Edward Jordan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Edward Jordan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Edward Head
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Des Plaines
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Typewriter Repair
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1170
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Mechanic
Township / Ward	Des Plaines
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
Edward Jordan	Head	—	58	~1882
Betty Jordan	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Marian Jordan	Daughter	—	20	~1920
John Jordan	Son	—	16	~1924
Minnie Jordan	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 38

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Adding Machine
Industry	Ad. Mach. Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 48

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Edward H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	New York State
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Adding Machine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	9000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 58

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Edward Head
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Des Plaines
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Typewriter Repair
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1170
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Edward Jordan

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Illinois

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00777-00994)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edward Head Jordan THIS PERSON	58	Head	Mechanic	Wisconsin
2	Minnie Jordan	54	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Marian Jordan	20	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Illinois
4	Betty Jane Jordan	18	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
5	John Jordan	16	Son	—	Illinois
6	Robert S. Frost	62	Head	Fireman	Arkansas
7	Minnie Frost	59	Wife	—	Indiana
8	Charles Nolte	31	Head	Welder	Iowa
9	Ruth Nolte	27	Wife	—	Illinois
10	Ruthie May Nolte	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
11	Myrna Nolte	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
12	John Nolte	64	Father	Painter	Iowa
13	George Degroot	53	Head	Freight Conductor	Wisconsin
14	Ella Degroot	52	Wife	—	Illinois
15	Elmer Cleland	28	Lodger	—	Illinois
16	Hessel Kooistra	38	Head	Minister	Michigan
17	Florence Kooistra	39	Wife	—	Michigan
18	Joanne Kooistra	14	Daughter	—	Michigan
19	Rose Mary Kooistra	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
20	Hazel Kooistra	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
21	Oscar Helverson	51	Head	Carpenter	Wisconsin
22	Carine Helverson	52	Wife	—	Sweden
23	Roger Helverson	16	Son	—	Minnesota
24	Charles Helverson	79	Father	—	Norway
25	Martina Helverson	78	Mother	—	Norway
26	John Corra	48	Head	Machine Operator	Austria
27	Ann Corra	40	Wife	—	Illinois
28	Edward Metz	44	Head	Service Man	Illinois
29	Ella Metz	44	Wife	—	Illinois
30	William Westlake	38	Brother-in-law	Chauffeur	Illinois
31	Minnie Westlake	42	Sister-in-law	—	Illinois
32	Helen Taylor	33	Sister-in-law	Waitress	Illinois
33	Donald Nikert	12	Nephew	—	Illinois
34	Alvin Winkelman	42	Head	Cement Finisher	Illinois
35	Cora Winkelman	39	Wife	—	Illinois
36	Selma Winkelman	17	Daughter	Assembler	Illinois
37	Nelson Winkelman	15	Son	—	Illinois
38	Frank Foote	22	Brother-in-law	Punch Press Operator	Illinois
39	Walter Lascelle	56	Head	Engineer	Illinois
40	Jewell Lascelle	43	Wife	—	Illinois

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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.

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