Nels Johnson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Island, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Nels Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Island, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Island, Washington
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	O
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Poultry farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	O
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Austin Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nels	Age	Birth yr
Agnes Johnson	Spouse	—	35	~1895
Elsie Johnson	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Eddie Johnson	Son	—	10	~1920
Thelma Johnson	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Irene Johnson	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Cecil Anderson	Other	—	19	~1911
Nels Johnson	Head	—	44	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Island, Washington

Head, age 33

Island, Washington · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Island, Washington

Head, age 44

Island, Washington · implied b. ~1886 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	O
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Poultry farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	O
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Island-County, Washington

Head, age 54

Island-County, Washington · implied b. ~1886

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	N. J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Austin Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Island
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Nels Johnson

Head · 1930 · age 44 · b. ~1886 · Washington

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2489unitrs:0172)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Joseph Coy	62	Head	Farmer	Germany
52	Adam J Schaefer	60	Head	Retired	New York
53	Mary A Schaefer	57	Wife	None	Iowa
54	Max B Fox	50	Head	None	California
55	Robert R Sanders	9	Grandson	None	Washington
56	Howard Taylor	7	Boarder	None	Washington
57	Benjamin F Black	70	Head	Farmer	Illinois
58	Nellie Black	67	Wife	None	Canada English
59	Richard Kyllo	26	Son	Trucker	Oklahoma
60	Louis Larson	74	Head	Farmer	Sweden
61	Charles Larson	71	Brother	Farmer	Sweden
62	James A Miller	77	Head	None	Pennsylvania
63	Mary Miller	49	Wife	None	Iowa
64	Frederick Brazier	14	Step-son	None	Washington
65	Nels Johnson THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
66	Agnes Johnson	35	Wife	None	Colorado
67	Irene Johnson	17	Daughter	None	Washington
68	Elsie Johnson	15	Daughter	None	Washington
69	Eddie Johnson	10	Son	None	Washington
70	Thelma Johnson	8	Daughter	None	Washington
71	Cecil Anderson	19	Boarder	Laborer	Oregon
72	Hans P Anderson	71	Head	Farmer	Sweden
73	John R Johansen	53	Head	Farmer	Sweden
74	Sam Maline	55	Head	Farmer	Sweden
75	Fred W Freeman	67	Head	Laborer	Massachusetts
76	Oliver Andrews	64	Head	Farmer	Illinois
77	Philip Stantz	49	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
78	Maurice Stantz	15	Son	None	Washington
79	Ralph Stantz	10	Son	None	Washington
80	Herbert Brown	53	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
81	Ethel Brown	45	Wife	None	Wisconsin
82	Alton Brown	21	Son	Farm Hand	Montana
83	Thelma Brown	13	Daughter	None	Washington
84	Winfield Brown	14	Son	None	Oregon
85	Anthony Neffron	54	Head	Road Supervisor	Pennsylvania
86	Helga Neffron	46	Wife	Merchant	Norway
87	Elizabeth Baker	16	Daughter	None	Washington
88	John Baker	14	Step-son	None	Washington

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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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