Josephine Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Carver-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Carver-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Carver-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine H.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Dahlgren Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carver
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Dahlgren Township
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Viola Johnson	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Arthur Johnson	Head	—	54	~1886
August Johnson	Other	—	66	~1874
Alvin Johnson	Son	—	15	~1925
Carl Johnson	Son	—	19	~1921
Josephine Johnson	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Carver, Minnesota

Spouse, age 33

Carver, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1915
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Carver, Minnesota

Spouse, age 44

Carver, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Carver-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 54

Carver-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine H.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Dahlgren Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carver
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Josephine Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01911-00212)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Luella E. Russerow	33	wife	—	Minnesota
42	Fred R. Nord	53	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
43	Esther F. Nord	49	wife	—	Minnesota
44	Mildred B. Nord	20	Daughter	Maid	Minnesota
45	Edward J. Nord	16	Son	—	Minnesota
46	Everett A. Nord	16	Son	—	Minnesota
47	Marilyn A. Nord	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
48	Carl A. Nord	61	Head	Farmer	Sweden
49	Anna E. Nord	56	Sister	—	Sweden
50	Arthur A. Johnson	54	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
51	Josephine H. Johnson THIS PERSON	54	wife	—	Norway
52	Carl E. Johnson	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
53	Viola J. Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
54	Alvin A. Johnson	15	Son	—	Minnesota
55	August W. Johnson	66	Brother	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
56	Roy B. Johnson	42	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
57	Hilda M. Johnson	38	wife	—	Minnesota
58	Ione E. Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
59	Dale R. Johnson	12	Son	—	Minnesota
60	Jean H. Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
61	Edgar H. Johnson	48	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
62	Emma A. Johnson	44	wife	—	Minnesota
63	Irene A. Johnson	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
64	Lorraine E. Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
65	Betty M. Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
66	Iver E. Johnson	9	Son	—	Minnesota
67	Donald E. Johnson	7	Son	—	Minnesota
68	Thilda Larson	69	Head	—	Minnesota
69	Edwin J. Lenzen	31	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
70	Irene G. Lenzen	24	wife	—	Minnesota
71	Duwayne L. Lenzen	2	Son	—	Minnesota
72	Dennis P. Lenzen	0	Son	—	Minnesota
73	Loren E. Lenzen	5	Son	—	Minnesota
74	Ernest C. Russerow	35	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
75	Mildred M. Russerow	27	wife	—	Minnesota
76	Madeline M. Russerow	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
77	Beverly J. Russerow	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
78	William F. Damm	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
79	Emma A. Damm	47	wife	—	Minnesota
80	Lydia W. Damm	20	Daughter	Maid	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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