Alfred Nelson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Douglas, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Alfred Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Douglas, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Douglas, Nebraska
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Additional Details
Occupation	Foreman
Industry	RR
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Foreman
Township / Ward	Omaha City
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alfred	Age	Birth yr
Blanche Nelson	Spouse	—	25	~1895
Alfred Nelson	Head	—	27	~1893
Edward Nelson	Son	—	5	~1915
Alfred Nelson	Son	—	3	~1917
Mary Nelson	Daughter	—	1	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Douglas, Nebraska

Head, age 27

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Foreman
Industry	RR
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Douglas, Nebraska

Head, age 37

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelsen
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Mach Foreman
Industry	Steel Works
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4500
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Douglas-County, Nebraska

Head, age 48

Douglas-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelsen
Given Name	Alfred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Omaha
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Occupation	Yardman
Industry	Omaha Steel Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Alfred Nelson

Head · 1920 · age 27 · b. ~1893 · Nebraska

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Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu990unit:0236)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lilly	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
2	Alice	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
3	Dorothy	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
4	Margaret	5	Daughter	—	Nebraska
5	Richard	3	Son	—	Nebraska
6	Ward Tilden	30	Head	Engineer	Nebraska
7	Agnes Tilden	27	Wife	—	Nebraska
8	Raymond Tilden	10	Son	—	Nebraska
9	Lois Tilden	7	Daughter	—	Nebraska
10	Alfred Nelson THIS PERSON	27	Head	Foreman	Nebraska
11	Blanche Nelson	25	Wife	—	Missouri
12	Edward Nelson	5	Son	—	Nebraska
13	Alfred Nelson	3	Son	—	Nebraska
14	Mary Nelson	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
15	Bert Nelson	33	Head	Carpenter	Denmark
16	Sylvia Nelson	30	Wife	—	Sweden
17	Arnold Nelson	6	Son	—	Nebraska
18	Ruth Nelson	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
19	Gust Gran	37	Head	Lithographer	Sweden
20	Julia Gran	33	Wife	—	England
21	Marjorie Gran	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	Florence Gran	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
23	Alex Jensen	37	Head	—	Denmark
24	Carl Anton	50	—	Laborer	U.S.
25	Hans Anderson	55	—	Laborer	Germany
26	George Anderson	65	—	Laborer	Pennsylvania
27	George Armstrong	66	—	Fireman	Indiana
28	Milton Alexander	60	—	Laborer	Illinois
29	C. Adair	64	—	Laborer	Illinois
30	George Abraham	43	—	Laborer	New York
31	Alfred Bowman	70	—	Fireman	Germany
32	J. O. Bliss	67	—	Laborer	U.S.
33	Clarence Barton	48	—	Engineer	Pennsylvania
34	Oscar Berthel	44	—	Laborer	Poland
35	Benjamin Banner	49	—	Laborer	Indiana
36	Ashel Bussell	62	—	Porter	Indiana
37	Guy Buss	67	—	Laborer	Sweden
38	Peter Bengson	80	—	Laborer	Sweden
39	Sylvester Beadel	60	—	Laborer	Tennessee
40	John Beeker	61	—	Laborer	England
41	W. A. Baker	64	—	Laborer	Michigan
42	Charles Collins	44	—	Laborer	Russia
43	George Czerwinski	77	—	Laborer	Germany
44	Gustaf Carlson	42	—	Carpenter	Indiana
45	James Corbett	69	—	Laborer	Ireland
46	Theo Condon	65	—	Laborer	England
47	Chas Carlson	77	—	Laborer	Sweden
48	Chas Carlson	67	—	Laborer	Sweden
49	Chas W. Clark	69	—	Peddler	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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