Andrew Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Waseca-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Andrew Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Waseca-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Waseca-County, Minnesota
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Andrew H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Byron Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Itasca
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Byron Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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 Andrew	Age	Birth yr
Loretta Nelson	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Andrew Nelson	Head	—	58	~1882
Donald Nelson	Son	—	9	~1931
Bert Nelson	Son	—	17	~1923
Kenneth Nelson	Son	—	22	~1918
Carrie Nelson	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Waseca, Minnesota

Head, age 39

Waseca, Minnesota · implied b. ~1881 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Waseca, Minnesota

Head, age 49

Waseca, Minnesota · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Andrew H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Waseca-County, Minnesota

Head, age 58

Waseca-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 6 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Andrew H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Byron Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Itasca
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Andrew Nelson

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01966-00468)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Raymond Callahan	44	Head	Farm Foreman	Minnesota
2	Sandra Callahan	21	Daughter	Maid	Minnesota
3	Ellen Callahan	20	Daughter	Maid	Minnesota
4	Ambrose Callahan	18	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
5	Nicholas Callahan	16	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
6	Margaret Callahan	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
7	Hattie Callahan	9	Sister	—	Minnesota
8	Andrew H. Nelson THIS PERSON	58	Head	Farmer	Iowa
9	Carrie Nelson	47	Wife	—	Iowa
10	Kenneth Nelson	22	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
11	Bert Nelson	17	Son	—	Minnesota
12	Loretta Nelson	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Donald Nelson	9	Son	—	Minnesota
14	William Wunsch	47	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
15	Anna Wunsch	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Marian Wunsch	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Billy Wunsch	8	Son	—	Minnesota
18	Oscar O. Anderson	66	Head	Farmer	Sweden
19	Amelia Anderson	66	Wife	—	Wisconsin
20	Edwin F. Anderson	22	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
21	Esther Blatch	98	Mother-in-law	—	Germany
22	Lloyd O. Hanson	45	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
23	Hallie Hanson	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
24	Verle Hanson	23	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
25	Lucille Hanson	19	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Donna Mae Hanson	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
27	Albert O. Michalus	57	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
28	Rose Michalus	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
29	Fred Mrs. Pruizer	30	Daughter	—	Minnesota
30	Emma Michalus	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
31	Lawrence Michalus	14	Son	—	Minnesota
32	Arville Pruizer	10	Grandson	—	Minnesota
33	Rodney Pruizer	3	Grandson	—	Minnesota
34	Victor Eback	28	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
35	Edna Eback	24	Wife	—	Minnesota
36	George O. Wressel	44	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
37	Mabel Wressel	23	Wife	—	Minnesota
38	Elmer Wressel	1	Son	—	Minnesota
39	Edward Cooper	59	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
40	Martha Cooper	59	Wife	—	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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