Sophia Johnson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Essex, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Sophia Johnson across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Essex, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Norway Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Essex, New Jersey
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Sophia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1908
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Town Of Nutley
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sophia	Age	Birth yr
Marion Johnson	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Olas Johnson	Head	—	34	~1886
Edith Johnson	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Gertrude Johnson	Daughter	—	2	~1918
Sylvia Johnson	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Sophia Johnson	Spouse	—	33	~1887
Herbert Johnson	Son	—	5	~1915
Roy Johnson	Son	—	6	~1914

Census Appearances

1910

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 24

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Sophie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Years Married	1
Children Born	2
Children Living	2
Year of Immigration	1904
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1920

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 33

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Sophia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1908
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Sophia Johnson

Spouse · 1920 · age 33 · b. ~1887 · New Jersey

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Essex, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1039unit:0041)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Henry Welsh	64	Head	Machinist	England
52	Annie E Welsh	48	Wife	—	England
53	Valentine H Welsh	22	Son	Machinist	New Jersey
54	Mabel M Welsh	21	Daughter	Stenog	New Jersey
55	John Kahn	50	Head	Machinist	New York
56	Mary V Kahn	47	Wife	—	Connecticut
57	Gertrude Kahn	19	Daughter	Stenog	New York
58	Bessie Kahn	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey
59	Peter Kahn	15	Son	—	New Jersey
60	Mary Kahn	12	Daughter	—	New Jersey
61	John Kahn	10	Son	—	New Jersey
62	Pauline Kahn	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
63	Richard Earl	32	Head	Salesman	Scotland
64	Edith Earl	30	Wife	—	England
65	Francis Earl	7	Son	—	New Jersey
66	Kenneth Earl	5	Son	—	New Jersey
67	Thomas Moran	45	Head	Hatter	Ireland
68	Sarah Moran	42	Wife	—	Germany
69	Fred Moran	18	Son	Paper Maker	New Jersey
70	Margaret Moran	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
71	James Moran	12	Son	—	New Jersey
72	Marion Davis	49	Head	Dress Maker	England
73	William G. H. Davis	27	Son	Machinist	New Jersey
74	Elsie M Davis	21	Daughter	—	New Jersey
75	Charles R. Davis	10	Son	—	New Jersey
76	Olas Johnson	34	Head	Carpenter	Norway
77	Sophia Johnson THIS PERSON	33	Wife	—	Norway
78	Sylvia Johnson	11	Daughter	—	New Jersey
79	Edith Johnson	10	Daughter	—	New Jersey
80	Marion Johnson	8	Daughter	—	New Jersey
81	Roy Johnson	6	Son	—	New Jersey
82	Herbert Johnson	5	Son	—	New Jersey
83	Gertrude Johnson	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
84	James Donat	62	Head	Laborer	Ireland
85	Mary Donat	67	Wife	—	Ireland
86	Caroline Donat	26	Daughter	—	Scotland
87	Kathleen Donat	21	Daughter	—	Scotland
88	Peter Grimes	27	Son in law	Laborer	Pennsylvania
89	Peter Jr. Grimes	2	Grandson	—	New Jersey
90	Thomas Daughy	29	Son in law	Machinist	Ireland
91	Mary Daughy	23	Daughter	—	New Jersey
92	Thomas Jr. Daughy	2	Grandson	—	New Jersey
93	Charles Smyth	36	Head	Moulder	Scotland
94	Elizabeth Smyth	27	Wife	—	Scotland
95	James Smyth	11	Son	—	New Jersey
96	Mary Smyth	10	Daughter	—	New Jersey
97	Charles Smyth	8	Son	—	New Jersey
98	Thomas Smyth	5	Son	—	New Jersey
99	Eleanor Smyth	3	Daughter	—	New Jersey
100	Agnes Smyth	1	Daughter	—	New Jersey

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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)

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