John Berg — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this John Berg across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Minnesota
Surname	Berg
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Eden Township
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Eden Township
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Harvey Berg	Son	—	24	~1916
Floyd Berg	Son	—	26	~1914
Augusta Berg	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Elmer Berg	Son	—	28	~1912
John Berg	Head	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

St Louis, …

Head, age 37

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Berg
Given Name	John P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1882
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Railroad Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1908
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Polk, Minnesota

Head, age 47

Polk, Minnesota · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Berg
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Radio Set	No
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Polk-County, Minnesota

Head, age 57

Polk-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

Surname	Berg
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Eden Township
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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John Berg

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Minnesota

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01949-00454)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ida Pratt	46	Wife	—	North Dakota
2	Dorthy Pratt	23	Daughter	House Work	Minnesota
3	Wendell Pratt	16	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Harvey Pratt	13	Son	—	Minnesota
5	Warren Pratt	3	Son	—	Minnesota
6	Kate Pratt	82	Mother	—	Illinois
7	Edwin Bergh	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
8	Mildred Bergh	32	Wife	—	Minnesota
9	Beverly Bergh	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
10	Barbara Bergh	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
11	Henry Bergh	46	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
12	Esther Bergh	47	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Russell Bergh	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
14	Sanford Bergh	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
15	Iona Bergh	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Blanche Bergh	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Paul Paulson	75	Head	—	Sweden
18	Anna Paulson	68	Wife	—	Minnesota
19	Clifford Paulson	33	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
20	Manly Paulson	31	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
21	Stella Paulson	24	Wife	—	Minnesota
22	Myron Sather	38	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
23	Alvin Sather	36	Brother	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
24	Jennie Sather	34	Sister	—	Minnesota
25	Carrol Sather	28	Brother	Section Laborer	Minnesota
26	Hammond Sather	25	Brother	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
27	Ingolf Sather	22	Brother	—	Minnesota
28	Ramona Sather	8	Sister	—	Minnesota
29	Halvor Kjenamo	76	Head	—	Norway
30	Ida Kjenamo	44	Daughter	—	Minnesota
31	Peter Olson	77	Lodger	—	Sweden
32	John Berg THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	Norway
33	Augusta Berg	52	Wife	—	Sweden
34	Elmer Berg	28	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
35	Floyd Berg	26	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
36	Harvey Berg	24	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
37	Harry Melby	43	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
38	Cora Melby	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
39	Maurice Melby	14	Son	—	Minnesota
40	Curtiss Melby	11	Son	—	Minnesota

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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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