Ella Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nicollet-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Ella Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nicollet-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nicollet-County, Minnesota
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Prairie
1935 Residence (County)	Nicollet
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Township / Ward	Lake Prairie
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Ella	Age	Birth yr
Edith Nelson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Joseph Nelson	Head	—	56	~1884
Ella Nelson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Ella Nelson	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Nicollet, Minnesota

Spouse, age 36

Nicollet, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Nicollet, Minnesota

Spouse, age 46

Nicollet, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 40 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Nicollet-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 56

Nicollet-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Prairie
1935 Residence (County)	Nicollet
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Ella Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01941-00615)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Verberg	12	son	—	Minnesota
2	Roger Verberg	10	son	—	Minnesota
3	Robert Verberg	10	son	—	Minnesota
4	Mathilda Verberg	86	Mother	—	Sweden
5	Charles Verberg	47	brother	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
6	Adolf Lokensgard	46	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
7	Gydia Lokensgard	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Theodore Colberg	45	brother-in-law	—	Minnesota
9	Hannah Colberg	50	sister-in-law	—	Minnesota
10	Swan Johnson	88	uncle	—	Sweden
11	Orval Jacobson	25	Head	Farm Labor	Minnesota
12	Theodore Nelson	63	Head	—	Minnesota
13	Hilda Nelson	61	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Hamilton Nelson	29	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
15	Natalie Nelson	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Richard Nelson	3	son	—	Minnesota
17	Gladys Jarvi	20	housekeeper	Housekeeper	Minnesota
18	Leonard Wicks	45	hired man	Camp Cook	Minnesota
19	John Duke	32	hired man	Farm Laborer	Alabama
20	Adolph Lokensgard	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
21	Mae Lokensgard	50	Wife	—	Minnesota
22	Ingvald Lokensgard	26	son	Farm Labor	Minnesota
23	Imogene Lokensgard	21	daughter	—	Minnesota
24	Luella Lokensgard	19	daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Howard Lokensgard	13	son	—	Minnesota
26	Joseph Nelson	56	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
27	Ella Nelson THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Minnesota
28	Edith Nelson	20	daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Ella Nelson	17	daughter	—	Minnesota
30	William Nelson	64	Head	—	Minnesota
31	Katherine Nelson	65	Wife	—	Minnesota
32	Adolph Nelson	33	son	Farmer	Minnesota
33	Edna Nelson	22	daughter-in-law	—	N. Dakota
34	Elmer Tiede	22	hired hand	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
35	Clarence Johnson	44	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
36	Helen Johnson	41	Wife	—	Wisconsin
37	Wayne Johnson	13	son	—	Minnesota
38	Dorrit Johnson	9	son	—	Minnesota
39	Melba Johnson	5	daughter	—	Minnesota
40	Esther Johnson	21	sister	Housekeeper	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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