Florence Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kings-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Florence Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Some Place
1935 Residence (County)	Some Place
Additional Details
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Some Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Florence	Age	Birth yr
John Nelson	Head	—	52	~1888
Douglas Nelson	Son	—	27	~1913
Florence Nelson	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 32

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 41

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Some Place
1935 Residence (County)	Some Place
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Some Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Florence Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Kings-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02615-00396)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Dolin	42	Head	Clerk	New York
42	Paulette Dolin	11	Daughter	—	New York
43	Margaret Davis	76	Mother	—	New York
44	Jules Lapp	56	Head	Customs Man	New York
45	Margaret Lapp	51	Wife	—	New York
46	James Lapp	26	Son	Classifier	New York
47	Margaret Lapp	20	Daughter	Clerk	New York
48	John Lapp	16	Daughter	—	New York
49	Peter Hackett	68	Head	Machinist	New York
50	Annie Hackett	65	Wife	—	England
51	John Hackett	42	Son	Statistician	New York
52	Edwin Hackett	45	Son	Clerk	New York
53	Katherine Nagle	75	Sister	—	England
54	Lydia Van Valken	50	Wife	—	New York
55	Elbert Van Valken	65	Head	Retired Teacher	Michigan
56	Jesse Coddington	68	Head	—	New York
57	Ruth Coddington	60	Sister	—	New York
58	Patrick Riley	52	Head	Electrician	Irish Free State
59	Helen Riley	46	Wife	—	Irish Free State
60	Thomas Riley	15	Son	—	New York
61	Margaret Riley	13	Daughter	—	New York
62	John Riley	12	Son	—	New York
63	James Riley	10	Son	—	New York
64	Harry Crawford	33	Head	Clerk	New York
65	Loretta Crawford	32	Wife	—	New York
66	Grace Crawford	1	Daughter	—	New York
67	Henry Kuhlman	44	Head	Salesman	New York
68	Marie Kuhlman	39	Wife	—	New York
69	Marilyn Kuhlman	10	Daughter	—	New York
70	Matilda Baur	66	Mother	Dressmaker	New York
71	Franklin Baur	30	Brother	Singer	New York
72	John Nelson	52	Head	Salesman	New York
73	Florence Nelson THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	New York
74	Douglas Nelson	27	Son	Clerical	New York
75	William Wimpletly	67	Head	Salesman	New York
76	Martha Wimpletly	61	Wife	—	New York
77	Mother Whitney	81	Florence	—	New York
78	Rudolph Goldberg	41	Head	Doctor	New York
79	Anne Goldberg	36	Wife	—	New York
80	Paul Goldberg	12	Son	—	New York

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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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