William Beck — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Becker-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this William Beck across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Becker-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Becker-County, Minnesota
Surname	Beck
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Spruce Grove
1935 Residence (County)	Becker
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Spruce Grove
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Marion Beck	Daughter	—	18	~1922
William Beck	Head	—	47	~1893
Willard Beck	Son	—	14	~1926
Bella Beck	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Hennepin, Minnesota

Other, age 26

Hennepin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Beck
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1895
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Year of Naturalization	1901
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Becker, Minnesota

Head, age 37

Becker, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Beck
Given Name	William P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1896
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Becker-County, Minnesota

Head, age 47

Becker-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Beck
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Spruce Grove
1935 Residence (County)	Becker
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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William Beck

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01905-00703)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Berger Michelson	52	Head	Farmer	Norway
2	Esther Michelson	48	Wife	—	Minn
3	Byrdell Michelson	22	Son	Farm Labor	Minn
4	Milford Michelson	21	Son	Farm Labor	Minn
5	Russell Michelson	19	Son	Farm Labor	Minn
6	Navis Michelson	16	Daughter	—	Minn
7	Lowell Michelson	15	Son	—	Minn
8	Willard Michelson	12	Son	—	Minn
9	Marvin Michelson	10	Son	—	Minn
10	Lloyd Michelson	8	Son	—	Minn
11	Ellaine Michelson	4	Daughter	—	Minn
12	Margarett Michelson	2	Daughter	—	Minn
13	Jens Anderson	29	Head	Farmer	Minn
14	Marion Anderson	32	Wife	—	Minn
15	Shirley Anderson	6	Daughter	—	Minn
16	Dennis Anderson	4	Son	—	Minn
17	Beverly Anderson	2	Daughter	—	Minn
18	Matthilda Hanson	71	Head	—	Norway
19	Ralph Hanson	48	Son	Farm Labor	Minn
20	Etta Hanson	42	Daughter	—	Minn
21	Ole Anderson	70	Head	Farmer	Norway
22	Annie Anderson	59	Wife	—	Minn
23	Nels Anderson	23	Son	Farm Labor	Minn
24	Cora Anderson	16	Daughter	—	Minn
25	Francis Roberts	33	Son in law	Farm Labor	Minn
26	Agnes Roberts	31	Daughter	—	Minn
27	Aris Roberts	9	Daughter	—	Minn
28	Willard Roberts	8	Son	—	Minn
29	Joan Roberts	4	Daughter	—	Minn
30	James Roberts	12	Son	—	Minn
31	Olaf Beck	41	Head	Farmer	Minn
32	Sophia Beck	34	Wife	—	Minn
33	Alvin Beck	14	Son	—	Minn
34	Margrett Beck	8	Daughter	—	Minn
35	Jeanette Beck	5	Daughter	—	Minn
36	John Paulson	73	Lodger	—	Norway
37	William Beck THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Germany
38	Bella Beck	42	Wife	—	Minn
39	Willard Beck	14	Son	—	Minn
40	Marion Beck	18	Daughter	Maid	Minn

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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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