Betty Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Betty Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Nebraska
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Betty J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Village
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	No
Industry	No
Class of Worker	No
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Township / Ward	Polk Village
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Betty	Age	Birth yr
Betty Nelson	Spouse	—	65	~1875
Harold Nelson	Son	—	43	~1897
Kathleen Nelson	Other	—	3	~1937
John Nelson	Head	—	70	~1870
Gertrude Nelson	Daughter	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Nebraska

Spouse, age 45

Polk, Nebraska · implied b. ~1875 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Bettie J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Polk, Nebraska

Spouse, age 55

Polk, Nebraska · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Bettie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Polk-County, Nebraska

Spouse, age 65

Polk-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Betty J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Village
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	No
Industry	No
Class of Worker	No
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Betty Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Nebraska

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Polk-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02261-00768)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert	17	Son	No	Nebraska
2	Gerald	14	Son	No	Nebraska
3	Nellie Newton	59	Head	No	Illinois
4	Delwin Newton	32	Son	Waiter	Kansas
5	Betty Newton	16	daughter	New Worker	Nebraska
6	Newton	14	daughter	No	Nebraska
7	Robert	38	son	Helper	Nebraska
8	Faye	35	daughter-in-law	No	Nebraska
9	Wayne	13	Grandson	No	Nebraska
10	Keith	10	Grandson	No	Nebraska
11	Lola	8	Granddaughter	No	Nebraska
12	Loren	3	Granddaughter	No	Nebraska
13	Albert Peterson	50	Head	Plumber	Nebraska
14	Ida Peterson	54	Wife	Oprator	Nebraska
15	Doris Johnston	19	Housekeeper	Housework	Nebraska
16	Glenn Green	55	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
17	Bessie Green	52	Wife	No	Illinois
18	Mary E.	80	mother-in-law	No	Illinois
19	Emory Cramer	31	Head	Mechanic	Nebraska
20	Ella Cramer	25	Wife	No	Nebraska
21	Larry Dean Cramer	4	son	No	Nebraska
22	Augusta Johnson	70	Head	No	Sweden
23	Harold Johnson	39	son	Cream Tester	Nebraska
24	P. A. Hanquist	79	Head	No	Sweden
25	Ebba Hanquist	45	daughter	No	Nebraska
26	Frank Adelson	65	Head	No	Nebraska
27	Nellie Adelson	64	wife	No	Illinois
28	Harold Ed. Pearson	26	lodger	Teaching	Nebraska
29	Bruce E. Cowgill	23	lodger	Teacher	Nebraska
30	John Nelson	70	Head	Cobbler	Sweden
31	Betty J. Nelson THIS PERSON	65	Wife	No	Nebraska
32	Gertrude Nelson	36	daughter	Clerk	Nebraska
33	Harold Nelson	43	son	Barber	Nebraska
34	Kathleen Nelson	3	Grand daughter	No	Nebraska
35	Oscar Sundberg	45	Head	Operator	Nebraska
36	Violette D. Sundberg	41	wife	No	Nebraska
37	Dora Lee Sundberg	14	daughter	No	Nebraska
38	James K. Sundberg	10	son	No	Nebraska
39	Jannice Sundberg	8	daughter	No	Nebraska
40	J. C. Mcclure	68	Head	Janitor	Illinois

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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