Emma Olson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adams-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Emma Olson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adams-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mary — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Female Head Born: Nebraska Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adams-County, Nebraska
Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Hastings City
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Township / Ward	Hastings City
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Emma	Age	Birth yr
Cora Olson	Daughter	—	31	~1909
Emma Olson	Head	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Adams, Nebraska

Daughter, age 40

Adams, Nebraska · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Adams, Nebraska

Other, age 48

Adams, Nebraska · implied b. ~1882 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Dau-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Adams-County, Nebraska

Head, age 61

Adams-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1879 — 2 household members

Surname	Olson
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Hastings City
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Our Model Tree links Emma Olson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Mary Olson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Mary Olson

b. ~1845

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Emma Olson

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Nebraska

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Adams-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02235-00500)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Mcclenahan	67	Head	Clergyman	Pennsylvania
2	Cora S Mcclenahan	59	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Lois Mcclenahan	31	Daughter	—	Nebraska
4	Joe Daily	27	Head	Clerk - Sales	Iowa
5	Maggie Daily	27	Wife	—	Nebraska
6	Clayton Daily	3	Son	—	Nebraska
7	Gordon Daily	2	Son	—	Nebraska
8	Verna Daily	21	Daughter	—	Nebraska
9	Chas Oliver	55	Father-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
10	Delbert Daily	29	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
11	Florence Daily	24	Wife	—	Nebraska
12	Monde Daily	6	Son	—	New Mexico
13	Geo Roeder	45	Head	Driver	Nebraska
14	Edna Roeder	37	Wife	—	Nebraska
15	Gladys Roeder	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
16	Lois Roeder	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
17	Howard Roeder	4	Son	—	Nebraska
18	Chas Gerhart	45	Head	Truck Driver	Nebraska
19	Rose Gerhart	44	Wife	—	Nebraska
20	Rose M Gerhart	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
21	Margaret A Gerhart	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	Jimmy Gerhart	8	Son	—	Nebraska
23	Jackie Gerhart	5	Son	—	Nebraska
24	Jerry Gerhart	2	Son	—	Nebraska
25	Emma Olson THIS PERSON	61	Head	—	Nebraska
26	Cora Olson	31	Daughter	—	Nebraska
27	Ben Cleveland	43	Head	Proprietor	Missouri
28	Hale Cleveland	41	Wife	—	Nebraska
29	Mcdarrell Cleveland	21	Son	Laborer	Nebraska
30	Wayne Cleveland	15	Son	—	Nebraska
31	Bonita Cleveland	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
32	Donald Cleveland	8	Son	—	Nebraska
33	Carol Cleveland	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
34	Gene Cleveland	0	Son	—	Nebraska
35	John Peters	77	Father-in-law	—	Germany
36	Ore Waters	33	Head	Salesman	Nebraska
37	Estella Waters	33	Wife	—	Wisconsin
38	Hale Waters	10	Son	—	Nebraska
39	Kent O Waters	0	Son	—	Nebraska
40	Frank Franke	71	Father-in-law	—	Germany

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Pedigree Summary

Emma

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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