Bessie Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Burleigh-County, North Dakota

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Burleigh-County, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Burleigh-County, North Dakota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Croft township
1935 Residence (County)	Burleigh
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	Croft Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Cleo Johnson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Betty Johnson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Phyllis Johnson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Carl Johnson	Head	—	48	~1892
Kenneth Johnson	Son	—	23	~1917
Alan Johnson	Son	—	14	~1926
Bessie Johnson	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Burleigh, North …

Spouse, age 27

Burleigh, North Dakota · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Burleigh, North …

Spouse, age 37

Burleigh, North Dakota · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Burleigh-County, North …

Spouse, age 47

Burleigh-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Croft township
1935 Residence (County)	Burleigh
Occupation	Housewife
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Bessie Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · North Dakota

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1940 US Federal Census — Burleigh-County, North Dakota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02995-00531)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Otto Swanson	63	Head	Farming	Sweden
2	Alice P. Swanson	40	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
3	Lawrence A. Stocke	47	Head	Farming	Wisc.
4	Greta M. Stocke	35	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
5	Beverly J. Stocke	7	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
6	Oscar B. Gish	46	Hired Hand	Laborer	Nebr.
7	Walter C. Rydberg	48	Head	Farming	Washington
8	Clara M. Rydberg	43	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
9	Junius A. Rydberg	18	Son	Farming	N. Dak.
10	Cecile A. Rydberg	16	Daughter	Housework	N. Dak.
11	Roman D. Rydberg	14	Son	Farming	N. Dak.
12	Constance D. Rydberg	11	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
13	Wallace M. Rydberg	9	Son	—	N. Dak.
14	Theodore A. Rydberg	7	Son	—	N. Dak.
15	Alfred C. Rydberg	5	Son	—	N. Dak.
16	Sylvia R. Rydberg	4	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
17	Carl A. Johnson	48	Head	Farming	N. Dak.
18	Bessie Johnson THIS PERSON	47	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
19	Kenneth M. Johnson	23	Son	Laborer	N. Dak.
20	Cleo A. Johnson	20	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
21	Betty R. Johnson	17	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
22	Alan R. Johnson	14	Son	Laborer	N. Dak.
23	Phyllis J. Johnson	8	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
24	William H. Fricke	37	Head	Laborer	Minn.
25	Edna B. Fricke	31	Wife	Housewife	Minn.
26	Howard D. Fricke	13	Son	—	N. Dak.
27	Ruth C. Fricke	10	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
28	Roger H. Fricke	7	Son	—	N. Dak.
29	Lorraine E. Fricke	5	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
30	Warren D. Fricke	3	Son	—	N. Dak.
31	Herman O. Kichel	76	Head	Farming	South Russia
32	Susanna Kichel	77	Wife	Housewife	South Russia
33	Herman A. Kichel	51	Son	Farming	Minn.
34	Israel Brown	39	Head	Farming	Chicago, Ill.
35	Lydia Brown	26	Wife	Housewife	Canada
36	Dean A. Brown	4	Son	—	N. Dak.
37	Jacqueline A. Brown	2	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
38	Adam O. Silbernagel	35	Head	Farming	N. Dak.
39	Magdalene Silbernagel	38	Wife	Housewife	N. Dak.
40	Helen Silbernagel	11	Daughter	—	S. Dak.

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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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