George Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Freeborn-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this George Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Freeborn-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents M & Julia — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Freeborn-County, Minnesota
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Albert Lea City
1935 Residence (County)	Freeborn
Additional Details
Occupation	service man
Industry	garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1670
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Service Man
Township / Ward	Albert Lea City
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Elaine Nelson	Daughter	—	14	~1926
George Nelson	Head	—	39	~1901
Earl Hallmark	Other	—	34	~1906
Milford Nelson	Other	—	35	~1905
Donald Nelson	Son	—	11	~1929
Faith Nelson	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Freeborn, Minnesota

Son, age 20

Freeborn, Minnesota · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Repairman
Industry	Auto Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Freeborn, Minnesota

Head, age 29

Freeborn, Minnesota · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Freeborn-County, Minnesota

Head, age 39

Freeborn-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1901 — 6 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Albert Lea City
1935 Residence (County)	Freeborn
Occupation	service man
Industry	garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1670
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links George Nelson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father M Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Julia Nelson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

M Nelson

b. ~1849

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Julia Nelson

b. ~1857

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Nelson

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · 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

34 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01922-00103)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Fred Bauer	51	Head	Engineer	Germany
42	Beatrice Bauer	46	Wife	None	Wisconsin
43	Frederick Bauer	24	Son	Checker	Minn
44	Marie Bauer	22	Daughter	Clerical	Minn
45	Margaret Bauer	19	Daughter	Operator	Minn
46	Helen Bauer	15	Daughter	—	Minn
47	Richard Bauer	5	Son	—	Minn
48	Ben Tiedeman	45	Head	Labor	Iowa
49	Ellen Tiedeman	28	Wife	—	Iowa
50	Homer Stevenson	45	Head	Buyer	Missouri
51	Francis Stevenson	44	Wife	—	Virginia
52	Vern Hillstrom	31	Head	Truck Driver	Minn
53	Gladys Hillstrom	31	Wife	—	Minn
54	Rudolph Hillstrom	27	Lodger	Truck Driver	Minn
55	Roger Johnson	23	Lodger	Laborer	Minn
56	Andrew Tideman	57	Head	Inspector	Illinois
57	Clara Tideman	52	Wife	—	Minn
58	George Nelson THIS PERSON	39	Head	Service Man	Iowa
59	Faith Nelson	34	Wife	—	Iowa
60	Elaine Nelson	14	Daughter	—	Minn
61	Donald Nelson	11	Son	—	Minn
62	Milford Nelson	35	Lodger	Salesman	Iowa
63	Earl Hallmark	34	Lodger	Mechanic	Iowa
64	Verna Jensen	42	Head	Clerk	Minn
65	Mary Jensen	73	Mother	—	Denmark
66	Fernando Tillstrom	41	Head	Asst Butter Maker	Minn
67	Beatrice Tillstrom	37	Wife	—	Minn
68	Audrey Tillstrom	15	Daughter	—	Minn
69	Karen Tillstrom	0	Daughter	—	Minn
70	Carl Dingmann	31	Head	Manager	Minn
71	Beulah Dingmann	34	Wife	—	Minn
72	David Dingmann	3	Son	—	Minn
73	Lawrence Dingmann	12	Son	—	Minn
74	Jerry Schwartz	11	Brother	—	Minn

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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