Josephine Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Louis-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Louis-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Louis-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ely City
1935 Residence (County)	St. Louis
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Township / Ward	Ely City
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Doyne Johnson	Daughter	—	25	~1915
John Johnson	Head	—	69	~1871
Josephine Johnson	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

St Louis, …

Spouse, age 43

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Year of Naturalization	1904
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

St Louis, …

Spouse, age 53

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1877 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Johanna
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1916
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

St.-Louis-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 65

St.-Louis-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1875 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Ely City
1935 Residence (County)	St. Louis
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Josephine Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01955-00490)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Katrovich, Joseph Kaskovich	69	Lodger	Surface	Yugoslavia
2	Anna Taylor	58	Head	—	Wisconsin
3	Ralph Taylor	29	Son	Proprietor	Minnesota
4	Frances Taylor	29	Daughter-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
5	Margaret H. Darling	43	Head	Teacher	Minnesota
6	Gertrude Darling	53	Sister	—	Minnesota
7	Myrtle C. Jackson	49	Head	—	Wisconsin
8	Roberta Jackson	20	Daughter	—	Minnesota
9	Matt Pluth	60	Head	Day Watchman	Yugoslavia
10	Frances Pluth	53	Wife	—	Yugoslavia
11	Frances Pluth	30	Daughter	Stenographer	Minnesota
12	Jennie Pluth	28	Daughter	Teacher	Minnesota
13	Julia Pluth	23	Daughter	Stenographer	Minnesota
14	Adolph Pluth	21	Son	New Worker	Minnesota
15	Bernard Pluth	19	Son	—	Minnesota
16	Leonard H. Lehman	49	Head	Industrial Teacher	Indiana
17	Marjorie K. Lehman	41	Wife	—	Wisconsin
18	Robert W. Lehman	14	Son	—	Minnesota
19	Elizabeth M. Lehman	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
20	Charles Porn	54	Head	Surface Laborer	Italy
21	Anna Porn	48	Wife	—	Italy
22	Louis Deloner	25	Head	Meter Reader	Wisconsin
23	Margaret Deloner	24	Wife	—	Wisconsin
24	Margaret L. Deloner	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Raymond L. Bay	35	Head	Diesel Mechanic	Minnesota
26	Olga Bay	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
27	Franklyn Bay	9	Son	—	Minnesota
28	Jennie Raushel	64	Head	—	Yugoslavia
29	Stanley Raushel	35	Son	Steam Locomotive Brakeman	Minnesota
30	John Johnson	69	Head	Watchman	Finland
31	Josephine Johnson THIS PERSON	65	Wife	—	Finland
32	Doyne Johnson	25	Daughter	—	Minnesota
33	Frank M. Roberts	35	Head	Boiler Fireman	Michigan
34	Helen I. Roberts	33	Wife	—	Minnesota
35	Shirley J. Roberts	13	Daughter	—	Minnesota
36	Peter Meideman	47	Head	Section Foreman	Greece
37	Sophia Meideman	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
38	George Meideman	13	Son	—	Minnesota
39	Oscar Hyppa	56	Head	Carpenter	Finland
40	Josephine Hyppa	56	Wife	—	Finland

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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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