Ella Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Ella Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ann & Herman — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Vermont Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Ella	Age	Birth yr
Inez Johnson	Daughter	—	31	~1909
Jeanette Johnson	Daughter	—	29	~1911
John Johnson	Head	—	58	~1882
Ella Johnson	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Daughter, age 36

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella J.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Vermont
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1930

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 46

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Vermont
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 56

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

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Our Model Tree links Ella Johnson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Ann Lee (~0.92 confidence) and father Herman Lee (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Ann Lee

b. ~1846

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Herman Lee

b. ~1856

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ella Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · 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 — Cook-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00936-00050)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	C. Edgar Miller	34	Head	Sales Engineer	Illinois
2	Anna Miller	33	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Donald Miller	8	Son	—	Illinois
4	Francis Riley	31	Head	Manager	Illinois
5	Mary Riley	24	Wife	—	Illinois
6	Patricia Riley	6	Daughter	—	Illinois
7	Harriette Riley	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
8	Francis Jr Riley	3	Son	—	Illinois
10	John Johnson	58	Head	Engineer	Norway
11	Ella Johnson THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Vermont
12	Inez Johnson	31	Daughter	Executive Secretary	Illinois
13	Jeanette Johnson	29	Daughter	Office Clerk	Illinois
14	Charles White	55	Head	Salesman	Tennessee
15	Annette White	47	Wife	—	Missouri
16	John White	18	Son	—	Illinois
17	Charles Jr White	16	Son	—	Illinois
18	Robert White	12	Son	—	Minnesota
19	Richard White	9	Son	—	Illinois
20	James Smith	61	Head	Elevator Man	Illinois
21	Gertrude Smith	60	Wife	—	Indiana
22	Emanuel Buchenbaum	33	Head	Architect	Illinois
23	Margaret Buchenbaum	26	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Joanne Buchenbaum	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
25	Barbara Buchenbaum	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	William Mcardle	28	Head	Policeman	Illinois
27	Henriette Mcardle	24	Wife	—	Illinois
29	Fred Shepherd	55	Head	Restaurant Owner	Canada-Eng
30	Anna Shepherd	50	Wife	—	Illinois
31	Ruby Shepherd	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
32	Albert Liss	43	Head	Newspaper Route Owner	Russia
33	Thelma Liss	40	Wife	—	Russia
34	Laura Belle Liss	15	Daughter	—	Illinois
35	Beverley Liss	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
36	Harry Nott	55	Head	Branch Manager	Canada-Eng
37	Grace Nott	51	Wife	—	Massachusetts
38	Robert Nott	25	Son	Gen. Office Clerk	Illinois
39	Donald Nott	15	Son	—	Michigan

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Ella

Gen 1 · 2 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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