Ellen Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ontonagon-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ontonagon-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ontonagon-County, Michigan
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ontonagon
1935 Residence (County)	Ontonagon
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Township / Ward	Ontonagon
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Eveline Johnson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Gust Johnson	Head	—	49	~1891
Arvid Ensgrave	Other	—	50	~1890
Herbert Runneff	Other	—	65	~1875
John Holm	Other	—	41	~1899
Robert Johnson	Son	—	15	~1925
Ellen Johnson	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Mason, Washington

Spouse, age 26

Mason, Washington · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ellen M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Ontonagon, Michigan

Spouse, age 37

Ontonagon, Michigan · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1898
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Ontonagon-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 47

Ontonagon-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ontonagon
1935 Residence (County)	Ontonagon
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Ellen Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Ontonagon-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01806-00486)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Walter Candree	24	Head	Chain Man	Mich
42	Marie Candree	22	Wife	—	Mich
43	Edward Aubrey	64	Head	Chipper Man	Mich
44	Alena Aubrey	59	Wife	—	Mich
45	Opal Aubrey	29	Daughter	House Work	Mich
46	Gust Johnson	49	Head	Fisherman	Mich
47	Ellen Johnson THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Finland
48	Robert Johnson	15	Son	—	Mich
49	Eveline Johnson	17	Daughter	—	Mich
50	John Holm	41	Lodger	Chipper Man	Finland
51	Herbert Runneff	65	Lodger	Night Watch	Germany
52	Arvid Ensgrave	50	Lodger	Loading Wood	Finland
53	Earl Doyle	33	Head	Ins. Salesman	Wisc
54	Marie Doyle	28	Wife	—	Mich
55	James Doyle	9	Son	—	Wisc
56	John Doyle	1	Son	—	Mich
57	John Pollock	49	Head	Jammer Man	Yugo Slavia
58	Marian Pollock	38	Wife	—	Wisc
59	Agnes Pollock	18	Daughter	—	Wisc
60	John Pollock	13	Son	—	Wisc
61	Lorine Huntley	46	Head	Accountant	Mich
62	Mary Elizabeth Huntley	18	Daughter	New Worker	Mich
63	Neil Telach	38	Head	Mill Foreman	Penn
64	Mildred Telach	36	Wife	—	Ill.
65	Robert Telach	16	Son	—	Mich
66	Daniel Telach	15	Son	—	Mich
67	Marjorie Telach	12	Daughter	—	Mich
68	William Telach	10	Son	—	Mich
69	Doris Telach	8	Daughter	—	Mich
70	Patricia Telach	6	Daughter	—	Mich
71	Joe Bigge	31	Head	Salesman	Mich
72	Annabelle Bigge	28	Wife	—	Wisc
73	Wayne Bigge	5	Son	—	Mich
74	John Bigge	2	Son	—	Mich
75	Hugo Bigge	32	Brother	Asst Cashier	Mich
76	Frank Brossner	25	Head	Lumber Piler	Mich
77	Mable Brossner	19	Wife	—	Iowa
78	Joe Whitenoff	25	Head	Chipper Man	Ill.
79	Marion Whitenoff	21	Wife	—	Mich
80	Mary Jane Whitenoff	3	Daughter	—	Mich

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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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