William Peters — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ottawa-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Peters across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ottawa-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ottawa-County, Ohio
Surname	Peters
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Carroll Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ottawa
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Carroll Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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
William Peters	Head	—	69	~1871
Ilene Peters	Other	—	6	~1934
Carl Peters	Son	—	31	~1909
Anna Peters	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Lucas, Ohio

Head, age 50

Lucas, Ohio · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	William F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1872
Naturalization Status	un
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Ottawa, Ohio

Other, age 60

Ottawa, Ohio · implied b. ~1870 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	O
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1872
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Ottawa-County, Ohio

Head, age 69

Ottawa-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1871 — 4 household members

Surname	Peters
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Carroll Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ottawa
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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William Peters

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03125-00153)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank Krug	41	Head	Farmer	Ohio
2	Gertrude Krug	29	Wife	—	Ohio
3	Joyce Krug	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	Roger Krug	1	Son	—	Ohio
5	William Peters THIS PERSON	69	Head	Farmer	Germany
6	Anna Peters	59	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Carl Peters	31	Son	Laborer	Ohio
8	Ilene Peters	6	GrandDaughter	—	Ohio
9	Louis Miller	63	Head	Janitor	Ohio
10	Stella Miller	58	Wife	—	Ohio
11	Henry Apling	56	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
12	Emma Apling	50	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Henry Rauch	41	Head	Farmer	Ohio
14	Augusta Rauch	35	Wife	—	Ohio
15	Betty Rauch	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
16	Raymond Rauch	5	Son	—	Ohio
17	David Rauch	1	Son	—	Ohio
18	William Rauch	79	Father	—	Ohio
19	William Hoffman	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
20	Mary Hoffman	58	Wife	—	Ohio
21	Andrew Hoffman	34	Head	Farmer	Ohio
22	Wanda Hoffman	32	Wife	—	Ohio
23	Wesley Hoffman	10	Son	—	Ohio
24	Merl Hoffman	8	Son	—	Ohio
25	Charles Schultz	72	Head	—	Ohio
26	William Dombroske	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
27	Laura Dombroske	42	Wife	—	Ohio
28	Robert Dombroske	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
29	Hazel Dombroske	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
30	Nelson Dombroske	9	Son	—	Ohio
31	Louis Dombroske	84	Head	—	Germany
32	Dora Dombroske	75	Wife	—	Germany
33	Charles Teamster	70	Head	—	Germany
34	Minni Teamster	62	Wife	—	Ohio
35	Lawrence Teamster	37	Son	Farmer	Ohio
36	Alfred Brier	38	Head	Farmer	Ohio
37	George Brier	26	Brother	Farmer	Ohio
38	Roland Brier	29	Brother	Section Hand	Ohio
39	Chester Young	48	Head	Operator	Ohio
40	Amanda Young	47	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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