Harry Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Guernsey-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Harry Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Guernsey-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Marion — first a son (b.~1890), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Son Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Guernsey-County, Ohio
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Harry R
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Spencer Township
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Spencer Township
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 Harry	Age	Birth yr
Eulalia Nelson	Daughter	—	47	~1893
Marion Nelson	Head	—	84	~1856
Etta Nelson	Other	—	51	~1889
Kathaleen Nelson	Other	—	16	~1924
Mary Nelson	Other	—	19	~1921
Harry Nelson	Son	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Guernsey, Ohio

Son, age 30

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Harry R
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Guernsey, Ohio

Son, age 40

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Harry R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Guernsey-County, Ohio

Son, age 50

Guernsey-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Harry R
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Spencer Township
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Marion Nelson

b. ~1856

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harry Nelson

Son · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Ohio

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Sibling

Eulalia Nelson

Sibling · 1940 · age 47

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Guernsey-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03075-00959)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	H Boy	17	Son	—	Ohio
42	Steve Ab Voytko	54	Head	Laborer	Slovakia
43	Mary Voytko	48	Wife	—	Slovakia
44	Joe Voytko	22	Son	Farmer	Ohio
45	Andy Voytko	17	Son	—	Ohio
46	Helen Voytko	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
47	Anna Voytko	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
48	Margaret Voytko	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
49	Charles Sedinak	60	Lodger	—	Slovakia
50	John A Bailous	59	Head	Laborer	West Virginia
51	Sophia Bailous	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
52	Marion Nelson	84	Head	Farmer	Ohio
53	Harry R Nelson THIS PERSON	50	Son	Farmer	Ohio
54	Etta M Nelson	51	Daughter in law	—	Ohio
55	Eulalia S Nelson	47	Daughter	—	Ohio
56	Mary R Nelson	19	Grand Daughter	—	Ohio
57	Kathaleen J Nelson	16	Grand Daughter	—	Ohio
58	Pearl T La Page	48	Head	Farmer	Ohio
59	Grace E La Page	44	Wife	—	Ohio
60	John W La Page	22	Son	—	Ohio
61	Gloria A La Page	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	Andy C Repcik	67	Head	Farmer	Slovakia
63	Elizabeth Repcik	62	Wife	—	Slovakia
64	Pauline M Repcik	20	Daughter	—	Ohio
65	William E Jones	30	Head	40	Ohio
66	Thelma M Jones	26	Wife	—	Ohio
67	Robert G Jones	8	Son	—	Ohio
68	Carl D Jones	4	Son	—	Ohio
69	George Chernay	51	Head	Farmer	Slovakia
70	Mary Chernay	53	Wife	—	Slovakia
71	Susie A Chernay	21	Daughter	—	Ohio
72	George A Chernay	17	Son	Farmer	Ohio
73	John Chernay	12	Son	—	Ohio
74	Daniel Chernay	6	Grand Son	—	Ohio
75	John Lustock	51	Head	Farmer	Slovakia
76	Mary Lustock	47	Wife	—	Slovakia
77	Bery A Lustock	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
78	Milan E Lustock	14	Son	—	Ohio
79	Martha M Lustock	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
80	John Merva	52	Head	Farmer	Slovakia

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Pedigree Summary

Harry + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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