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Dorothy Nelson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Passaic, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Nelson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Passaic, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1921), then head of a 13-person household.

Age 9 b. ~1921 Female Daughter Born: New York Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Passaic, New Jersey
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Dorothy M
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Clifton City
Est. Birth Year	~1921

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.

13 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
Ida Nelson	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Marie Nelson	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Dorothy Nelson	Daughter	—	9	~1921
William Nelson	Head	—	42	~1888
Johanna Nelson	Other	—	46	~1884
Henry Nelson	Son	—	11	~1919
Marvin Nelson	Son	—	7	~1923
Leo Nelson	Son	—	20	~1910
Warren Nelson	Son	—	13	~1917
Daniel Nelson	Son	—	2	~1928
William Nelson	Son	—	21	~1909
Charles Nelson	Son	—	17	~1913
Albert Nelson	Son	—	14	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

Passaic, New …

Daughter, age 9

Passaic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1921 — 13 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Dorothy M
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Passaic-County, New …

Other, age 19

Passaic-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1921 — 20 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nilson
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Student Nurse
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Nurse
Industry	Private Hosp
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	60
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Dorothy Nelson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Dorothy Nelson

Daughter · 1930 · age 9 · b. ~1921 · New Jersey

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Sibling

Marvin Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Daniel Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ida Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Marie Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Charles Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Warren Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Albert Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Henry Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Leo Nelson

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Passaic, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1375:1113)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jacob Hartman	54	Head	Proprietor	New Jersey
2	Annie Hartman	50	Wife-H	—	New Jersey
3	Harold Hartman	25	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
4	Alexander Claude	35	Head	Foreman	New Jersey
5	Edith S Claude	34	Wife-H	—	Massachusetts
6	Barbara D Claude	6	Daughter	—	New Jersey
7	William P Gishard	69	Head	—	New Jersey
8	Ida G Gishard	63	Wife-H	—	Pennsylvania
9	Ann F Gishard	29	Daughter	Sales Clerk	New Jersey
10	Albert Stover	66	Head	—	England
11	Alice S Stover	62	Wife-H	—	New Jersey
12	James E Earle	42	Head	—	New Jersey
13	Harvey D Earle	44	Son-in-law	Commercial Man	New Jersey
14	Gertrude M Earle	40	Daughter	Saleslady	New Jersey
15	Dudley Bowker	40	Head	Carpenter	British West Indies
16	Mabel Bowker	38	Wife-H	—	British West Indies
17	Rupert S Bowker	13	Son	—	Panama
18	Adell L Bowker	11	Daughter	—	Panama
19	Marie Bowker	9	Daughter	—	Panama
20	Frank Bowker	5	Son	—	New Jersey
21	Barbara G Bowker	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
22	William C Nelson	42	Head	Auto Mechanic	New York
23	Johanna E Nelson	46	Wife-H	—	New York
24	William C Nelson	21	Son	Auto Mechanic	New York
25	Leo E Nelson	20	Son	Driver	New York
26	Charles F Nelson	17	Son	—	New York
27	Albert J Nelson	14	Son	—	New York
28	Warren W Nelson	13	Son	—	New York
29	Henry E Nelson	11	Son	—	New York
30	Ida C Nelson	10	Daughter	—	New York
31	Dorothy M Nelson THIS PERSON	9	Daughter	—	New York
32	Marvin F Nelson	7	Son	—	New York
33	Marie E Nelson	5	Daughter	—	New York
34	Daniel R Nelson	2	Son	—	New Jersey
35	Harry Kohler	38	Head	Silver Finisher	New Jersey
36	Elsie M Kohler	29	Wife-H	—	New Jersey
37	Elsie C Kohler	9	Daughter	—	New Jersey
38	Alice C Kohler	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
39	Frederick W Kohler	5	Son	—	New Jersey
40	William Wallace	37	Head	Salesman	New York
41	Helen M Wallace	38	Wife-H	—	Massachusetts
42	Martin Lachner	39	Head	Manager	Germany
43	Anna Lachner	40	Wife-H	—	Germany
44	Martin Jr. Lachner	15	Son	—	New Jersey
45	Jennie Williams	64	Head-H	—	New York
46	William Williams	23	Son	Salesman	New Jersey
47	Harry Williams	54	Cousin	Rubber Worker	New York
48	Wilford Blanford	38	Head	Painter	England
49	Adele Blanford	33	Wife-H	—	New York
50	Wilford Jr. Blanford	7	Son	—	New Jersey

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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