Fred Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this Fred Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Frederic
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	Buttermaker
Industry	cooperative creamery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Buttermaker
Township / Ward	Frederic
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Fred Nelson	Head	—	32	~1908
Gudrun Nelson	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Allen Nelson	Son	—	3	~1937
Vernon Nelson	Son	—	8	~1932
Donald Nelson	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Wisconsin

Son, age 12

Polk, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Polk, Wisconsin

Head, age 22

Polk, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Fred V
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Butter Maker
Industry	Butter Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Polk-County, Wisconsin

Head, age 32

Polk-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Frederic
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	Buttermaker
Industry	cooperative creamery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Fred Nelson

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Wisconsin

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1940 US Federal Census — Polk-County, Wisconsin Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04512-00397)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ethel Moody	40	wife	Cleaning	Minnesota
2	Gilmer Moody	17	son	Newspaper	Wisconsin
3	Donald Moody	16	son	Newspaper	Wisconsin
4	Vernon M. Phystrom	27	Head	Salesman	Wisconsin
5	Hazel R. Phystrom	25	wife	—	Wisconsin
6	Daniel L. Phystrom	1	son	—	Wisconsin
7	Daniel J. V. Phystrom	0	son	—	Wisconsin
8	Ralph L. Dahl	36	Head	Labor	Iowa
9	Dorothy Dahl	33	wife	Cleaning	Iowa
10	Sine Sather	76	Head	—	Norway
11	Oliver Sather	40	son	Carpenter	Minnesota
12	Jocelyn Smedas	18	granddaughter	House Work	Minnesota
13	Maurice Corneluson	46	Head	Printer-Foreman	Wisconsin
14	Myrtle Corneluson	46	wife	—	Wisconsin
15	Lucile Corneluson	22	daughter	Rural School Teacher	Wisconsin
16	Maurice Jr. Corneluson	21	son	Printer	Montana
17	Beulah Corneluson	18	daughter	House Work	Wisconsin
18	Irvin Corneluson	14	son	—	Wisconsin
19	Sarah Christensen	51	Sister in law	—	Wisconsin
20	Almeda Simonson	58	Head	—	Wisconsin
21	Stanley Sjoberg	29	lodger	Truck Driver	Wisconsin
22	Allen D. Staples	31	Head	Salesman	Wisconsin
23	Juliette Staples	28	wife	—	Wisconsin
24	Fred D. Nelson THIS PERSON	32	Head	Buttermaker	Wisconsin
25	Gudrun Nelson	32	wife	—	Minnesota
26	Donald Nelson	12	son	—	Wisconsin
27	Vernon Nelson	8	son	—	Wisconsin
28	Allen Nelson	3	son	—	Wisconsin
29	Ernest W. Tromberg	34	Head	Proprietor	North Dakota
30	Myrtle Tromberg	33	wife	—	Wisconsin
31	Ernest Jr. Tromberg	5	son	—	Wisconsin
32	Bruce D. Tromberg	3	son	—	Wisconsin
33	Anton Bye	51	lodger	—	Minnesota
34	Manning F. Peabody	52	Head	Storekeeper	Wisconsin
35	Addie Peabody	53	wife	—	Wisconsin
36	George H. Fierke	56	Head	Pastor	Wisconsin
37	Lena W. Fierke	51	wife	—	Wisconsin
38	Myrtle Cohrn	42	Head	Seamstress	Iowa
39	Georgia Cohrn	17	daughter	Assistant Librarian	Wisconsin
40	Lloyd Cohrn	15	son	—	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.

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