George Carlson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this George Carlson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Gust & Betty — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Carlson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Steel heater
Industry	Steel mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Occupation	Steel Heater
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
George Carlson	Head	—	32	~1908
Signe Carlson	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Melvin Carlson	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 11

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carlson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Sweden
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 21

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carlson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1908
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Draftsman
Industry	Architectural
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 32

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Carlson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Steel heater
Industry	Steel mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Gust Carlson

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Betty Carlson

b. ~1869

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Carlson

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · 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-t0627-00933-00717)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	James C Schutte	71	Head	Clerk	Illinois
42	Irene Glover	44	Daughter	Clerk	Illinois
43	Mildred Schutte	32	Daughter	Teacher	Illinois
44	Marjorie Parker	12	Granddaughter	—	Illinois
45	Alfred Severson	43	Head	Laborer	Sweden
46	Alice Severson	33	Wife	Stenographer	Indiana
47	Robert Offerman	24	Head	Printer	Illinois
48	Frances Offerman	22	Wife	Fur Finisher	Wisconsin
49	Roy Herdman	33	Head	Iron Worker	Wisconsin
50	Mildred Herdman	32	Wife	—	California
51	Jens Brask	52	Head	Laborer	Denmark
52	Hazel Brask	56	Wife	—	Denmark
53	Arthur Brask	25	Son	New Worker	Illinois
54	Henry Brask	23	Son	Painter	Iowa
55	Leon Brask	19	Son	Soda Fountain	Iowa
56	Jack Brask	15	Son	Soda Fountain	Iowa
57	Oscar Iversen	27	Lodger	Shipping Clerk	Denmark
58	Nora Thorsen	71	Head	—	Vermont
59	Thad J Thorsen	42	Son	Bookkeeper	Illinois
60	James Thorsen	37	Son	Shipping Clerk	Illinois
61	Ann Thorsen	37	Son	Clerk	Illinois
62	Patricia Thorsen	13	Granddaughter	—	Illinois
63	Anna Mcgary	63	Sister	—	Illinois
64	Harold Wiley	44	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
65	Flora Wiley	37	Wife	Clerk	Indiana
66	William R Le Mont	52	Head	Mill Man	Illinois
67	Margaret Le Mont	45	Wife	—	Illinois
68	William R Le Mont	14	Son	—	Illinois
69	George Carlson THIS PERSON	32	Head	Steel Heater	Sweden
70	Signe Carlson	32	Wife	Press Oper.	Sweden
71	Melvin Carlson	13	Son	—	Minnesota
72	George Grant	35	Head	Pharmacist	Illinois
73	Lucille S Grant	35	Wife	Manager	Illinois
74	Mary Ann Grant	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
75	Sophia Grant	72	Mother	—	English Canada
79	Thomas De Breau	44	Head	Stationary Fireman	Illinois
80	Bertha De Breau	43	Wife	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

George

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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