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Lois Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Lois Nelson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1929), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1929 Female Daughter Born: Minnesota Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationCrow-Wing-County, Minnesota
SurnameNelson
Given NameLois
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age11
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMinnesota
1935 Residence (City)Deerwood
1935 Residence (County)Crow Wing
Additional Details
Class of Worker0
Highest Grade5
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMinnesota
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)minnesota
Township / WardDeerwood
Est. Birth Year~1929

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Lois Age Birth yr
Lois Nelson Daughter — 11 ~1929
Phillip Nelson Son — 19 ~1921
Elaine Nelson Daughter — 13 ~1927
Carl Nelson Head — 51 ~1889
Carl Nelson Son — 15 ~1925
Donald Nelson Son — 17 ~1923
Olive Nelson Spouse — 47 ~1893

Census Appearances

1930
Crow Wing, …
Daughter, age 1
Crow Wing, Minnesota · implied b. ~1929 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Nelson
Given Name Lois E.
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Minnesota
Father's Birthplace South Dakota
Mother's Birthplace Minnesota
Birth State Minnesota
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) minnesota
1940
Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota
Daughter, age 11
Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1929 — 7 household members
Surname Nelson
Given Name Lois
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Minnesota
1935 Residence (City) Deerwood
1935 Residence (County) Crow Wing
Class of Worker 0
Highest Grade 5
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Minnesota
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) minnesota

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Lois Nelson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Lois Nelson
Daughter · 1940 · age 11 · b. ~1929 · Minnesota
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Sibling
Carl Nelson
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Phillip Nelson
Sibling · 1940 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Donald Nelson
Sibling · 1940 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Elaine Nelson
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Crow-Wing-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01916-00523)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Carl O. Nelson 51 Head Farmer So. Dakota
2 Olive Nelson 47 Wife — Minnesota
3 Phillip Nelson 19 Son Laborer Minnesota
4 Donald Nelson 17 Son Laborer Minnesota
5 Carl Jr. Nelson 15 Son — Minnesota
6 Elaine Nelson 13 Daughter — Minnesota
7 Lois Nelson THIS PERSON 11 Daughter — Minnesota
8 Ernest Larson 56 Head Farmer Sweden
9 Albina Larson 46 Wife — Sweden
10 Erick Larson 22 Son Laborer Minnesota
11 Melvin Larson 16 Son — Minnesota
12 Lillian Harrington 39 Head Manager Minnesota
13 Vance Harrington 13 Son — Minnesota
14 Peter Nordquist 78 Father — Sweden
15 Earl D. Currier 47 Head Farmer Minnesota
16 Esther Currier 44 Wife — Minnesota
17 Merriel Currier 19 Daughter — Minnesota
18 Carl Landstrom 28 Head Farmer Minnesota
19 Clara Landstrom 62 Mother — Sweden
20 Arthur Travis 25 Head Farmer N. Dakota
21 Nettie Travis 22 Wife — Minnesota
22 Lester Travis 3 Son 0 N. Dakota
23 Frank Engman 65 Head Farmer Michigan
24 Victor Engman 63 Brother Laborer Sweden
25 Louie Berg 57 Head Farmer Sweden
26 Martha Berg 52 Wife — Minnesota
27 Donald Berg 23 Son Laborer Minnesota
28 Gilbert Berg 12 Son — Minnesota
29 Dougall Macbride 40 Head Farmer New York
30 Anna Macbride 73 Mother — Pennsylvania
31 Nels Hoglund 77 Head — Sweden
32 Teckla Hoglund 75 Wife — Sweden
33 Carl D. Carlson 62 Head Farmer Sweden
34 Elsie Carlson 48 Wife — Sweden
35 Chester Carlson 29 Son Attendant Minnesota
36 Lawrence Carlson 27 Son Section Hand Minnesota
37 Oscar Carlson 22 Son Laborer Minnesota
38 Mildred Carlson 19 Daughter Waitress Minnesota
39 Charlotte Carlson 17 Daughter — Minnesota
40 Robert Carlson 11 Son — 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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