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Paul Nelson — 1920 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Paul Nelson across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Douglas, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Erick & Emil — first a son (b.~1900), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 20
b. ~1900
Male
Son
Born: Nebraska
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Douglas, Nebraska |
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Paul |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Nebraska |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | driver |
| Industry | truck |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Nebraska |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | nebraska |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Township / Ward | City Of Omaha |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1900 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Paul | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Nelson | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Paul Nelson | Son | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Emil Nelson | Other | — | 25 | ~1895 |
| Emil Nelson | Head | — | 54 | ~1866 |
| Richard Nelson | Son | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Annie Nelson | Spouse | — | 44 | ~1876 |
| Wilford Nelson | Son | — | 17 | ~1903 |
Census Appearances
1900
Douglas, Nebraska
Son, age 2
Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Paul L. |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Nebraska |
| Birth Month | June |
| Birth Year | 1898 |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Birth State | Nebraska |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | nebraska |
1910
Douglas, Nebraska
Son, age 10
Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1900 — 8 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Paul V |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Nebraska |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Nebraska |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | nebraska |
1920
Douglas, Nebraska
Son, age 20
Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members
| Surname | Nelson |
| Given Name | Paul |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Nebraska |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Occupation | driver |
| Industry | truck |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Nebraska |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | nebraska |
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.
Our Model Tree links Paul Nelson across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Douglas, Nebraska, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Erick Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and father Emil Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and father Emil Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Inna Nelson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Annie Nelson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Erick Nelson
b. ~1865
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Emil Nelson
b. ~1866
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Nelson
b. ~1869
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Emil Nelson
b. ~1870
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Inna Nelson
b. ~1873
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Annie Nelson
b. ~1876
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Paul Nelson
Son · 1920 · age 20 · b. ~1900 · Nebraska
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Sibling
Richard Nelson
Sibling · 1920 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Laura Nelson
Sibling · 1920 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Wilford Nelson
Sibling · 1920 · age 17
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
1920 US Federal Census — Douglas, Nebraska
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1920 US Federal Census — Douglas, Nebraska
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu989unit:0326)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Jump | 41 | head | Laborer | Missouri |
| 2 | Myrtle Jump | 30 | wife | Laundress | Missouri |
| 3 | Harold Jump | 12 | son | None | Kansas |
| 4 | Mary Jump | 9 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 5 | George Gorum | 43 | head | Laborer | No. Carolina |
| 6 | Adell Gorum | 49 | wife | Servant | Virginia |
| 7 | Walter Gorum | 28 | stepson | Laborer | Virginia |
| 8 | John Hollyfield | 45 | head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 9 | Minnie Hollyfield | 35 | wife | None | Kansas |
| 10 | Josephine Hollyfield | 1 | son | None | Illinois |
| 11 | Herbert Bartis | 54 | head | Janitor | Louisiana |
| 12 | Sarah Bartis | 42 | wife | Cook | Mississippi |
| 13 | Jimmie Bartis | 19 | son | Janitor | Arkansas |
| 14 | Mary Bartis | 15 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 15 | Eva Bartis | 12 | daughter | None | So. Dakota |
| 16 | Howard K. Parker | 33 | head | Gardner | Kansas |
| 17 | Etta Parker | 34 | wife | Servant | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Bessie Mcgrath | 35 | sister-in-law | Servant | Oklahoma |
| 19 | Johanna Mcgrath | 1 | niece | None | Nebraska |
| 20 | Walter Bross | 29 | boarder | Produce | Germany |
| 21 | Robert Hull | 34 | head | Laborer | Kentucky |
| 22 | Cora Hull | 34 | wife | Laundress | Missouri |
| 23 | Maude Hull | 14 | daughter | None | Missouri |
| 24 | Claude Hull | 10 | son | None | Kansas |
| 25 | Thomas Thomas | 21 | head | Laborer | Texas |
| 26 | Mattie Thomas | 20 | wife | None | Texas |
| 27 | Rasmus Nielsen | 56 | head | None | Denmark |
| 28 | Charles Johnson | 72 | head | None | Sweden |
| 29 | Elizabeth Johnson | 70 | wife | None | Canada |
| 30 | Joseph Billings | 36 | head | Painter | Nebraska |
| 31 | Daisy Billings | 32 | wife | None | Nebraska |
| 32 | Ethel Billings | 12 | daughter | None | Nebraska |
| 33 | Emil Nelson | 54 | head | Painter | Sweden |
| 34 | Annie Nelson | 44 | wife | None | Sweden |
| 35 | Richard Nelson | 21 | son | Carpenter | Nebraska |
| 36 | Paul Nelson THIS PERSON | 20 | son | Driver | Nebraska |
| 37 | Laura Nelson | 18 | daughter | None | Nebraska |
| 38 | Wilford Nelson | 17 | son | Weigher | Nebraska |
| 39 | Emil Nelson | 25 | brother-in-law | Carpenter | Sweden |
| 40 | Erik Jorgensen | 46 | head | Order Clerk | Denmark |
| 41 | Martha Jorgensen | 41 | wife | None | Nebraska |
| 42 | Leander Walker | 23 | head | Laborer | Arkansas |
| 43 | Viola Walker | 22 | wife | None | Louisiana |
| 44 | Altha Lee Walker | 3 | daughter | None | Arkansas |
| 45 | Leander Walker | 1 | son | None | Arkansas |
| 46 | Vernon Coffee | 25 | brother-in-law | Brakeman | Arkansas |
| 47 | Cornelius Coffee | 15 | brother-in-law | Laborer | Arkansas |
| 48 | Silas Brown | 65 | head | Laborer | Missouri |
| 49 | Sarah Brown | 72 | wife | None | Ohio |
| 50 | Leroy Brown | 9 | son | None | Iowa |
Pedigree Summary
Paul + 3 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)