William Marsh — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wadena-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this William Marsh across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wadena-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wadena-County, Minnesota
Surname	Marsh
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Bullard Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wadena
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	75
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Bullard Township
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Hazel Marsh	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mabel Marsh	Daughter	—	15	~1925
William Marsh	Head	—	46	~1894
Harry Marsh	Son	—	8	~1932
Jessie Marsh	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1930

Wadena, Minnesota

Other, age 36

Wadena, Minnesota · implied b. ~1894 — 17 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Marsh
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	O
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	South Dakota
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Wadena-County, Minnesota

Head, age 46

Wadena-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

Surname	Marsh
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Bullard Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wadena
Occupation	farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	75
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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William Marsh

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Minnesota

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01966-00051)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clement Bible	19	Son	Pulpwood Cutter	Minnesota
2	Dolores Bible	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
3	Carl Larson	46	Head	Log Cutter	Sweden
4	Martha Larson	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
5	H. G. Bookhart	72	Head	Farmer	Illinois
6	Magdalena Bookhart	67	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Carrie Danforth	71	Sister-in-law	—	Illinois
8	Raymond Pickar	24	Servant	Farm Labor	Minnesota
9	James Bookhart	45	Head	Saw Mill Operator	Iowa
10	Susie E. Bookhart	41	Wife	—	Iowa
11	James A. Bookhart	3	Son	—	Minnesota
12	Esther Geddes	21	Servant	Housework	Minnesota
13	Lyle Knutson	25	Servant	Dairying	North Dakota
14	Robert Denomy	25	Servant	Hauling Logs	Minnesota
15	Louis Holm	34	Head	Pulpwood Cutter	South Dakota
16	Ann Holm	29	Wife	—	North Dakota
17	Francis Holm	10	Son	—	South Dakota
18	John W. Mahler	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
19	Stella Mahler	53	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Dale Mahler	20	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
21	Roland Mahler	14	Son	—	South Dakota
22	Dolores Mahler	10	Daughter	—	South Dakota
23	Oscar Chapman	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
24	Sarah Chapman	60	Wife	—	Kansas
25	Schuyler Chapman	37	Son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
26	Grace Chapman	34	Daughter	—	Minnesota
27	Louis Larson	45	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
28	Edward Larson	38	Brother	Farmer	Minnesota
29	Hilda Bookhart	40	Sister	—	Minnesota
30	Beverly Bookhart	17	Niece	—	Minnesota
31	Mary Mollerman	19	Lodger	Public School Teacher, Grades	Minnesota
32	William Marsh THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
33	Jessie Marsh	43	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Mabel Marsh	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
35	Hazel Marsh	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Harry Marsh	8	Son	—	Minnesota
37	Charles H. Thede	56	Head	Cutting Logs	Iowa
38	Oliver O. Forsyth	55	Head	Cutting Fuelwood	Indiana
39	Michael Itheis	30	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
40	Irene Itheis	42	Wife	—	Iowa

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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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