Citation · C1179 · record
1940 United States Federal Census, Freeborn County, Minnesota, ED 24-2A sheet 2A
ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, West Street, line 5
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Transcription and reasoning
Transcription (as written): 1940 U.S. Census, Albert Lea city Ward 2, Freeborn County, Minnesota, ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, West Street, lines 4–7, enumerated 3 Apr 1940 by Genevieve M. Flanagan. Toepel, Oscar, head, 56, Wisconsin; Alice M., wife, 56, Canada (English), Na; Kit, daughter, 23, Wisconsin, stenographer; Dick, son, 15, Wisconsin, student.
2026-10-27 (karel): Pending promote after pilot: 1940 census SOLID (Toepel round 8). Subject Alice Maud Morris on sheet line 5. Ancestry Residence 3 Apr 1940 Albert Lea already attached with NARA NAID 127972096 / T627-1922-00064 cite and household image in gallery (Oscar pid 212807148588; Alice 212807148915; Dick 212799248447; Kit 212811344494). Not a family event — no spouse field.
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of the original 1940 census sheet shows Alice, wife of Oscar Toepel, on line 5 in the Albert Lea household on West Street. That supports the residence claim for 3 April 1940. The recorded age of 56 does not fit a birth in 1881, and the middle initial is unclear, so the match to Alice Maud Morris rests on the household identification.
Matches: Image shows the Toepel household on West Street: Oscar, head, 56; Alice, wife, 56; Kit, daughter, 23; Dick, son, 15 (lines 4–7); Alice is on line 5, as the citation says, with birthplace written as Canada (English); Place matches: Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, on West Street (the street name appears in the left margin); The enumeration date of 3 April 1940 matches the transcription, and the sheet and ED match the citation (ED 24-2A, sheet 2A)
Flags: Recorded age 56 implies a birth around 1883–84, while the claimed life dates (1881) would make her 58 or 59 in April 1940, a gap of 2–3 years; Her middle initial looks like 'O.' or 'D.' in the handwriting, and the transcription reads 'M.'; I could not confirm 'M' from the image
Limits: The census does not give her maiden name (Morris) or her full middle name (Maud); identifying her as Alice Maud Morris depends on other research; The census states residence on the enumeration date only; The age gap is common in census reporting, but it should be checked against her birth and death records
What it supports
- Lived at · 3 April 1940 · Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA — Alice Maud Morris