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John Berg — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Crow Wing, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this John Berg across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Crow Wing, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Finland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationCrow Wing, Minnesota
SurnameBerg
Given NameJohn R.
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age39
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceFinland
Year of Immigration1899
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Father's BirthplaceFinland
Mother's BirthplaceFinland
Additional Details
OccupationBarber
IndustryOwn Shop
Class of WorkerEmp
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Mother TongueFinnish
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedM
Birth CountryFinland
Year of Naturalization1904
Birthplace (normalized)finland
OccupationBarber
Township / WardCrosby Village
Est. Birth Year~1881

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 John Age Birth yr
Eugene Berg Son — 9 ~1911
Minnie Berg Spouse — 25 ~1895
John Berg Head — 39 ~1881
Bruno Berg Son — 5 ~1915
Milton Berg Son — 7 ~1913

Census Appearances

1900
St Louis, …
Other, age 22
St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1878 — 16 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Borg
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Boarder
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Finland
Birth Month Aug
Birth Year 1878
Year of Immigration 1900
Naturalization Status Alien
Father's Birthplace Finland
Mother's Birthplace Finland
Occupation Day Laborer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English No
Birth Country Finland
Birthplace (normalized) finland
1910
St Louis, …
Other, age 29
St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1881 — 14 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Berg
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Boarder
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 29
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Finland
Years Married 1
Year of Immigration 1899
Naturalization Status First papers filed
Father's Birthplace Finland
Mother's Birthplace Finland
Occupation Barber
Industry Shop
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English English
Birth Country Finland
Birthplace (normalized) finland
1920
Crow Wing, …
Head, age 39
Crow Wing, Minnesota · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members
Surname Berg
Given Name John R.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Finland
Year of Immigration 1899
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Finland
Mother's Birthplace Finland
Occupation Barber
Industry Own Shop
Class of Worker Emp
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue Finnish
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged M
Birth Country Finland
Year of Naturalization 1904
Birthplace (normalized) finland

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Our Model Tree links John Berg across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Berg
Head · 1920 · age 39 · b. ~1881 · Minnesota
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Crow Wing, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu829unit:0272)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 George C. Thorpe 47 Head Proprietor Denmark
52 Fredricka Thorpe 40 Wife — Wittenburg
53 Harvey Thorpe 20 Son — Wisconsin
54 Margaret Thorpe 17 Daughter — Wisconsin
55 Violet Thorpe 15 Daughter — Wisconsin
56 Elizabeth Thorpe 12 Daughter — Wisconsin
57 Eugene Thorpe 9 Son — Wisconsin
58 Phyllis Thorpe 6 Daughter — Wisconsin
59 Lucille Thorpe 2 Daughter — Minnesota
60 James R. Mathers 34 Head Miner Wisconsin
61 Ella Mathers 33 Wife — North Dakota
62 Eleanor Mathers 3 Daughter — Minnesota
63 Herman J. Zimmerman 44 Head Merchant Minnesota
64 Alice J. Zimmerman 40 Wife — Michigan
65 Robert Marsh 38 Head Agent New York
66 Minna Marsh 28 Wife Nurse Minnesota
67 John R. Berg THIS PERSON 39 Head Barber Finland
68 Minnie Berg 25 Wife — Minnesota
69 Eugene Berg 9 Son — Minnesota
70 Milton Berg 7 Son — Minnesota
71 Bruno Berg 5 Son — Minnesota
72 Jenny Smith 34 Head Milliner Kansas
73 Harold Smith 15 Son — Wyoming
74 Isaac Talvitie 35 Head Shoemaker Finland
75 Peter Kallas 28 Head Proprietor Greece
76 Jack Pendelton 21 Lodger Miner North Dakota
77 Jesse C. Picard 33 Head Proprietor South Dakota
78 Betty E. Picard 29 Wife — Sweden
79 Everett T. Lane 27 Head Proprietor Iowa
80 Walter Willis 27 Lodger Barber Minnesota
81 Leo Gornesky 50 Lodger Miner Germany
82 Elmer Berggren 24 Lodger Cook Minnesota
83 Martin Johnson 27 Lodger Cook Minnesota
84 Andrew Burud 45 Head Merchant Norway
85 Antoinette Burud 44 Wife — Norway
86 Albert N. Burud 20 Son Electrician Wisconsin
87 Trygve C. Burud 18 Son Electrician Wisconsin
88 Arthur Burud 17 Son Line Man Minnesota
89 George W. Burud 15 Son — Minnesota
90 Lenora Burud 13 Daughter — Minnesota
91 Arnold Burud 10 Son — Minnesota
92 Dorothy Burud 6 Daughter — Minnesota
93 Harold Burud 4 Son — Minnesota
94 Augusta Anderson 60 Head Carpenter Sweden
95 Emil A. Eolandsen 30 Head Miner Minnesota
96 Rose M. Eolandsen 30 Wife — Minnesota
97 Robert Eolandsen 8 Son — Minnesota
98 Erva Eolandsen 6 Daughter — Minnesota
99 Peter Olson 45 Head Miner Norway
100 Martha Olson 44 Wife — Minnesota

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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