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Adolph Johnson — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois
Our Model Tree links this Adolph Johnson across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Nils — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1880
Male
Head
Born: Sweden
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Cook, Illinois |
| Surname | Johnson |
| Given Name | Adolph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Sweden |
| Year of Immigration | 1901 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Industry | Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Swedish |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Year of Naturalization | 1913 |
| Birthplace (normalized) | sweden |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Township / Ward | Chicago City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1880 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Adolph | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edla Johnson | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1881 |
| Alma Peterson | Other | — | 35 | ~1885 |
| Astrid Johnson | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Adolph Johnson | Head | — | 40 | ~1880 |
Census Appearances
1900
Cook, Illinois
Son, age 19
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1881 — 9 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Johnson |
| Given Name | Adolph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 19 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Sweden |
| Birth Month | Apr |
| Birth Year | 1881 |
| Year of Immigration | 1889 |
| Naturalization Status | Un |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Occupation | Factory hand |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Birthplace (normalized) | sweden |
1910
Cook, Illinois
Son, age 29
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1881 — 7 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Johnson |
| Given Name | Adolph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Sweden |
| Year of Immigration | 1889 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Industry | Newspaper |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Birthplace (normalized) | sweden |
1920
Cook, Illinois
Head, age 40
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members
| Surname | Johnson |
| Given Name | Adolph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Sweden |
| Year of Immigration | 1901 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Mother's Birthplace | Sweden |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Industry | Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Swedish |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Year of Naturalization | 1913 |
| Birthplace (normalized) | sweden |
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 Adolph Johnson across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Cook, Illinois, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Johnson (~0.92 confidence) and father Nils Johnson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Augusta Johnson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mathilda Johnson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
John Johnson
b. ~1843
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Nils Johnson
b. ~1843
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Augusta Johnson
b. ~1856
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mathilda Johnson
b. ~1845
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Adolph Johnson
Head · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Illinois
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1920 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois
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1920 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu315unit:0368)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Adelle Blanchard | 58 | Maid | Maid | Iowa |
| 52 | Frances Hasmagas | 25 | Nurse | Nurse | New York |
| 53 | Dorothy Norton | 23 | Nurse | Nurse | Illinois |
| 54 | Ray Radesch | 39 | Matron | Matron | Illinois |
| 55 | Rose Mendelson | 75 | Housekeeper | Housekeeper | Illinois |
| 56 | Peter J. Joyce | 60 | Engineer | Engineer | Ohio |
| 57 | Henry Hamish | 49 | Gardener | Gardener | Luxemburg |
| 58 | Frank Jacobek | 35 | Janitor | Janitor | Bohemia |
| 59 | Josephine Serum | 53 | Laundress | Laundress | Norway |
| 60 | Alon. Peppert | 68 | Janitor | Janitor | New York |
| 61 | Edwin Erickson | 32 | Janitor | Janitor | Sweden |
| 62 | Jacob C. Radesch | 38 | Head | Supt. | Russia |
| 63 | George Povar | 48 | Janitor | Janitor | Germany |
| 64 | Josephine Pollock | 45 | Head | Caretaker | Wisconsin |
| 65 | Margaret Driscoll | 40 | Help | Seamstress | Ireland |
| 66 | Katherine Korca | 28 | Help | Laundress | Austria |
| 67 | Martha Kalm | 35 | Help | Matron | Germany |
| 68 | Mary Gervenka | 26 | Help | Jewish Orphan | Slavish |
| 69 | Tony Flynn | 44 | Help | Engineer | Ireland |
| 70 | Charles Halk | 50 | Help | Janitor | Germany |
| 71 | Isadore Cohen | 16 | Help | Dining Room | Illinois |
| 72 | William Cohen | 20 | Help | Social Worker | Russia |
| 73 | Marcus Meyer | 68 | Head | Checker | Denmark |
| 74 | Anna Meyer | 63 | Wife | — | Norway |
| 75 | Henry Blakes | 33 | Roomer | Physician | Illinois |
| 76 | Frances Blakes | 31 | Roomer | — | Illinois |
| 77 | Adolph Johnson THIS PERSON | 40 | Head | Painter | Sweden |
| 78 | Edla Johnson | 39 | Wife | — | Sweden |
| 79 | Astrid Johnson | 4 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 80 | Alma Peterson | 35 | Roomer | Milliner | Sweden |
| 81 | Fred Hubbard | 50 | Head | Printer | Ohio |
| 82 | Alice Hubbard | 37 | Wife | — | Indiana |
| 83 | John P. Ward | 32 | Roomer | Postal Clerk | Ireland |
| 84 | Arthur Smith | 32 | Head | Butcher | Illinois |
| 85 | Dora Smith | 26 | Wife | — | California |
| 86 | Samuel Task | 37 | Roomer | Salesman | New York |
| 87 | Theodore Lammert | 24 | Head | Mechanic | Illinois |
| 88 | Loretta Lammert | 22 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 89 | Theodore Lammert | 1 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 90 | Bert Groshon | 27 | Head | Iron Worker | Nebraska |
| 91 | Carrie Groshon | 37 | Wife | — | Minnesota |
| 92 | Edward Laughery | 43 | Roomer | Iron Worker | California |
| 93 | Sophia Mcfarland | 37 | Roomer | Saleswoman | Illinois |
| 94 | Leona Mcfarland | 18 | Roomer | Saleswoman | Wisconsin |
| 95 | William Mcfarland | 15 | Roomer | — | Illinois |
| 96 | Harry Morgan | 37 | Head | Switchman | Iowa |
| 97 | Alice Morgan | 40 | Wife | Saleswoman | Wisconsin |
| 98 | Edna Morgan | 16 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 99 | Woodard Morgan | 14 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 100 | Howard Morgan | 12 | Son | — | Illinois |
Pedigree Summary
Adolph
Gen 1 · 4 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)