Emma Olson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Douglas-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Emma Olson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Douglas-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1872), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 68 b. ~1872 Female Spouse Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Douglas-County, Minnesota
Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Lund Township
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Township / Ward	Lund Township
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Emma	Age	Birth yr
Deane Olson	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Signe Olson	Spouse	—	25	~1915
Emma Olson	Spouse	—	68	~1872
Wallace Olson	Son	—	30	~1910
Alois Schucker	Other	—	22	~1918
Guit Olson	Head	—	70	~1870

Census Appearances

1920

Douglas, Minnesota

Spouse, age 48

Douglas, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 13 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Douglas, Minnesota

Spouse, age 58

Douglas, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Douglas-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 68

Douglas-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Lund Township
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Emma Olson

Spouse · 1940 · age 68 · b. ~1872 · Minnesota

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01919-00815)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Otilia K	47	Wife	—	Minnesota
2	Willard A	21	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
3	Adeline E	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
4	Guit A Olson	70	Head	Laborer	Sweden
5	Emma Olson THIS PERSON	68	Wife	—	Minnesota
6	Wallace E Olson	30	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
7	Signe E Olson	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Deane P Olson	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
9	Alois Schucker	22	Servant	Laborer	Minnesota
10	Albin C Larson	49	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
11	Bertha M Larson	50	Wife	—	Minnesota
12	Arlando P Larson	15	Son	—	Minnesota
13	Anthony Olson	42	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
14	Elvira J Olson	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
15	Merlin H Olson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
16	Emmalyn G Olson	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Ardis E Olson	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
18	Adeline Sletto	21	Lodger	Teaching	Minnesota
19	Melvin Erickson	24	Servant	Laborer	South Dakota
20	Aarron H Eidem	36	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
21	Norma A Eidem	30	Wife	—	North Dakota
22	Ole Herbranson	72	Uncle	—	Wisconsin
23	Melvin A Balgard	35	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
24	Gladys L Balgard	30	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Marvin D Balgard	8	Son	—	Minnesota
26	Lavern B Balgard	7	Son	—	Minnesota
27	Alvena M Balgard	6	Daughter	—	Minnesota
28	Roger D Balgard	4	Son	—	Minnesota
29	Truman C Balgard	2	Son	—	Minnesota
30	Dennis R Balgard	1	Son	—	Minnesota
31	Tesse O Bakken	54	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
32	Josephine S Bakken	39	Daughter	Housekeeper	Minnesota
33	Lewis E Bakken	28	Son	—	Minnesota
34	Clarence W Bakken	24	Son	—	Minnesota
35	Ole Bakken	72	Brother	—	Norway
36	Ella J Burrows	30	Daughter	—	Minnesota
37	Lawrence A Burrows	28	Son in law	Laborer	Minnesota
38	Carter A Burrows	4	Grand Son	—	Minnesota
39	Franklin Korpowski	43	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
40	Mary H Korpowski	40	Wife	—	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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