Edith Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Edith Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents J & Richard — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Manhattan
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 Edith	Age	Birth yr
Edith Nelson	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Gloria Nelson	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Moe Nelson	Head	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Daughter, age 18

New York, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Daughter, age 28

New York, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Insurance
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 39

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Edith Nelson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father J Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and father Richard Nelson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

J Nelson

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Richard Nelson

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Edith Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · New York

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02641-00422)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Frances Cole	13	Daughter	—	Chicago
42	Edward M. Stark	32	Head	Air Condit Engineer	New York
43	Meta P. Stark	22	Wife	—	New York
44	Jean D. Bowman	32	Head	Clerk	New York
45	Debbie Bowman	30	Wife	Clerk	New York
46	James D. Mesmer	32	Head	—	Holland
47	Helfers Mesmer	29	Wife	—	Holland
48	Irene Bulleslyfen	64	Lodger	—	Holland
49	Sophia Bulleslyfen	58	Lodger	—	Holland
50	Moe Nelson	46	Head	Salesman	Russia
51	Edith Nelson THIS PERSON	39	Wife	Operator	New York
52	Gloria Nelson	11	Daughter	—	New York
53	Oscar D. Evatt	42	Head	Accountant	Arkansas
54	Doris Ben Evatt	42	Lodger	Secretary	New York
55	William Yates	44	Lodger	Accountant	Mississippi
56	Monroe Weiner	34	Head	Manufacturer	New York
57	Doreen Weiner	31	Wife	—	Ohio
58	Alfred Weiner	6	Son	—	New York
59	Bertha Hollander	70	Head	—	New York
60	Esther Gellin	40	Daughter	—	Lithuania
61	Sheldon Gellin	13	Grandson	—	New York
62	Carl Hess	48	Head	—	Germany
63	Ellen Hess	38	Wife	—	Germany
64	Frederick Hess	11	Son	—	Germany
65	Ursula Hess	8	Daughter	—	Germany
66	Martin Olson	26	Head	Musician	New York
67	Marie Olson	24	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
68	William Olson	4	Son	—	New York
69	Samuel Marnofsky	45	Head	Pressman	New York
70	Henrietta Marnofsky	42	Wife	—	New York
71	Shirley Marnofsky	20	Daughter	Model	New York
72	Sylvia Abel	31	Head	Nurse	New York
73	Helen Stewart	34	Lodger	Nurse	New York
74	Eleanor Paul	56	Head	—	New Jersey
75	Ellis Paul	42	Wife	—	Hungary
76	Kitty Paul	18	Daughter	—	Austria
77	Samuel Bisher	68	Head	Advertising	New Jersey
78	Hattie Bisher	63	Wife	—	New York
79	Rachel Cohen	92	Mother in law	—	New York
80	Allen Cole	55	Head	—	Florida

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Edith

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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