Lilly Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ramsey-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Lilly Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ramsey-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ramsey-County, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Lilly
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	St Paul
1935 Residence (County)	Ramsey
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	St Paul
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 Lilly	Age	Birth yr
Lilly Johnson	Spouse	—	53	~1887
Hjalmer Johnson	Head	—	53	~1887
Helmer Johnson	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Ramsey, Minnesota

Spouse, age 32

Ramsey, Minnesota · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Lilly L
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1909
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Ramsey, Minnesota

Spouse, age 43

Ramsey, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Lilly S
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Ramsey-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 53

Ramsey-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Lilly
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	St Paul
1935 Residence (County)	Ramsey
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Lilly Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Minnesota

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01998-00105)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edward N O'Brien	47	Head	Salesman	Russia
42	Ester N O'Brien	45	Wife	—	Russia
43	Benjamin J O'Brien	21	Son	Sales Clerk	Minnesota
44	Margaret J O'Brien	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
45	Robert S O'Brien	15	Son	—	Dakota
46	Carmen E O'Brien	12	Son	—	Dakota
47	Harry R Berg	50	Head	Carpenter	Russia
48	Rose Berg	47	Wife	—	Russia
49	Bernice Berg	17	Daughter	—	Minnesota
50	Ester Berg	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
51	Hubert Pepon	57	Head	Janitor	Silesia
52	Bertha Pepon	52	Wife	—	Austria
53	Herbert Pepon	16	Son	—	Minnesota
54	Christian Arndt	64	Roomer	Bar Tender	Norway
55	Donald M Duffy	28	Head	Salesman	North Dakota
56	Virginia L Duffy	23	Wife	Waitress	Minnesota
57	Bernice M Duffy	20	Boarder	Sales Clerk	North Dakota
58	Hjalmer Johnson	53	Head	Tailor	Sweden
59	Lilly Johnson THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Sweden
60	Helmer Johnson	21	Son	—	Minnesota
61	Peter O Oppegard	33	Head	Gardner	Minnesota
62	Norma Oppegard	32	Wife	—	Dakota
63	Carmen Oppegard	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
64	Marie H Laskin	40	Head	Power Mach Oper	Germany
65	Clemens J Laskin	45	Partner	Bookkeeper	Minnesota
66	James O Nankivell	65	Head	State Agent	England
67	Grace Nankivell	52	Wife	—	Minnesota
68	Dorothy Nankivell	21	Daughter	Clerk Receiving	Minnesota
69	Robert Nankivell	21	Son	—	Minnesota
70	Grace Sherwood	8	Grand Daughter	General Housework	Minnesota
71	Alfred Patterson	81	Head	—	Minnesota
72	Cary B Patterson	79	Wife	—	Minnesota
73	Minnie Hoffman	22	Head	Librarian	Minnesota
74	Harriet Hoffman	25	Sister	Dressmaker	Minnesota
75	Claire Penny	22	Roomer	—	Canada
76	Jane G Armstrong	19	Roomer	—	Pennsylvania
77	Jenny F Hatchum	60	Roomer	Clerk	Wisconsin
78	Amelia Satterman	60	Roomer	Registered Nurse	Minnesota
79	Abie Goldberg	70	Head	Junk Dealer	Russia
80	Sarah Goldberg	60	Wife	—	Russia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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