Ed Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lake-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Ed Johnson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lake-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lake-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Silver Creek Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Silver Creek Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ed	Age	Birth yr
Ed Johnson	Head	—	53	~1887
Dorothy Johnson	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Ole Johnson	Son	—	27	~1913
John Johnson	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1930

Lake, Minnesota

Head, age 44

Lake, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Lake-County, Minnesota

Head, age 53

Lake-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Silver Creek Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Ed Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01932-00533)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Henry Lempi	62	Head	Farmer	Finland
42	Emma Lempi	57	Wife	—	Finland
43	Taisto Lempi	33	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
44	Thora Lempi	27	Daughter-in-law	—	Minnesota
45	John Maki	59	Hired hand	Hired Hand	North Dakota
46	Matt Tenkanen	55	Head	Farmer	Finland
47	Anna Tenkanen	59	Wife	—	Finland
48	Onni Tenkanen	26	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
49	Kenneth Tenkanen	12	Son	—	Minnesota
50	Alfred Fredson	32	Son-in-law	Homework	Minnesota
51	Verna Fredson	28	Daughter	—	Minnesota
52	Hilja Jarvi	48	Head	Farmer	Finland
53	John Mallet	47	Hired hand	Farm Hand	Finland
54	Ed Johnson THIS PERSON	53	Head	Farmer	Norway
55	Dorothy Johnson	57	Wife	—	Norway
56	John Johnson	28	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
57	Ole Johnson	27	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
58	Edwin O. Swanson	43	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
59	Myrtle B. Swanson	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
60	Axel Johnson	58	Head	Lumberjack	Norway
61	Ralph Matthew Staples	53	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
62	Sarah F. Staples	53	Wife	—	Minnesota
63	Raymond M. Staples	24	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
64	Lawrence Robert Staples	19	Son	New Worker	Minnesota
65	Virginia M. Staples	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
66	Lorraine F. Staples	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
67	Elof A. Anderson	42	Head	Anchor Man	Sweden
68	Violet S. Anderson	33	Wife	—	Minnesota
69	George W. Rofus	38	Head	Woodsman	Minnesota
70	Thelma J. Rofus	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
71	Marjorie M. Rofus	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
72	Marilyn Jane Rofus	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
73	Wayne G. Rofus	6	Son	—	Minnesota
74	Lonnie A. Rofus	4	Son	—	Minnesota
75	Lloyd A. Udenberg	35	Head	Lumberjack	South Dakota
76	Dorothy E. Udenberg	26	Wife	—	South Dakota
77	Marie E. Udenberg	8	Daughter	—	South Dakota
78	Marjorie L. Udenberg	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
79	Marvin L. Udenberg	1	Son	—	Minnesota
80	Esther E. Carlson	48	Head	—	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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