Joseph Novak — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dixon-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Novak across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dixon-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Bertha — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dixon-County, Nebraska
Surname	Novak
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (County)	Dixon
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	30
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Galena Township
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Darrell Novak	Son	—	14	~1926
Wesley Novak	Son	—	9	~1931
Clark Novak	Son	—	1	~1939
Joseph Novak	Head	—	44	~1896
Earl Novak	Son	—	5	~1935
Jennie Novak	Spouse	—	40	~1900
Lorena Novak	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Calvin Novak	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1920

Dixon, Nebraska

Son, age 23

Dixon, Nebraska · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Novak
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace	Bohemia
Occupation	Farm labor
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Bohemian
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Dixon, Nebraska

Head, age 34

Dixon, Nebraska · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Novak
Given Name	Joseph L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace	Bohemia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Dixon-County, Nebraska

Head, age 44

Dixon-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

Surname	Novak
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (County)	Dixon
Occupation	Farming
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	30
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Frank Novak

b. ~1860

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Novak

b. ~1855

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Joseph Novak

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · 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 — Dixon-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02244-00206)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Myrna Osbahr	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
2	Leroy Osbahr	2	Son	—	Nebraska
3	Ralph Osbahr	1	Son	—	Nebraska
4	Archie Myers	39	Head	Farming	Nebraska
5	Mabel Myers	34	Wife	—	Nebraska
6	Archie Jr. Myers	5	Son	—	Nebraska
7	Robert Myers	3	Son	—	Nebraska
8	Amel Peterson	42	Head	Farming	Nebraska
9	Margaret Peterson	26	Wife	—	Nebraska
10	Wayne Peterson	17	Son	—	Nebraska
11	Shirley Peterson	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Helen Peterson	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
13	Opal Peterson	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Howard Peterson	2	Son	—	Nebraska
15	John Hutchings	40	Head	Farming	Nebraska
16	Retta Hutchings	34	Wife	—	Illinois
17	Galyn Hutchings	12	Son	—	Nebraska
18	Donna June Hutchings	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
19	John Hutchings	2	Son	—	Nebraska
20	Mary Yusten	19	Maid	Private Home	Nebraska
21	Henry Ward	87	Lodger	—	Connecticut
22	Marvin Romstock	27	Head	Farming	Nebraska
23	Helen Romstock	20	Wife	—	Nebraska
24	Ronald Romstock	1	Son	—	Nebraska
25	Joseph Novak THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farming	Nebraska
26	Jennie Novak	40	Wife	—	Nebraska
27	Darrell Novak	14	Son	—	Nebraska
28	Calvin Novak	12	Son	—	Nebraska
29	Wesley Novak	9	Son	—	Nebraska
30	Lorena Novak	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
31	Earl Novak	5	Son	—	Nebraska
32	Clark Novak	1	Son	—	Nebraska
33	Leslie Horn	23	Head	Farming	Nebraska
34	Ruth Horn	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
35	Kenny Lueschen	30	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
36	Elenor Lueschen	27	Wife	—	Nebraska
37	Hattie Horn	55	Head	—	South Dakota
38	Lyle Horn	30	Son	Farming	Nebraska
39	Robert Horn	17	Son	—	Nebraska
40	Aubury Horn	14	Son	—	Nebraska

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Pedigree Summary

Joseph

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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