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Grace Wood — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois
Our Model Tree links this Grace Wood across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1905), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 35
b. ~1905
Female
Spouse
Born: Illinois
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Cook-County, Illinois |
| Surname | Wood |
| Given Name | Grace |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Evanston |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Cook |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
| Township / Ward | Evanston |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1905 |
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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Grace | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Wood | Son | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Walter Wood | Head | — | 38 | ~1902 |
| William Wood | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| James Wood | Son | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Grace Wood | Spouse | — | 35 | ~1905 |
| Grace Wood | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| Walter Wood | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
Census Appearances
1930
Cook, Illinois
Spouse, age 25
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Wood |
| Given Name | Grace |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 25 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Age at First Marriage | 16 |
| Father's Birthplace | New York |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
1940
Cook-County, Illinois
Spouse, age 35
Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members
| Surname | Wood |
| Given Name | Grace |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Evanston |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Cook |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
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Our Model Tree links Grace Wood across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Grace Wood
Spouse · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Illinois
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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois
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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00778-00869)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Irona Lawrence | 20 | Lodger | Laundress | Illinois |
| 42 | Thomas Watson | 30 | Head | Mechanics Helper | Scotland |
| 43 | Viola Watson | 22 | Wife | Waitress | Iowa |
| 44 | Robert Watson | 1 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 45 | Gustave R. Johnson | 42 | Lodger | Laborer | Sweden |
| 46 | Clarence Dale | 45 | Lodger | Repairman | Illinois |
| 47 | Madeline Dale | 22 | Lodger Wife | — | Illinois |
| 48 | Olga Johnson | 39 | Lodger Wife | — | Sweden |
| 49 | Roy Richard Johnson | 10 | Lodger Son | — | Illinois |
| 50 | Francis Cook | 60 | Lodger | — | Wisconsin |
| 51 | Zeferino Ramirez | 42 | Lodger | Laborer | Mexico |
| 52 | Mary Ramirez | 35 | Lodger Wife | — | Mexico |
| 53 | Fabian Miller | 35 | Head | Painter | Sweden |
| 54 | Stanley Daley | 31 | Lodger | Mechanic | Illinois |
| 55 | Pearl Daley | 23 | Lodger Wife | — | Illinois |
| 56 | Stanley Jr. Daley | 1 | Lodger Son | — | Illinois |
| 57 | Carl Wills | 25 | Lodger | Salesman | Pennsylvania |
| 58 | Laura Wills | 20 | Lodger Wife | Housekeeper | Tennessee |
| 59 | Eugene Mosier | 22 | Lodger | Salesman | Indiana |
| 60 | Ethel Mosier | 21 | Lodger Wife | — | Illinois |
| 61 | Carol Marie Mosier | 0 | Lodger Dau | — | Illinois |
| 62 | Hjalmar Holmstrom | 44 | Lodger | Laborer | Sweden |
| 63 | Louis Holland | 48 | Lodger | Building Repair Work | Norway |
| 64 | Samuel Perpitch | 29 | Lodger | Milkman | Missouri |
| 65 | Melinda Perpitch | 25 | Lodger Wife | — | Kentucky |
| 66 | Samuel Lee Perpitch | 5 | Lodger Son | — | Missouri |
| 67 | Walter T. Wood | 38 | Head | Lineman | Illinois |
| 68 | Grace Wood THIS PERSON | 35 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 69 | Walter Wood | 17 | Son | Handyman | Illinois |
| 70 | Wallace Wood | 15 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 71 | James Wood | 12 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 72 | Grace Wood | 9 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 73 | William Wood | 7 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 74 | Howard Miller | 27 | Head | Salesman | Illinois |
| 75 | Eil Miller | 20 | Wife | Maid | Illinois |
| 76 | Dorothy Miller | 1 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 77 | Albert Stanley | 36 | Head | Painter | Sweden |
| 78 | Jessie Stanley | 37 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 79 | Margie Chambers | 13 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 80 | Albert Chambers | 11 | Son | — | Illinois |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)