Edward Wolf — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henry-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Edward Wolf across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henry-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henry-County, Illinois
Surname	Wolf
Given Name	Edward L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Yorktown
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farming
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Yorktown
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
Alita Wolf	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Juene Wolf	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Edward Wolf	Head	—	55	~1885
Elizabeth Wolf	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Henry, Illinois

Head, age 35

Henry, Illinois · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wolf
Given Name	Edward R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Alsace
Mother's Birthplace	Baden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Henry, Illinois

Head, age 45

Henry, Illinois · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wolf
Given Name	Edward A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Henry-County, Illinois

Head, age 55

Henry-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

Surname	Wolf
Given Name	Edward L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Yorktown
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farming
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Edward Wolf

Head · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Illinois

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00812-00751)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Celia Wolf	51	Head	—	Iowa
42	Benjamin Wolf	68	Head	Farmer	Illinois
43	Cora Wolf	63	Wife	—	Illinois
44	Charles L. Long	64	Head	Farmer	Illinois
45	Hortense Long	58	Wife	—	Illinois
46	Chester S. Long	34	Son	Farm Help	Illinois
47	Arnold Long	22	Son	Farm Help	Illinois
48	Warren Long	26	Son	Attendant	Illinois
49	Harry Hendrick	33	Head	Farmer	Illinois
50	Ruby Hendrick	29	Wife	—	Illinois
51	Eugene Hendrick	14	Son	—	Illinois
52	Clarence Hendrick	12	Son	—	Illinois
53	Marvin Hendrick	6	Son	—	Illinois
54	Merlin Countryman	35	Head	Farmer	Illinois
55	Ruth Countryman	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
56	William Countryman	69	Father	—	Illinois
57	Inez Holzinger	41	Head	Farm Helper	Illinois
58	Emma Holzinger	53	Sister	—	Illinois
59	Viking Swanson	40	Head	Farmer	Sweden
60	Julius Brait	72	Head	Farmer	Belgium
61	Vigaria Brait	78	Wife	—	Belgium
62	Victor Dockens	53	Step son	Farm Hand	Illinois
63	John Wolf	66	Head	Farm Hand	Illinois
64	Florence Mccombs	42	Niece	—	Illinois
65	Clyton Mccombs	13	Son	—	Illinois
66	Henry Shafer	70	Hired man	Farm Hand	Illinois
67	Edward L. Wolf THIS PERSON	55	Head	Farmer	Illinois
68	Elizabeth Wolf	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
69	Alita Wolf	26	Daughter	Music Teacher	Illinois
70	Juene Wolf	19	Daughter	Nursing	Illinois
71	Dwight Countryman	30	Head	Farmer	Illinois
72	Ann Countryman	27	Wife	—	Illinois
73	Judith Countryman	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
74	Bona Steckon	39	Head	Farmer	Missouri
75	Ruby Steckon	38	Wife	Farmer	Illinois
76	Leslie Steckon	7	Son	—	Illinois
77	Robert Steckon	2	Son	—	Illinois
78	Hippol Skopowski	46	Head	Priest	Poland
79	Celicia Renkosic	25	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Illinois
80	Edward Buechel	68	Head	Farmer	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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