Nels Peterson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Morrison, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Nels Peterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Morrison, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Julius & Elna — first a son (b.~1905), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1905 Male Son Born: Minnesota Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Morrison, Minnesota
Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Additional Details
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Mechanic
Township / Ward	Ripley Township
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nels	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Peterson	Other	—	26	~1904
Nels Peterson	Son	—	25	~1905
Russell Peterson	Other	—	1	~1929
Julius Peterson	Head	—	65	~1865

Census Appearances

1920

Morrison, Minnesota

Son, age 15

Morrison, Minnesota · implied b. ~1905 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Working at home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Morrison, Minnesota

Son, age 25

Morrison, Minnesota · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

Surname	Peterson
Given Name	Nels
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Morrison-County, Minnesota

Head, age 35

Morrison-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1905 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Petersen
Given Name	Nels H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Minneapolis
1935 Residence (County)	Hennepin
Occupation	House-to-House Salesman
Industry	Wagon Retail Route
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	194
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Minnesota
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Our Model Tree links Nels Peterson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Julius Peterson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Elna Peterson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Julius Peterson

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Elna Peterson

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Nels Peterson

Son · 1930 · age 25 · b. ~1905 · Minnesota

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:minnesotacensus00reel1108:0465)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sophie Doucette	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
2	Sylvia Doucette	11	Daughter	—	Minnesota
3	Clayton Doucette	10	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Mark Doucette	5	Son	—	Minnesota
5	Morrisette Doucette	8	Nephew	—	Minnesota
6	Athanase Houle	72	Head	Store Keeper	Canada French
7	Rose Houle	65	Wife	—	Illinois
8	Lloyd Doucette	24	Head	Mechanic	Minnesota
9	Irene Doucette	21	Wife	—	Minnesota
10	Kenneth Doucette	3	Son	—	Minnesota
11	Jeanette Doucette	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
12	Maxine Doucette	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Joseph A. Forcier	54	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
14	Anna Forcier	22	Wife	—	Minnesota
15	Eugene Forcier	20	Son	—	Minnesota
16	Evelyn Forcier	19	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Leona Forcier	18	Daughter	—	Minnesota
18	Joseph Forcier	17	Son	—	Minnesota
19	Mary Forcier	15	Daughter	—	Minnesota
20	Merrell Forcier	13	Son	—	Minnesota
21	Delores Forcier	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
22	Leo Forcier	10	Son	—	Minnesota
23	Bernard Forcier	4	Son	—	Minnesota
24	Bernice Forcier	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Agnes Forcier	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Sam Doucette	79	Head	Farmer	Canada French
27	Malvina Doucette	75	Wife	—	Canada French
28	Wilfred Graveau	25	Grandson	Laborer	Minnesota
29	Julius Peterson	65	Head	—	Sweden
30	Nels Peterson THIS PERSON	25	Son	Mechanic	Minnesota
31	Ruth Peterson	26	Daughter-in-law	—	Minnesota
32	Russell Peterson	1	Grandson	—	Minnesota

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Pedigree Summary

Nels

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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