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Myrtle Nelson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Grant, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Myrtle Nelson across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Grant, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1910), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1910 Female Daughter Born: Minnesota Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationGrant, Minnesota
SurnameNelson
Given NameMyrtle
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age20
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMinnesota
Father's BirthplaceSweden
Mother's BirthplaceMinnesota
Additional Details
Occupationservant
IndustryRural home
Class of WorkerW
Can Read/WriteYes
Home Owned/RentedNo
Birth StateMinnesota
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)minnesota
OccupationServant
Township / WardLien Township
Est. Birth Year~1910

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Myrtle Age Birth yr
Waldo Nelson Son — 17 ~1913
Linus Nelson Head — 57 ~1873
Myrtle Nelson Daughter — 20 ~1910
Anna Nelson Spouse — 44 ~1886
Harriet Nelson Daughter — 11 ~1919
Mildred Nelson Daughter — 14 ~1916
Rhody Hendricks Other — 26 ~1904
Lester Nelson Son — 8 ~1922
Edith Hendricks Daughter — 21 ~1909
Florence Nelson Daughter — 9 ~1921

Census Appearances

1920
Grant, Minnesota
Daughter, age 10
Grant, Minnesota · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Nelson
Given Name Myrtle A
Relationship to Head daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 10
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Minnesota
Father's Birthplace Sweden
Mother's Birthplace Sweden
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue Swedish
Birth State Minnesota
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) minnesota
1930
Grant, Minnesota
Daughter, age 20
Grant, Minnesota · implied b. ~1910 — 10 household members
Surname Nelson
Given Name Myrtle
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Minnesota
Father's Birthplace Sweden
Mother's Birthplace Minnesota
Occupation servant
Industry Rural home
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented No
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 Myrtle Nelson across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Grant, Minnesota, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
Myrtle Nelson
Daughter · 1930 · age 20 · b. ~1910 · Minnesota
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Sibling
Lester Nelson
Sibling · 1930 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Florence Nelson
Sibling · 1930 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Waldo Nelson
Sibling · 1930 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mildred Nelson
Sibling · 1930 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Harriet Nelson
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edith Hendricks
Sibling · 1930 · age 21
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

1930 US Federal Census — Grant, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

31 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:minnesotacensus00reel1088:0261)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Lorna Ronhovde 20 Daughter Teacher Minnesota
2 Dorothy Ronhovde 16 Daughter None Minnesota
3 Linus Nelson 57 Head Farmer Sweden
4 Anna Nelson 44 Wife None Minnesota
5 Myrtle Nelson THIS PERSON 20 Daughter Servant Minnesota
6 Waldo Nelson 17 Son Farm Laborer Minnesota
7 Mildred Nelson 14 Daughter None Minnesota
8 Harriet Nelson 11 Daughter None Minnesota
9 Florence Nelson 9 Daughter None Minnesota
10 Lester Nelson 8 Son None Minnesota
11 Rhody Hendricks 26 Son-in-law Farm Laborer Minnesota
12 Edith Hendricks 21 Daughter None Minnesota
13 Clarence Resin 27 Head Farmer Minnesota
14 Elsie Resin 22 Wife None Iowa
15 Orvin Resin 1 Son None Minnesota
16 Virgil Resin 0 Son None Minnesota
17 William Handeshug 16 Hired man Farm Laborer Minnesota
18 David Resin 17 Hired man Farm Laborer Minnesota
19 Ernest Anderson 31 Head Farmer Minnesota
20 Isabelle Anderson 29 Wife None Minnesota
21 Marvin Anderson 4 Son None Minnesota
22 Donna Mae Anderson 2 Daughter None Minnesota
23 Roger Anderson 0 Son None Minnesota
24 Louise Koehler 63 Mother-in-law None Minnesota
25 Leo Resin 27 Head Farmer Minnesota
26 Emelia Resin 58 Mother None Wisconsin
27 Alma Resin 23 Sister Servant Minnesota
28 Amos Benson 59 Head None Minnesota
29 Randine Benson 50 Wife None Norway
30 Raymond Benson 24 Son Salesman Minnesota
31 Amos Jr. Benson 13 Son None Minnesota

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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