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John Thomson — 1910 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1910 United States Federal Census · Ward, North Dakota
Our Model Tree links this John Thomson across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Ward, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1857), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 53
b. ~1857
Male
Head
Born: Norway
Married
1910 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1910 |
| Location | Ward, North Dakota |
| Surname | Thomson |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Norway |
| Years Married | 14 |
| Year of Immigration | 1881 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Norway |
| Mother's Birthplace | Norway |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birthplace (normalized) | norway |
| Township / Ward | Plain Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1857 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1910 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to John | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Thomson | Son | — | 6 | ~1904 |
| Oscar Thomson | Son | — | 1 | ~1909 |
| James Thomson | Son | — | 13 | ~1897 |
| Mary Thomson | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1906 |
| Helga Thomson | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1898 |
| Oscar Thomson | Other | — | 20 | ~1890 |
| Sarah Thomson | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1899 |
| Julia Thomson | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1907 |
| Hannah Thomson | Spouse | — | 35 | ~1875 |
| John Thomson | Head | — | 53 | ~1857 |
Census Appearances
1900
Silver Bow, …
Head, age 42
Silver Bow, Montana · implied b. ~1858 — 3 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Thomson |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Norway |
| Birth Month | Feb |
| Birth Year | 1858 |
| Year of Immigration | 1880 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Norway |
| Mother's Birthplace | Norway |
| Occupation | Miner Copper |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birthplace (normalized) | norway |
1910
Ward, North …
Head, age 53
Ward, North Dakota · implied b. ~1857 — 10 household members
| Surname | Thomson |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Norway |
| Years Married | 14 |
| Year of Immigration | 1881 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Norway |
| Mother's Birthplace | Norway |
| Occupation | none |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birthplace (normalized) | norway |
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Our Model Tree links John Thomson across 2 US Census years (1900 and 1910) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Thomson
Head · 1910 · age 53 · b. ~1857 · North Dakota
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1910 US Federal Census — Ward, North Dakota
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Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po1146unit:1040)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Thomson THIS PERSON | 53 | Head | None | Norway |
| 2 | Hannah Thomson | 35 | Wife | Farmer | Norway |
| 3 | James Thomson | 13 | Son | None | Minnesota |
| 4 | Helga Thomson | 12 | daughter | None | Minnesota |
| 5 | Sarah Thomson | 11 | daughter | None | Minnesota |
| 6 | Sven Thomson | 6 | son | — | Minnesota |
| 7 | Mary Thomson | 4 | daughter | — | Minnesota |
| 8 | Julia Thomson | 3 | daughter | — | Minnesota |
| 9 | Oscar Thomson | 1 | son | — | Minnesota |
| 10 | Oscar Thomson | 20 | hired man | Farm Laborer | Norway |
| 11 | Samuel Lewis | 38 | Head | Farmer | Norway |
| 12 | Anna Lewis | 34 | wife | None | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Clarence Lewis | 7 | son | — | Minnesota |
| 14 | John Lewis | 5 | son | — | Minnesota |
| 15 | Gladys Lewis | 2 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 16 | Harry Harlem | 19 | hired man | Farm Laborer | Norway |
| 17 | Heimer G. Magnuson | 38 | Head | Farmer | Sweden |
| 18 | Ellen Magnuson | 38 | wife | None | Sweden |
| 19 | Lida Magnuson | 17 | daughter | None | Sweden |
| 20 | Edla Magnuson | 15 | daughter | None | Sweden |
| 21 | Signa Magnuson | 8 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 22 | Herman Magnuson | 1 | son | — | No Dak |
| 23 | Otto Johnson | 19 | hired man | Farm Laborer | Sweden |
| 24 | Mark A. Oberson | 35 | Head | Farmer | Minnesota |
| 25 | Ethel Oberson | 32 | wife | None | Canada |
| 26 | Margaret Oberson | 5 | daughter | — | Minnesota |
| 27 | Wallace Oberson | 3 | son | — | Minnesota |
| 28 | Leo S. Glowczewsky | 24 | hired man | Farm Laborer | Minnesota |
| 29 | Peter N. Iverson | 36 | Head | Farm Laborer | Denmark |
| 30 | Viola Iverson | 32 | wife | None | Indiana |
| 31 | Edward C. Iverson | 13 | son | Farm Laborer | Minnesota |
| 32 | Alice P. Iverson | 10 | daughter | None | Minnesota |
| 33 | Florence Iverson | 8 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 34 | Dorothy M. Iverson | 7 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 35 | John Stephanmer | 50 | Head | Farmer | Norway |
| 36 | Aggeta Stephanmer | 46 | wife | None | Norway |
| 37 | John Stephanmer | 17 | son | Farm Laborer | No Dak |
| 38 | Elvina Stephanmer | 15 | daughter | None | No Dak |
| 39 | Clara Stephanmer | 15 | daughter | None | No Dak |
| 40 | Anna Stephanmer | 14 | daughter | None | No Dak |
| 41 | Inara Stephanmer | 13 | daughter | None | No Dak |
| 42 | Borghild Stephanmer | 11 | daughter | None | No Dak |
| 43 | Olga Stephanmer | 9 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 44 | Jennie Stephanmer | 4 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 45 | Esther Stephanmer | 3 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 46 | Betsy Stephanmer | 1 | daughter | — | No Dak |
| 47 | Peter Thompson | 40 | hired man | Farm Laborer | Norway |
| 48 | Sven O. Sampson | 38 | Head | Farmer | Minnesota |
| 49 | Lena Sampson | 38 | wife | None | Minnesota |
| 50 | Mabel Sampson | 14 | daughter | None | Minnesota |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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)