Ellen Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hennepin-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hennepin-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Head Born: Wales Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hennepin-County, Minnesota
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wales
1935 Residence (City)	Minneapolis
1935 Residence (County)	Hennepin
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales
Township / Ward	Minneapolis
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Dullie Owen	Daughter	—	45	~1895
Ellen Jones	Head	—	71	~1869
Mary Owen	Other	—	11	~1929
William Owen	Other	—	13	~1927
Idris Jones	Son	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Hennepin, Minnesota

Spouse, age 51

Hennepin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1869 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1930

Hennepin, Minnesota

Head, age 60

Hennepin, Minnesota · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ellen A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wales
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1881
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welsh
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4000
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1940

Hennepin-County, Minnesota

Head, age 71

Hennepin-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wales
1935 Residence (City)	Minneapolis
1935 Residence (County)	Hennepin
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

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Ellen Jones

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01989-00580)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Virginia Schuster	22	Daughter	Conductor	Minnesota
2	Edward Castello	63	Head	Conductor	Minnesota
3	Martha Castello	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
4	Leo Maashtech\|Maashtach	36	Head	Deliveryman	Minnesota
5	Margaret Maashtech\|Maashtach	27	Wife	—	New York
6	Beatrice Maashtech\|Maashtach	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
7	John Maashtech\|Maashtach	1	Son	—	Minnesota
8	Harry Pink	53	Head	Salesman	Rumania
9	Rose Pink	53	Wife	—	Russia
10	Saul Pink	25	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
11	Clarice Pink	20	Daughter	Stenographer	Minnesota
12	Loyal Schaber	48	Head	Salesman	Minnesota
13	Minnie Schaber	34	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Louise Karau	72	Head	Seamstress	Iowa
15	Eugene Karau	23	Son	Service Man	Iowa
16	Engebret Engebretson	59	Head	Pharmacist	Norway
17	Gila Engebretson	51	Wife	—	South Dakota
18	Eldon Engebretson	36	Son	Salesman	South Dakota
19	Aldon Engebretson	26	Son	Truck Driver	South Dakota
20	Ruth Engebretson	35	Daughter in law	Salesgirl	Minnesota
21	Clifford Nylander	32	Head	Salesman	Minnesota
22	Vella Nylander	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
23	Edith Farnham	57	Head	—	Minnesota
24	Edward Furdal	31	Head	Janitor	Norway
25	Ohelia Furdal	26	Wife	Music Teacher	Norway
26	Evan Walter	59	Head	Blacksmith Helper	Wisconsin
27	Morgan Walter	24	Son	Reporter	Minnesota
28	Bernice Walter	22	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Ellen Jones THIS PERSON	71	Head	—	Wales
30	Idris Jones	49	Son	Civil Engineer	Minnesota
31	Dullie Owen	45	Daughter	—	Minnesota
32	William Owen	13	Grand Son	—	Minnesota
33	Mary Ellen Owen	11	Grand Daughter	—	Minnesota
34	Owen Thomas	76	Head	—	Wales
35	Catherine Thomas	68	Wife	—	Wales
36	Miriam Thomas	41	Daughter	Order Filler	Minnesota
37	Herbert Millward	48	Head	Building Inspector	Wales
38	Claudia Millward	44	Wife	—	Minnesota
39	James C. Millward	17	Son	—	Minnesota
40	John Bergman	39	Head	Tool Maker	Sweden

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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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