Elizabeth Meyer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Meyer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago city
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Marie Mangold	Other	—	20	~1920
Antonio Thomas	Other	—	53	~1887
Otto Meyer	Head	—	62	~1878
Elizabeth Meyer	Spouse	—	60	~1880
Elizabeth Miller	Daughter	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 41

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1879 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Year of Naturalization	1897
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 51

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1879 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mayer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1887
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 60

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago city
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Elizabeth Meyer

Spouse · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · 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-t0627-01000-00420)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Mayer	64	Head	Bartender	Iowa
2	Clara Mayer	63	Wife	—	Illinois
3	John Sprung	50	Head	Store Owner	Yugoslavia
4	Magdalena Sprung	51	Wife	—	Romania
5	Magdalena Sprung	28	Daughter	Salesman	Missouri
6	John Sprung	27	Son	Inspec Helper	Missouri
7	Otto Meyer	62	Head	Cutter	Germany
8	Elizabeth Meyer THIS PERSON	60	Wife	—	Germany
9	Elizabeth Miller	42	Daughter	Waitress	Illinois
10	Antonio Thomas	53	Sister	—	Germany
11	Marie Mangold	20	Niece	Saleswoman	Illinois
12	John Pansie	41	Head	Machinist	Illinois
13	Eleanor Pansie	39	Wife	Salesgirl	Illinois
14	Colleen Pansie	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
15	James Pansie	14	Son	—	Illinois
16	Jacquelyn Pansie	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
17	Chester Drygas	41	Head	Agent	Illinois
18	Edith Drygas	32	Wife	—	Indiana
19	Louise Drygas	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
20	Joanne Drygas	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
21	Nickolas Valenziano	41	Head	Butcher	Italy
22	Nettie Valenziano	34	Wife	—	Alabama
23	Pasquale Valenziano	11	Son	—	Illinois
24	Peter A Valenziano	8	Son	—	Illinois
25	Nickolas Jr Valenziano	3	Son	—	Illinois
26	Vernon Valenziano	1	Son	—	Illinois
27	Peter A Valenziano	34	Brother	Clerk	Illinois
28	Pasquale Valenziano	72	Father	—	Italy
29	Frank Valenziano	40	Head	Owner Manager	Italy
30	Genevieve Valenziano	32	Wife	—	Illinois
31	Pasquale Valenziano	9	Son	—	Illinois
32	Valentine Valenziano	7	Son	—	Illinois
33	Frank Valenziano	5	Son	—	Illinois
34	William Calhoun	42	Head	Pressman	Illinois
35	Irene Calhoun	40	Wife	—	Illinois
36	Margaret Calhoun	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
37	William Calhoun	9	Son	—	Illinois
38	Katherine Calhoun	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
39	Extra Line	None	—	—	—
40	Ernest Klose	56	Head	Office Manager	Switzerland

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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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