William Webster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kittson-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this William Webster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kittson-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kittson-County, Minnesota
Surname	Webster
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Kittson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	St Vincent Township
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Mark Webster	Son	—	12	~1928
Peter Webster	Other	—	34	~1906
William Webster	Head	—	48	~1892
Clara Webster	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Rodney Webster	Son	—	9	~1931
Virginia Webster	Daughter	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Kittson, Minnesota

Other, age 28

Kittson, Minnesota · implied b. ~1892 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Webster
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Kittson, Minnesota

Head, age 39

Kittson, Minnesota · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Webster
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Kittson-County, Minnesota

Head, age 48

Kittson-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Webster
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Kittson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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William Webster

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01931-00291)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Berton	52	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
2	Alexander Shaw	48	Head	Farmer	Scotland
3	Marguerite Shaw	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
4	Ronald Shaw	7	Son	—	Minnesota
5	Lawrence Shaw	6	Son	—	Minnesota
6	William S. Ash	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
7	Vera Ash	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	William H. Ash	10	Son	—	Minnesota
9	Lea Ash	6	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Harold Ash	2	Son	—	Minnesota
11	Robert Ash	28	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
12	Dorothy Ash	28	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Daniel Ash	12	Son	—	Minnesota
14	William H. Ash	72	Head	Farmer	Canada-English
15	Carrie Ash	68	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Fred Gleason	27	Lodger	Farm Laborer	North Dakota
17	Guida Gleason	24	Lodger	Servant	North Dakota
18	Vernon Blasewitz	22	Hired man	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
19	John Yostitz	30	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
20	Lena Yostitz	25	Wife	—	North Dakota
21	Robert Yostitz	56	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
22	William Webster THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Scotland
23	Clara Webster	48	Wife	—	North Dakota
24	Mark Webster	12	Son	—	Minnesota
25	Rodney Webster	9	Son	—	Minnesota
26	Virginia Webster	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
27	Peter Webster	34	Brother	Farm Laborer	Scotland
28	William Turner	54	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
29	Ruth Turner	49	Wife	—	North Dakota
30	Harold Turner	25	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
31	Ruth Griffin	22	Lodger	Servant	Minnesota
32	John Lambuski	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
33	Mary Lambuski	28	Wife	—	Canada-English
34	Doris Mary Lambuski	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
35	Kathleen Lambuski	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	James Lambuski	3	Son	—	Minnesota
37	Matt Heleski	35	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
38	Peter Parenteau	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
39	Rose Parenteau	44	Wife	—	Canada-French
40	Henry Parenteau	22	Son	Laborer	Minnesota

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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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