Edward Butler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Will-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Edward Butler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Will-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Annie — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Will-County, Illinois
Surname	Butler
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (County)	WILL
Additional Details
Occupation	40
Industry	Typer
Class of Worker	Calender Co.
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	40
Township / Ward	Joliet
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
Edward Butler	Head	—	26	~1914
Mildred Butler	Spouse	—	26	~1914
Edward Butler	Son	—	2	~1938
Patricia Butler	Daughter	—		~1940
William Butler	Son	—	1	~1939
Bailie Butler	Other	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Will, Illinois

Son, age 6

Will, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Will, Illinois

Son, age 16

Will, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Stenographer
Industry	Advertising
Class of Worker	7149
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Will-County, Illinois

Head, age 26

Will-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (County)	WILL
Occupation	40
Industry	Typer
Class of Worker	Calender Co.
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Our Model Tree links Edward Butler across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Annie Butler (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Annie Butler

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Edward Butler

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Illinois

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Will-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00908-01066)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Virginia Silverman	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
42	Beverly Silverman	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
43	Joseph Emery	51	Head	Dryer	Hungary
44	Rose Emery	43	Wife	Proprietor	Hungary
45	Goldie Emery	15	Daughter	—	Illinois
46	Charles Emery	11	Son	—	Illinois
47	Matilda Emery	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
48	Ture Olson	63	Head	Pensioned	Sweden
49	Charlotte Olson	55	Wife	—	Sweden
50	Hjalmar Olson	36	Son	16	Illinois
51	Carl Olson	32	Son	16	Illinois
52	Otto Dahlgren	54	Head	Moulder	Sweden
53	Ida Dahlgren	52	Wife	—	Illinois
54	Alvera Dahlgren	30	Daughter	48	Illinois
55	Tekle Dahlgren	26	Daughter	45	Illinois
56	Madeline Dahlgren	23	Daughter	40	Illinois
57	Edna Dahlgren	21	Daughter	40	Illinois
58	Katherine Dahlgren	17	Daughter	—	Illinois
59	Edwin Dahlgren	29	Head	48	Illinois
60	Vergine Dahlgren	25	Wife	—	Illinois
61	Edwin Jr Dahlgren	4	Son	—	Illinois
62	Edward Butler THIS PERSON	26	Head	40	Illinois
63	Mildred Butler	26	Wife	—	Illinois
64	Edward Butler	2	Son	—	Illinois
65	William Butler	1	Son	—	Illinois
66	Patricia Butler	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
67	Bailie Butler	57	Mother	—	England
68	Thomas Russle	81	Head	—	Illinois
69	John Russle	52	Son	16	Illinois
70	Raymond Russle	44	Son	16	Illinois
71	Raymond A Russell	34	Head	56	Illinois
72	June E Russell	37	Wife	40	Illinois
73	Donald J Russell	13	Son	—	Illinois
74	William R Russell	10	Son	—	Illinois
75	Melvin Schumacher	46	Head	40	Wisconsin
76	Ethyl Schumacher	35	Wife	—	Illinois
77	Robert Batson	18	Step Son	40	Illinois
78	George Batson	10	Step Son	—	Illinois
79	Richard Campbell	28	Head	40	Illinois
80	Elizabeth Campbell	21	Wife	—	Illinois

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Edward

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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)

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