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Ernest Nelson — 1930 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Ernest Nelson across the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Mitchell, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Seaver & Amanda — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 35
b. ~1895
Male
Head
Born: Iowa
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Mitchell, Iowa |
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Ernest S |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Age at First Marriage | 30 |
| Father's Birthplace | Minnesota |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Grain |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 33 |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Mitchell Township Pt Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1895 |
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.
4 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ernest | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Nelson | Son | — | 1 | ~1929 |
| Laverne Nelson | Son | — | ~1930 | |
| Ernest Nelson | Head | — | 35 | ~1895 |
| Laura Nelson | Other | — | 28 | ~1902 |
Census Appearances
1900
Mitchell, Iowa
Son, age 5
Mitchell, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Earnest C |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 4 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Birth Month | Nov |
| Birth Year | 1895 |
| Father's Birthplace | Minnesota |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1910
Mitchell, Iowa
Son, age 15
Mitchell, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 9 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Ernest S |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 15 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Minnesota |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1920
Mitchell, Iowa
Son, age 24
Mitchell, Iowa · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Ernest |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Minnesota |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | Farm laborer |
| Industry | working out |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1930
Mitchell, Iowa
Head, age 35
Mitchell, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Ernest S |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Age at First Marriage | 30 |
| Father's Birthplace | Minnesota |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Grain |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 33 |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Ernest Nelson across 4 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) in Mitchell, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Seaver Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Amanda Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and father Nels Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and father Sever Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Laura Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Linda Nelson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Seaver Nelson
b. ~1868
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Amanda Nelson
b. ~1869
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Nels Nelson
b. ~1869
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Sever Nelson
b. ~1869
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Laura Nelson
b. ~1870
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Linda Nelson
b. ~1870
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Ernest Nelson
Head · 1930 · age 35 · b. ~1895 · Iowa
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Mitchell, Iowa
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1930 US Federal Census — Mitchell, Iowa
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel669:0570)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin G Koaler | 1 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 2 | Lloyd D Rhoades | 26 | Head | Laborer | South Dakota |
| 3 | Beulah A Rhoades | 23 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 4 | Ernest S Nelson THIS PERSON | 35 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 5 | Laura M Nelson | 28 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 6 | Sanford M Nelson | 1 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 7 | Laverne A Nelson | 0 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 8 | Ervin B Welden | 48 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 9 | Charlotte F Welden | 41 | Wife-H | — | South Dakota |
| 10 | William E Welden | 19 | Son | Laborer | Iowa |
| 11 | Vern Welden | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 12 | Sadie I Welden | 14 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 13 | Hugh Welden | 13 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 14 | Margery Welden | 11 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 15 | Alice Welden | 8 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 16 | Arin J Welden | 7 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 17 | Rose M Welden | 2 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 18 | Walter H Adams | 44 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 19 | Helena L Adams | 38 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 20 | Glen L Adams | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 21 | Donald F Adams | 13 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 22 | Rene E Adams | 12 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 23 | Juanita M Adams | 11 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 24 | Virginia M Adams | 9 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 25 | Winona M Adams | 8 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 26 | Wayland A Adams | 6 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 27 | Dean V Adams | 5 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 28 | Dell Levasseur | 26 | Head | Farmer | Belgium |
| 29 | Bertha Levasseur | 23 | Wife-H | — | Belgium |
| 30 | Walter Levasseur | 2 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 31 | Charles Levasseur | 0 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 32 | Oscar Levasseur | 21 | Brother | Laborer | Belgium |
| 33 | Adam Lippert | 65 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 34 | Lizetta Lippert | 56 | Wife-H | — | Germany |
| 35 | Lucy Lippert | 25 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 36 | Max Lippert | 21 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 37 | Lorenz Lippert | 19 | Son | Laborer | Iowa |
| 38 | Frieda Lippert | 16 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 39 | Clarence Lippert | 13 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 40 | Fred Draeger | 27 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 41 | Ralph E Moore | 43 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 42 | Edith P Moore | 47 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 43 | Donald E Moore | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 44 | Franklin R Moore | 12 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 45 | Adolph C Hansen | 64 | Head | Farmer | Denmark |
| 46 | Katie M Hansen | 58 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 47 | Rasmus Schuster | 46 | Head | Farmer | Denmark |
| 48 | Elizabeth Schuster | 40 | Wife-H | — | Iowa |
| 49 | Gladys Schuster | 19 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 50 | Glenola Schuster | 15 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
Pedigree Summary
Ernest
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)