Hilda Nelson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this Hilda Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1863), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1863 Female Head Born: Norway Widowed

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Hilda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	R
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1905
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Ny
Est. Birth Year	~1863

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Hilda	Age	Birth yr
Hilda Nelson	Head	—	57	~1863
Margaret Walsh	Other	—	18	~1902
Francis Nelson	Son	—	13	~1907
Erich Holmgren	Other	—	31	~1889
Hilda Holmgren	Other	—	24	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 57

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1863 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Hilda
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	R
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1905
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 69

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Hilda
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 78

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1862

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	78
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Hilda Nelson

Head · 1920 · age 57 · b. ~1863 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1148unit:1038)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dorothy B Nicephore	4	Daughter	—	New York
2	Henrietta R Nicephore	2	Daughter	—	New York
3	Benjamin Jones	41	Head	Shipping Clerk	New York
4	Hilda V Jones	36	Wife	—	New York
5	Luella Jones	14	Daughter	—	New York
6	William Jones	12	Son	—	New York
7	John Anderson	37	Boarder	Laborer	New York
8	Geo Schroeder	36	Head	Watchman	New York
9	Katherine Schroeder	36	Wife	—	Ireland
10	John Schroeder	14	Son	File Clerk	New York
11	Geo Jr Schroeder	12	Son	—	New York
12	Joseph Zellenak	31	Head	Chauffeur	Hungary
13	Ethel Zellenak	24	Wife	—	New York
14	Irene Zellenak	4	Daughter	—	New York
15	Lillie Zellenak	2	Daughter	—	New York
16	Harry J Kemper	33	Head	Collector	New York
17	Dorothy Kemper	22	Wife	—	New York
18	Edward J Kemper	1	Son	—	New York
19	William Whitely	25	Head	Machinist	New York
20	Irene Whitely	23	Wife	—	New York
21	James Buck	44	Head	Rec. Clerk	Massachusetts
22	Edna Buck	33	Wife	—	New York
23	Gladys Buck	13	Daughter	—	New York
24	Kenneth Buck	12	Son	—	New York
25	Irene Buck	10	Daughter	—	New York
26	Gilbert Buck	9	Son	—	New York
27	Leroy Buck	8	Son	—	New York
28	Edna Buck	2	Daughter	—	New York
29	James Buck	0	Son	—	New York
30	Oscar Frederickson	41	Head	Sewer	Sweden
31	Almina Frederickson	35	Wife	—	Sweden
32	Walter Frederickson	9	Son	—	New York
33	Ernest Frederickson	8	Son	—	New York
34	Bernt Olson	43	Head	Carpenter	Sweden
35	Selma Olson	44	Wife	—	Sweden
36	Ruth Olson	15	Daughter	—	New York
37	Bernt Jr Olson	13	Son	—	New York
38	Martin Olson	11	Son	—	New York
39	Clara Olson	9	Daughter	—	New York
40	Hilda Nelson THIS PERSON	57	Head	—	Norway
41	Francis Nelson	13	Son	—	New York
42	Margaret Walsh	18	Boarder	Agent	New York
43	Erich Holmgren	31	Boarder	Machinist	Sweden
44	Hilda Holmgren	24	Boarder	—	Sweden
45	John F Oehler	75	Head	Retired	Germany
46	Margaret Oehler	41	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
47	Christian Oehler	27	Son	Engineer	New York
48	Mary Neuber	54	Head	—	Germany
49	Frank Neuber	26	Son	Chauffeur	New York
50	William Neuber	23	Son	Boilermaker	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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