George Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this George Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Lena & Louis — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Occupation	clerk
Industry	express post
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Clerk
Township / Ward	Chicago City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
George Schmidt	Head	—	34	~1906
Robert Schmidt	Son	—	5	~1935
George Schmidt	Son	—	12	~1928
Frieda Schmidt	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 13

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 23

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	worker
Industry	as factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 34

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

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	clerk
Industry	express post
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Lena Schmidt

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Louis Schmidt

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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George Schmidt

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-t0627-00999-00871)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Strauss	58	Head	Salesman	Germany
2	Bessie Q Strauss	58	Wife	—	Connecticut
3	Earl Strauss	19	Son	Laborer	Michigan
4	Lorraine Strauss	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Clara Joseph	43	Head	—	Romania
6	Pauline Joseph	23	Daughter	Garment	Illinois
7	Seymour Joseph	17	Son	Laborer	Illinois
8	Matilda Greenberg	69	Lodger	—	Germany
9	Harry Haffner	51	Head	—	Germany
10	Minette Haffner	51	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Elaine Haffner	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
12	Walter Dore	44	Head	Janitor	Germany
13	Dorothy Dore	40	Wife	—	Germany
14	Gerda Dore	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
15	George Dore	15	Son	—	Illinois
16	Walter Dore	1	Son	—	Illinois
17	George Schmidt THIS PERSON	34	Head	Clerk	Illinois
18	Frieda Schmidt	33	Wife	Clerk	Illinois
19	George Schmidt	12	Son	—	Illinois
20	Robert Schmidt	5	Son	—	Illinois
21	Money Jayne	44	Head	Salesman	England
22	Mildred Jayne	44	Wife	—	Illinois
23	Lois Jayne	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
24	Robert Jayne	10	Son	—	Illinois
25	Paul Jayne	7	Son	—	Illinois
26	Eleanor Jayne	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
27	Adolph Weiss	70	Head	—	Austria
28	Milford Weiss	33	Son	Manager	Illinois
29	Morris Rudoff	43	Head	Salesman	Romania
30	Thina Rudoff	27	Wife	—	Illinois
31	Henry Rudoff	7	Son	—	Illinois
32	Belinda Rudoff	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
33	Ignatz Gottlieb	50	Head	Shoe Repair	Hungary
34	Millie Gottlieb	48	Wife	—	Hungary
35	Harold Gottlieb	17	Son	—	Illinois
36	Donald Gottlieb	10	Son	—	Illinois
37	Arthur Warkenthien	38	Head	Laborer	Illinois
38	Lillian Warkenthien	24	Daughter	Examiner	Illinois
39	Pearl Block	23	Daughter	Waitress	Illinois
40	Diana Block	2	Daughter	—	Illinois

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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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