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Ada White — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois
Our Model Tree links this Ada White across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1900
Female
Spouse
Born: Georgia
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Cook-County, Illinois |
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ada |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Chicago |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Cook |
| Additional Details | |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
| Township / Ward | Chicago |
| 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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ada | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur White | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Andrew White | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Harold White | Son | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Ada White | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1900 |
| Charles White | Son | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Albert White | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| James White | Son | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Edward White | Head | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Betty White | Daughter | — | ~1940 |
Census Appearances
1930
Cook, Illinois
Other, age 30
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ada |
| Relationship to Head | Wife-H |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| Age at First Marriage | 16 |
| Father's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
1940
Cook-County, Illinois
Spouse, age 40
Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1900 — 9 household members
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ada |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Chicago |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Cook |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
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 Ada White across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ada White
Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Illinois
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois
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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00923-00044)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Porter | 43 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 2 | Mae Porter | 42 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 3 | Jesse Reid | 23 | Head | Laborer | S. Carolina |
| 4 | Annie Collier | 46 | Lodger | Operator | S. Carolina |
| 5 | Charles Herod | 53 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 6 | Blanche Herod | 43 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 7 | Mamie Brown | 37 | Lodger | New Worker | Missouri |
| 8 | Benjamin Ware | 53 | Lodger | Cook | Mississippi |
| 9 | James Miller | 29 | Lodger | — | Alabama |
| 10 | Carrie Lovelace | 41 | Head | Housekeeper | Mississippi |
| 11 | Herbert Lovelace | 20 | Son | Clerk | Mississippi |
| 12 | Ollie Calmese | 44 | Lodger | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 13 | Charles Caldwell | 35 | Lodger | — | Mississippi |
| 14 | John Cox | 36 | Lodger | Laborer | Georgia |
| 15 | Mary Austin | 42 | Lodger | Laborer | Ohio |
| 16 | George Pearl | 30 | Lodger | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 17 | Johnnie Dupree | 35 | Head | Maid | Tennessee |
| 18 | Richard Harrison | 54 | Lodger | Laborer | S. Carolina |
| 19 | Edward White | 48 | Head | — | Georgia |
| 20 | Ada White THIS PERSON | 40 | Wife | — | Georgia |
| 21 | James White | 20 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 22 | Arthur White | 17 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 23 | Harold White | 15 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 24 | Charles White | 11 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 25 | Albert White | 7 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 26 | Andrew White | 5 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 27 | Betty White | 0 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 28 | James Addison | 41 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 29 | Jessie Lee Addison | 32 | Wife | — | Louisiana |
| 30 | Forrest Harris | 44 | Head | Attendant | Arkansas |
| 31 | Lee Harris | 22 | Son | New Worker | Arkansas |
| 32 | Stephen Harris | 21 | Son | New Worker | Arkansas |
| 33 | Willa Mae Harris | 15 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 34 | Forrest, Jr. Harris | 11 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 35 | Mattie Harris | 15 | Niece | — | Illinois |
| 36 | Willette Gay | 13 | Nephew | — | Illinois |
| 37 | Bernice Gay | 12 | Niece | — | Illinois |
| 38 | Dorkis Thompson | 58 | Lodger | — | Alabama |
| 39 | Agnes Spend | 35 | Head | Seamstress | Mississippi |
| 40 | Mary Jones | 39 | Sister | Maid | Mississippi |
About This Record & Model Tree
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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)