Caroline Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Caroline Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Head Born: Sweden Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Caroline
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ottertail
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	operator
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Lida Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Caroline	Age	Birth yr
Caroline Johnson	Head	—	58	~1882
Bernice Johnson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Bertel Johnson	Son	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Wadena, Minnesota

Other, age 38

Wadena, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 26 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Caroline
Relationship to Head	Patient
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1902
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Year of Naturalization	1903
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Otter Tail, …

Other, age 48

Otter Tail, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Caroline
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota

Head, age 58

Otter-Tail-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Caroline
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ottertail
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	operator
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Caroline Johnson

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01946-00167)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Russell Mclaughlin	4	Son	—	Minnesota
42	Ruby Mclaughlin	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
43	Alexandere Johnson	43	Head	Operator	Minnesota
44	Lillie Johnson	33	Wife	—	Minnesota
45	Ethel Johnson	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
46	Audrey Johnson	8	Daughter	—	Minnesota
47	Edmund Erickson	43	Head	Operator	Minnesota
48	Minnie Erickson	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
49	Earl Erickson	8	Son	—	Minnesota
50	Mary Lou Erickson	6	Daughter	—	Minnesota
51	Ester Erickson	38	Sister	—	Minnesota
52	Carl Grossman	42	Head	Operator	Iowa
53	Florence Grossman	43	Wife	—	Minnesota
54	Merle Grossman	15	Son	—	South Dakota
55	Thomas Connelly	43	Head	Operator	Canada
56	Leona C Connelly	39	Wife	—	Wisconsin
57	Marguerite Connelly	18	Daughter	Maid	North Dakota
58	Lavonne Connelly	17	Daughter	—	North Dakota
59	J. Joseph Connelly	15	Son	—	Minnesota
60	Vernon W Connelly	13	Daughter	—	No Dak
61	Kathleen Connelly	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
62	Clara Herzog	65	Mother in law	—	Wisconsin
63	Robert Delland	72	Head	Operator	Illinois
64	Josephine Delland	72	Wife	—	Illinois
65	Eldon Delland	33	Son	Operator	Illinois
66	Susie M Delland	32	In law	—	Wisconsin
67	Dick Delland	11	Grandson	—	Minnesota
68	Robert Delland	9	Grandson	—	Minnesota
69	Donald Delland	7	Grandson	—	Minnesota
70	Olga Erickson	40	Head	Operator	Minnesota
71	Evelyn Erickson	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
72	Florence Erickson	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
73	Orville Erickson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
74	Arnold R Erickson	11	Son	—	Minnesota
75	Henry Hastermon	60	Farm Hand	Farm Hand	Minnesota
76	Caroline Johnson THIS PERSON	58	Head	Operator	Sweden
77	Bertel Johnson	26	Son	Operator	Minnesota
78	Bernice Johnson	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
79	Elmer Sundstrom	34	Head	Truck Driver	Minnesota
80	Edith Sundstrom	34	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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