George Dawson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this George Dawson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Selma — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Connecticut Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Dawson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Connecticut
1935 Residence (City)	Evanston
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Occupation	Designer
Industry	Florist
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut
Occupation	Designer
Township / Ward	Evanston
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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 Dawson	Head	—	34	~1906
Helen Dawson	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Ronald Dawson	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 14

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Connecticut
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 24

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Connecticut
Father's Birthplace	Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Florist shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 34

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Connecticut
1935 Residence (City)	Evanston
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	Designer
Industry	Florist
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Selma Dawson

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Dawson

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00778-00786)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter Friedrichs	52	Head	Butcher	Illinois
2	Caroline Friedrichs	53	Wife	Bookkeeper	Illinois
3	Evelyn Friedrichs	21	Daughter	Saleswoman	Illinois
4	Virginia Redman	30	Daughter	—	Illinois
5	Paul Redman	33	Son-in-law	Salesman	Michigan
6	William Redman	10	Grandson	—	Illinois
7	George Redman	5	Grandson	—	Michigan
8	Peter Hartman	84	Father-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
9	William Plambeck	54	Head	Decorator	Denmark
10	Francis Plambeck	50	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Margaret Plambeck	19	Daughter	General Office Work	Illinois
12	Vernon Wilkins	70	Head	Artist	Illinois
13	Laura Wilkins	65	Wife	—	Illinois
14	Peter J. Meehan	30	Head	Accounting Supervisor	Illinois
15	Francis Meehan	28	Wife	—	Illinois
16	Peter M. Meehan	3	Son	—	Illinois
17	Thomas Meehan	1	Son	—	Illinois
18	Catherine Leider	39	Head	Switchboard Operator	Illinois
19	Jane Leider	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
20	Dean Bishop	38	Head	Milkman	Illinois
21	Catherine Bishop	32	Wife	—	Wisconsin
22	Marc Bishop	11	Son	—	Illinois
23	Dina Bishop	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
24	David Bishop	8	Son	—	Illinois
25	Daniel Gorshim	24	Brother-in-law	Clerical Work	Wisconsin
26	Alfred Friedrichs	54	Head	—	Illinois
27	Nadia Friedrichs	54	Wife	—	Illinois
28	Ernest Schmidt	49	Head	Carpenter	Germany
29	Mary Schmidt	44	Wife	—	Illinois
30	Robert Schmidt	19	Son	Stock Clerk	Illinois
31	Richard Schmidt	15	Son	—	Illinois
32	Amelia Schmidt	83	Mother	—	Germany
33	Elizabeth Miller	49	Head	Maid	Wisconsin
34	Anna Robeck	44	Sister	Bookkeeper	Wisconsin
35	Emanuel Hulteen	65	Head	Carpenter & Contractor	Sweden
36	Anna Hulteen	63	Wife	—	Sweden
37	Ethel Hulteen	29	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
38	George Dawson THIS PERSON	34	Head	Designer	Connecticut
39	Helen Dawson	31	Wife	—	Illinois
40	Ronald Dawson	2	Son	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

George

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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