donald Larson	8	Son	—	North Dakota
14	Thomas E Richards THIS PERSON	68	Head	Farmer	Michigan
15	Clara Richards	67	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Bob Richards	40	Son	Labour	Minnesota
17	Margaret Snyder	25	Lodger	Teacher	Minnesota
18	John M Skaby	31	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
19	Gladys Skaby	31	Wife	—	Minnesota
20	Vivian Hagness	17	Sister	—	Canada
21	Henry Brandemuhl	61	Uncle	Labour	Minnesota
22	Jack S Garrett	43	Head	Farm Manager	North Dakota
23	Estelle Garrett	38	Wife	—	North Dakota
24	Geraldine Garrett	18	Daughter	—	North Dakota
25	John Garrett	11	Son	—	North Dakota
26	Sylvia Jorgenson	24	Helper	Helper	Montana
27	Henry Shirek	34	Laborer	Labour	North Dakota
28	Geordia Shirek	26	Cook	Cook	Minnesota
29	Alvin Balkan	31	Laborer	Labour	North Dakota
30	Joseph Hoffman	42	Laborer	Labour	South Dakota
31	Herschel Hunt	44	Laborer	Labour	Kentucky
32	Charles Plaugh	40	Laborer	Labour	Poland
33	Jack Stone	49	Laborer	Labour	Michigan
34	Martin Tjeen	63	Laborer	Labour	Norway
35	Ted Prepick	25	Laborer	Labour	North Dakota
36	John Erickson	54	Laborer	Labour	Norway

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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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