Citation · C1180 · record
1940 United States Federal Census, Freeborn County, Minnesota, ED 24-2A sheet 2A
ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, West Street, line 7
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- Confidence
- ●●●● very high
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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 Richard Oscar Toepel on sheet line 7. 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 4/4, tier record.
The image shows the Toepel household on West Street. Oscar is head, Alice is wife, Kit is daughter at 23, and Dick is son at 15 on line 7, born in Wisconsin. This fits Richard Oscar Toepel (b. 1925) living in Albert Lea in April 1940. The nickname and the missing birth date are minor gaps. The residence claim is directly supported.
Matches: Line 7 reads "Dick", son, age 15, born Wisconsin, in the household of Oscar Toepel (head, 56, Wisconsin) at lines 4–7; Age 15 in April 1940 fits a 1925 birth for Richard Oscar Toepel; Birthplace Wisconsin matches the Toepel family, and the household is Oscar, Alice, Kit and Dick; The street is West Street, matching the claim's note; The sheet is in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, with a 3 April 1940 enumeration date; The image shows the household on the sheet, with a student/school column entry for Dick
Limits: The census gives an age, not a birth date; it does not establish 1925 exactly or the 2015 death; "Dick" is a nickname, so the link to Richard Oscar Toepel depends on the household and the family tree; The image is a narrow strip, so the ward and city header are not visible; they come from the transcription
What it supports
- Lived at · 3 April 1940 · Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA — Richard Oscar Toepel