Edith Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Park-County, Montana

Our Model Tree links this Edith Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Park-County, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Montana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Park-County, Montana
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith F
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
1935 Residence (City)	Pine Creek School District No. 19
1935 Residence (County)	Park
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana
Township / Ward	Pine Creek School District No 19
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 Edith	Age	Birth yr
Wilbur Nelson	Son	—	19	~1921
Harold Nelson	Son	—	23	~1917
Zilpha O'Neil	Other	—	42	~1898
Charlene O'Neil	Other	—	10	~1930
Otto Skattum	Other	—	26	~1914
Harry Nelson	Head	—	60	~1880
Edith Nelson	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Park, Montana

Spouse, age 28

Park, Montana · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith F.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1930

Park, Montana

Spouse, age 38

Park, Montana · implied b. ~1892 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1940

Park-County, Montana

Spouse, age 48

Park-County, Montana · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith F
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
1935 Residence (City)	Pine Creek School District No. 19
1935 Residence (County)	Park
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

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Edith Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Montana

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Park-County, Montana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02226-00530)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Swindislee\|Swindislee Bowles	58	Head	Farmer	California
2	Lulu M Bowles	58	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Robert L Bowles	21	Son	Laborer	Montana
4	Ray L Bowles	24	Head	Laborer	Illinois
5	Kathryn M Bowles	20	Wife	—	Montana
6	Harry N Nelson	60	Head	Farmer	Montana
7	Edith F Nelson THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Montana
8	Harold G Nelson	23	Son	—	Montana
9	Wilbur G Nelson	19	Son	Laborer	Montana
10	Zilpha W O'Neil	42	Sister-in-law	Housekeeper	Montana
11	Charlene I O'Neil	10	Niece	—	Montana
12	Otto C Skattum	26	Hired man	Laborer	South Dakota
13	Tobias Schneblegger	53	Head	Farmer	Italy
14	Mary Schneblegger	40	Wife	—	New York
15	Adolph F Schneblegger	15	Son	—	Montana
16	Frank E Wescott	57	Head	Farmer	New York
17	Sylvia Maude Wescott	55	Wife	—	New York
18	Sarah J Cummings	81	Mother	—	New York
19	John Knuth	53	Hired man	Laborer	Iowa
20	Andrew Nelson	78	Head	Farmer	Sweden
21	Emma C Nelson	40	Daughter	—	Montana
22	Clarence J Hellard	38	Hired man	Laborer	Minnesota
23	Roscoe C Venable	20	Hired man	Laborer	Montana
24	Simon Egger	50	Head	Farmer	Italy
25	Pearl B Egger	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
26	Harry R Chase	56	Head	Farmer	Montana
27	Eva I Chase	51	Wife	—	Washington
28	Delbert P Chase	30	Son	Partner	Montana
29	Bernard D Chase	21	Son	Laborer	Montana
30	Dorla M Crane	7	Granddaughter	—	Montana
31	Thomas Benton Venable	45	Head	Farmer	Missouri
32	Ruth F Venable	44	Wife	—	Montana
33	Benton R Venable	21	Son	—	Montana
34	Sam W Venable	18	Son	—	Montana
35	Rowland T Adkins	36	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
36	Rosa Z Adkins	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
37	Clifford N Adkins	15	Son	—	Kentucky
38	Madeline Adkins	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	James O Adkins	12	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Verna E Adkins	9	Daughter	—	Montana

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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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