Jennie Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Jennie Nelson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Jennie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1903

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jennie	Age	Birth yr
Richard Nelson	Son	—	13	~1927
Warren Nelson	Son	—	16	~1924
Eugene Nelson	Son	—		~1940
Marilyn Nelson	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Allen Nelson	Son	—	11	~1929
Jennie Nelson	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Bernhard Nelson	Head	—	40	~1900
Robert Nelson	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 27

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Jennie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 37

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1903 — 8 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Jennie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Jennie Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · 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-t0627-02567-00971)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Flannery	24	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
42	Eugene Flannery	18	Son	Usher	New York
43	Reynold Walters	27	Head	Cashier	Pennsylvania
44	Wanda Walters	23	Wife	—	New York
45	Barbara Walters	5	Daughter	—	New York
46	John Walters	2	Son	—	New York
47	Irving Shoaf	32	Head	Manager	North Carolina
48	Jettie Shoaf	35	Wife	Waitress	North Carolina
49	Patricia Shoaf	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
50	Dorothy Shoaf	8	Daughter	—	New York
51	George Andersen	53	Head	Builder	Norway
52	Catherine Andersen	52	Wife	—	Norway
53	Ralph Andersen	16	Son	—	New York
54	John Murphy	43	Head	Clerk	New York
55	Loretta Murphy	40	Wife	—	New York
56	Catherine Murphy	18	Daughter	—	New York
57	Loretta Murphy	17	Daughter	Arm Worker	New York
58	Irene Murphy	15	Daughter	—	New York
59	Mary Murphy	13	Daughter	—	New York
60	Jimmy Murphy	9	Son	—	New York
61	Madeline Murphy	7	Daughter	—	New York
62	Raymond Murphy	5	Son	—	New York
63	James Murphy	70	Father	—	New York
64	Frank Carney	44	Lodger	Compositor	New York
65	Bernhard Nelson	40	Head	Laborer	New York
66	Jennie Nelson THIS PERSON	37	Wife	—	New York
67	Robert Nelson	18	Son	—	New York
68	Warren Nelson	16	Son	—	New York
69	Richard Nelson	13	Son	—	New York
70	Allen Nelson	11	Son	—	New York
71	Marilyn Nelson	2	Daughter	—	New York
72	Eugene Nelson	0	Son	—	New York
73	Vincent Daly	42	Head	Book Keeper	New York
74	Marie Daly	36	Wife	—	New York
75	Lester Daly	12	Son	—	New York
76	Ann Daly	9	Daughter	—	New York
77	Robert Daly	6	Son	—	New York
78	Ronald Daly	2	Son	—	New York
79	Robert Nielsen	40	Head	Oiler	Denmark
80	Catherine Nielsen	7	Daughter	—	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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