Matilda Johnson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Carlton, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Matilda Johnson across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Carlton, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1877), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Female Spouse Born: Finland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Carlton, Minnesota
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Matilda A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1906
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Township / Ward	Knife Falls Township
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Matilda	Age	Birth yr
Carl Johnson	Head	—	44	~1876
Ellen Johnson	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Halakia Haapala	Other	—	75	~1845
Charles Johnson	Son	—	18	~1902
Matilda Johnson	Spouse	—	43	~1877
Arnold Johnson	Son	—	22	~1898

Census Appearances

1910

St Louis, …

Spouse, age 32

St Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Matilda M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Years Married	13
Children Born	4
Children Living	3
Year of Immigration	1906
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1920

Carlton, Minnesota

Spouse, age 43

Carlton, Minnesota · implied b. ~1877 — 6 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Matilda A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1906
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Saint Louis, …

Spouse, age 52

Saint Louis, Minnesota · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Mathilda
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1894
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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Matilda Johnson

Spouse · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu824unit:0621)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Coffey	41	Head	Mill Worker	Minnesota
2	Lydia Coffey	42	Wife	—	Wisconsin
3	Lawrence Coffey	14	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Josephine Coffey	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
5	Lucy Coffey	6	Daughter	—	Minnesota
6	John Leineson	19	Stepson	Mill Worker	Wisconsin
7	Charles Graham	39	Head	Teamster	Minnesota
8	Mary Graham	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
9	John Graham	11	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Julius W. Cochran	32	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
11	Helen Cochran	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
12	Margaret Cochran	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	John Cochran	67	Father	—	Canada
14	Harvey Wheaton	34	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
15	Alice Wheaton	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Chester Wheaton	12	Son	—	Wisconsin
17	Gust Taivallampi	58	Head	Mill Worker	Finland
18	John E. Antila	47	Head	Farmer	Finland
19	Sophia Antila	42	Wife	—	Finland
20	Paul A. Antila	12	Son	—	Minnesota
21	Lillian Antila	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
22	Edna Antila	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
23	Marian Antila	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
24	Frank Winston	67	Head	—	Minnesota
25	Susan Winston	65	Wife	—	Minnesota
26	Henry Kelly	11	Grandson	—	Minnesota
27	James Kelly	3	Grandson	—	Minnesota
28	George Paul	35	Head	Laborer	Bohemia
29	Gertie Paul	34	Wife	—	Wisconsin
30	Edith Paul	15	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
31	Edward J. Santana	32	Head	Wood Swamper	Minnesota
32	Ruth Santana	28	Wife	—	Wisconsin
33	George Santana	19	Brother	Setter	Minnesota
34	Ole Mattson	25	Head	Mill Worker	Norway
35	Olga Mattson	23	Wife	Mill Worker	Finland
36	Gust Simala	37	Head	—	Finland
37	Hilda Simala	27	Wife	Laborer	Finland
38	Reeta Simala	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
39	Leo Simala	1	Son	—	Minnesota
40	Emil Laurila	36	Head	Woodsman	Finland
41	Helma Laurila	34	Wife	—	Finland
42	Violet Laurila	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
43	Charles Hakkala	27	Lodger	—	Finland
44	Carl O. Johnson	44	Head	Farmer	Finland
45	Matilda A. Johnson THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Finland
46	Arnold Johnson	22	Son	Mill Worker	Finland
47	Charles Johnson	18	Son	—	Finland
48	Ellen Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
49	Halakia Haapala	75	Father-in-law	—	Finland
50	—	None	—	—	—

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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