Walter Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Woodbury-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Woodbury-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Anna — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Woodbury-County, Iowa
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Sioux City
1935 Residence (County)	Woodbury
Additional Details
Occupation	assembler
Industry	whole sale tool factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	1520
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Assembler
Township / Ward	Sioux City
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
La Anderson	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Walter Anderson	Head	—	34	~1906
Gerald Anderson	Son	—	2	~1938
Irene Anderson	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Woodbury, Iowa

Son, age 14

Woodbury, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Walter P
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Woodbury, Iowa

Son, age 24

Woodbury, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Walter P.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Tool factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Woodbury-County, Iowa

Head, age 34

Woodbury-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Sioux City
1935 Residence (County)	Woodbury
Occupation	assembler
Industry	whole sale tool factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	1520
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links Walter Anderson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Anna Anderson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Anna Anderson

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Walter Anderson

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Iowa

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1940 US Federal Census — Woodbury-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

33 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01215-00713)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold Brunsen	29	Head	Battery Man	Iowa
2	Edna Brunsen	30	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Harlan Brunsen	4	Son	—	Iowa
4	Walter Anderson THIS PERSON	34	Head	Assembler	Iowa
5	Irene Anderson	31	Wife	—	South Dakota
6	La Vonne Anderson	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
7	Gerald Anderson	2	Son	—	Iowa
9	Peter N. Halstrom	60	Head	Shipper	South Dakota
10	Georgia Halstrom	59	Wife	—	Nebraska
11	Oscar Halstrom	17	Son	—	Iowa
13	Floyd Dearl	42	Head	Warehouse Foreman	Missouri
14	Verle Dearl	29	Wife	—	Iowa
15	Billy Dearl	11	Son	—	Iowa
17	William H. Penick	46	Head	Proprietor	Europe
18	Josephine Penick	43	Wife	Helper	Europe
19	Edward Penick	17	Son	—	Iowa
21	Earl Knapp	36	Head	Foreman	Iowa
22	Evelyn Knapp	27	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Colleen Knapp	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Keith Knapp	5	Son	—	Iowa
26	Sever Field	40	Head	Trucker	Nebraska
27	Clara Field	40	Wife	—	Nebraska
28	Joan Carol Field	19	Daughter	Servant	Nebraska
29	Shirley Field	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Dale Field	11	Son	—	Iowa
32	George M. Hewitt	24	Head	Stower	Iowa
33	Lois Hewitt	22	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Larry L. Hewitt	4	Son	—	Iowa
35	Janis Kay Hewitt	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	Robert L. Wolter	30	Head	Receiving Clerk	Iowa
37	Ruth Wolter	30	Wife	—	South Dakota
39	George Ranbolt	41	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
40	Gladys Ranbolt	40	Wife	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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