Nellie Nelson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cottonwood-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Nelson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cottonwood-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1876), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Female Spouse Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cottonwood-County, Minnesota
Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Nellie M
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Ann Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cottonwood
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Ann Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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 Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Vernon Nelson	Son	—	23	~1917
Neil Nelson	Son	—	25	~1915
Edmond Nelson	Head	—	68	~1872
Evelyn Nelson	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Nellie Nelson	Spouse	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Cottonwood, Minnesota

Spouse, age 43

Cottonwood, Minnesota · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Nellie M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Cottonwood, Minnesota

Other, age 54

Cottonwood, Minnesota · implied b. ~1876 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Nellie M.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Cottonwood-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 64

Cottonwood-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1876 — 5 household members

Surname	Nelson
Given Name	Nellie M
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Ann Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cottonwood
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Nellie Nelson

Spouse · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · 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-t0627-01915-00308)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Roger H Kopperud	18	son	—	Washington
42	Eli J Kopperud	16	son	—	Washington
43	Anna M Kopperud	14	daughter	—	Washington
44	Thomas Thompson	51	Head	Farmer	Norway
45	Valborg Thompson	49	wife	—	Iowa
46	Sylvia M Thompson	16	daughter	—	Minnesota
47	Ole O Hanson	85	Lodger	—	Illinois
48	Severin L Kopprud	56	Head	Farmer	Norway
49	Winnie E Kopprud	47	wife	—	Minnesota
50	Sherman E Kopprud	27	son	Laborer	Minnesota
51	Francis D Kopprud	24	son	Farmer	Minnesota
52	Naomi V Kopprud	21	daughter	—	Minnesota
53	Lorraine N Kopprud	19	daughter	—	Minnesota
54	Victoria L Kopprud	11	daughter	—	Minnesota
55	Floyd E Henley	81	Head	—	Norway
56	Edmond L Nelson	68	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
57	Nellie M Nelson THIS PERSON	64	wife	—	Wisconsin
58	Evelyn F Nelson	30	daughter	—	Minnesota
59	Neil L Nelson	25	son	Farmer	Minnesota
60	Vernon E Nelson	23	son	Farmer	Minnesota
61	Oscar A Anderson	77	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
62	Ida B Anderson	56	wife	—	Minnesota
63	Earl A Anderson	31	son	Farmer	Minnesota
64	Arvid F Anderson	14	son	Farmer	Minnesota
65	Sephias Peterson	76	Head	—	Norway
66	Bertha Peterson	74	wife	—	Norway
67	Calmer Peterson	50	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
68	Sophie B Peterson	47	daughter	House Work	Minnesota
69	Alvin B Peterson	36	son	—	Minnesota
70	Racheal A Peterson	32	daughter	House Work	Minnesota
71	John A Bauman	58	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
72	Amelia M Bauman	46	wife	—	Minnesota
73	Edward A Bauman	26	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
74	John M Bauman	25	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
75	Loretta F Bauman	22	daughter	—	Minnesota
76	Agnes A Bauman	20	daughter	—	Minnesota
77	Irene E Bauman	18	daughter	—	Minnesota
78	Jerome M Bauman	16	son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
79	Leonard M Bauman	11	son	—	Minnesota
80	Laverne J Bauman	6	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.

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