Walter Peterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Loup-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Walter Peterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Loup-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Tessie — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Loup-County, Nebraska
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Taylor Precinct
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Taylor Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Lorena Peterson	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Roland Peterson	Son	—	12	~1928
Walter Peterson	Head	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Loup, Nebraska

Son, age 20

Loup, Nebraska · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Loup, Nebraska

Head, age 30

Loup, Nebraska · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Walter S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Loup-County, Nebraska

Head, age 41

Loup-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Taylor Precinct
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Peterson

b. ~1863

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Tessie Peterson

b. ~1864

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Peterson

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Nebraska

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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 — Loup-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02256-00910)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Examinatis Newberry	76	mother-in-law	—	Illinois
2	Frank R. Satterfield	66	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
3	Katherine Satterfield	44	Wife	—	New Jersey
4	Stanley Satterfield	23	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
5	Betty Satterfield	17	Daughter-in-law	—	Nebraska
6	Anna S. Clemons	53	Head	Clerical	Nebraska
7	Claude Perkins	62	Brother	—	Nebraska
8	Calvin Ferguson	79	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
9	Cora Ferguson	76	Sister	—	Nebraska
10	Luther Ferguson	33	Brother	Farmer	Nebraska
11	Sarah Britton	62	Head	—	Iowa
12	Martha Britton	32	Daughter	—	Nebraska
13	Albert Britton	18	Son	Construction	Nebraska
14	Vincent Hyde	42	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
15	Mary Hyde	38	Wife	—	Nebraska
16	Melvin Hyde	10	Son	—	Nebraska
17	John Hyde	3	Son	—	Nebraska
18	William Fredrick	54	Head	Farming	Nebraska
19	Ethel Fredrick	51	Wife	—	Kansas
20	Mildred Fredrick	28	Daughter	—	Nebraska
21	Russell Fredrick	14	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
22	Louise Fredrick	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
23	Eldan Lytle	37	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
24	Adeline Lytle	22	Wife	—	Nebraska
25	Leroy Lytle	5	Son	—	Nebraska
26	Donald Lytle	3	Son	—	Nebraska
27	Hazel Lytle	16	Mother	—	Nebraska
28	Robert Lytle	9	Brother	—	Nebraska
29	Walter Peterson THIS PERSON	41	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
30	Lorena Peterson	37	Wife	—	Nebraska
31	Roland Peterson	12	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
32	Halvor Jensen	41	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
33	Ena Jensen	39	Wife	—	Nebraska
34	Robert Jensen	12	Son	—	Nebraska
35	Donald Jensen	11	Son	—	Nebraska
36	Robin Jensen	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
37	Miles Ferguson	27	Head	Farming	Nebraska
38	Doris Ferguson	26	Wife	—	Nebraska
39	Gerald Ferguson	2	Son	—	Nebraska
40	Violet Ward	56	Head	—	Nebraska

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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