Jens Jensen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gage-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Jens Jensen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gage-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ludwig & Ida — first a son (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Son Born: Nebraska Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gage-County, Nebraska
Surname	Jensen
Given Name	Jens
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Filley Township
1935 Residence (County)	Gage
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Filley Township
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jens	Age	Birth yr
Ludwig Jensen	Head	—	71	~1869
Jens Jensen	Son	—	41	~1899
Ida Jensen	Spouse	—	67	~1873

Census Appearances

1920

Gage, Nebraska

Son, age 20

Gage, Nebraska · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jensen
Given Name	Jens
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Gage, Nebraska

Son, age 31

Gage, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jensen
Given Name	Jens
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Gage-County, Nebraska

Son, age 41

Gage-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Jensen
Given Name	Jens
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Filley Township
1935 Residence (County)	Gage
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ludwig Jensen

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ida Jensen

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Jens Jensen

Son · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Nebraska

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Gage-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02247-00457)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George J. Buhr	38	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
2	Fannie Buhr	32	Wife	—	Nebraska
3	Ludwig Jensen	71	Head	Farmer	Denmark
4	Ida Jensen	67	Wife	—	Sweden
5	Jens Jensen THIS PERSON	41	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
6	Clyde Bay	46	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
7	Amanda Bay	45	Wife	—	Nebraska
8	John Bay	19	Son	—	Nebraska
9	Richard Bay	16	Son	—	Nebraska
10	Adolph Wagner	46	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
11	Opal Wagner	39	Wife	—	Missouri
12	Gloria Wagner	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
13	Lorene Wagner	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
14	Annie Harms	65	Head	—	Germany
15	Edward Keene	41	Head	Farmer	Illinois
16	Jacqueline Keene	10	Daughter	—	Kansas City
17	Rose Mary Keene	7	Daughter	—	Kansas City
18	Arthur Rogerson	38	Head	Farmer	England
19	Martha Rogerson	62	Wife	—	England
20	Wilfred Rogerson	28	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
21	Irene Rogerson	23	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	John Harms	28	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
23	Irene Harms	24	Wife	—	Nebraska
24	Carolyn Harms	2	Daughter	—	Nebraska
25	B. H. Bowers	45	Head	Farmer	Missouri
26	Agnes Bowers	44	Wife	—	Nebraska
27	Robert Bowers	14	Son	—	Nebraska
28	Ruby Bowers	7	Daughter	—	Nebraska
29	W. A. Wickersham	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Kathryn Wickersham	56	Wife	—	Nebraska
31	Wilber Wickersham	35	Son	Farmer	Kansas
32	John Wallman	47	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
33	Sophia Wallman	45	Wife	—	Nebraska
34	Peter Wallman	22	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
35	Alvin Wallman	17	Son	—	Nebraska
36	Bernard Wallman	9	Son	—	Nebraska
37	John Johnson	65	Head	Retired Farmer	Nebraska
38	Raymond Thiesler	22	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
39	Edna Thiesler	22	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	Donald Thiesler	1	Son	—	Nebraska

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Jens

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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