Julia Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Mclean-County, North Dakota

Our Model Tree links this Julia Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mclean-County, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Mclean-County, North Dakota
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Julia E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Deepwater
1935 Residence (County)	McLean
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Township / Ward	Deepwater
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 Julia	Age	Birth yr
Henry Nelson	Head	—	67	~1873
Julia Nelson	Spouse	—	60	~1880
Bernice Nelson	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Kenneth Nelson	Son	—	29	~1911
Irwin Nelson	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Mclean, North …

Spouse, age 40

Mclean, North Dakota · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Julia E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Mclean, North …

Spouse, age 50

Mclean, North Dakota · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Julia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Mclean-County, North …

Spouse, age 60

Mclean-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Julia E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Deepwater
1935 Residence (County)	McLean
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Julia Nelson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Julia Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · North Dakota

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Mclean-County, North Dakota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03006-00461)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ingvald Jorgenson	45	Head	Farmer	Norway
2	Jade S. Beam	64	Head	Farmer	Missouri
3	Lucy A. Beam	62	Wife	—	Missouri
4	Peter J. Neigel	44	Head	Farmer	N. Dak.
5	Mary Neigel	44	Wife	—	N. Dak.
6	Frank P. Neigel	22	Son	Farmer	N. Dak.
7	Arthur M. Neigel	17	Son	—	N. Dak.
8	A. Vernon Neigel	14	Son	—	N. Dak.
9	Donald R. Neigel	9	Son	—	N. Dak.
10	Joyce L. Neigel	4	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
11	Carl Jr. Skogen	44	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
12	Gunhild A. Skogen	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Irving T. Skogen	16	Son	—	Minnesota
14	Carlyle A. Skogen	14	Son	—	N. Dak.
15	Janice L. Skogen	12	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
16	Jeanette E. Skogen	12	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
17	Grace H. Skogen	12	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
18	Henry O. Nelson	67	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
19	Julia E. Nelson THIS PERSON	60	Wife	—	Minnesota
20	Kenneth A. Nelson	29	Son	Teacher	N. Dak.
21	Bernice A. Nelson	23	Daughter	Teacher	N. Dak.
22	Irwin A. Nelson	21	Son	Farmer	N. Dak.
23	Axel Hanson	47	Head	Farmer	Norway
24	Blanche E. Hanson	29	Wife	—	N. Dak.
25	Hjalmer Qualley	42	Head	Farmer	N. Dak.
26	Clara Qualley	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
27	Clarence Qualley	18	Son	Laborer	N. Dak.
28	Irene Qualley	13	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
29	Lyle Qualley	10	Son	—	N. Dak.
30	Clara Qualley	6	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
31	Lind Norris	27	Head	Laborer	N. Dak.
32	Helen M. Norris	28	Wife	—	N. Dak.
33	Mavis M. Norris	3	Daughter	—	N. Dak.
34	Arthur H. Campbell	52	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
35	Julia C. Campbell	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
36	John A. Lind	54	Head	Farmer	Sweden
37	Julia M. Lind	53	Wife	—	N. Dak.
38	Arvin B. Lind	20	Son	Laborer	N. Dak.
39	Ray J. Lind	20	Son	Laborer	N. Dak.
40	Deloris Lind	17	Daughter	—	N. Dak.

Search for Julia Nelson

All Julia Nelson Census Records Discover Nelson Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data