Emma Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Itasca-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Emma Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Itasca-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Itasca-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Trout Lake
1935 Residence (County)	Itasca
Naturalization Status	Am Cit
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	same house
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Township / Ward	Trout Lake
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Emma	Age	Birth yr
Lila Johnson	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Margaret Johnson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Viola Johnson	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Edward Johnson	Head	—	61	~1879
Francis Johnson	Son	—	20	~1920
Albert Johnson	Son	—	27	~1913
Wilho Johnson	Son	—	16	~1924
Emma Johnson	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

St Louis, …

Spouse, age 34

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Elma
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1905
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
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

Itasca, Minnesota

Spouse, age 44

Itasca, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Itasca-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 53

Itasca-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Trout Lake
1935 Residence (County)	Itasca
Naturalization Status	Am Cit
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	same house
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Emma Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01928-00898)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gust Reinekkas	61	Head	Laborer	Finland
2	Sophie Reinekkas	52	Wife	—	Finland
3	Mildred Reinekkas	17	daughter	—	Minnesota
4	Martha Reinekkas	14	daughter	—	Minnesota
5	Mary Reinekkas	14	daughter	—	Minnesota
6	Klement Makeela	55	Head	Farmer	Finland
7	Sophia Makeela	51	Wife	—	Finland
8	Edward Johnson	61	Head	Farmer	Finland
9	Emma Johnson THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Finland
10	Albert Johnson	27	son	Truck Driver	Minnesota
11	Lila Johnson	24	daughter	—	Minnesota
12	Viola Johnson	21	daughter	Houseworker	Minnesota
13	Francis Johnson	20	son	Laborer	Minnesota
14	Wilho Johnson	16	son	—	Minnesota
15	Margaret Johnson	8	daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Fred Wirta	26	Head	Steel Worker	Minnesota
17	Mary Ann Wirta	20	Wife	—	Minnesota
18	Carol Wirta	1	daughter	—	Minnesota
19	Fred R. Wirta	0	son	—	Minnesota
20	Frank Wirta	62	Head	Farming	Finland
21	Edla Wirta	61	Wife	—	Finland
22	Felix Wirta	23	Son	Farming	Minnesota
23	Howard Wirta	21	Son	Bus Driver	Minnesota
24	John Rydberg	42	Head	Farming	Minnesota
25	Edna Rydberg	34	Wife	—	Minnesota
26	John S. Rydberg	8	Son	—	Minnesota
27	Adela Rydberg	2	daughter	—	Minnesota
28	Enar Lundh	20	hired hand	Farming	Minnesota
29	Andrew Rudd	51	Head	Farming	Norway
30	Genia Rudd	37	Wife	—	Michigan
31	Toivo Rudd	16	son	—	Minnesota
32	Mary Kostamo	65	Head	—	Finland
33	Hattie Fennala	43	daughter	—	Minnesota
34	Toivo Fennala	29	son in law	Farming	Minnesota
35	Ralph Fennala	9	grand son	—	Minnesota
36	Arthur Anderson	51	Head	Farming	Sweden
37	Signa Anderson	47	Wife	—	Minnesota
38	Herbert Anderson	25	Son	Truck Driver	Minnesota
39	Donald Anderson	11	Son	—	Minnesota
40	David Niemi	45	Head	Farmer	Finland

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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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