Helen Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Helen Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 Helen	Age	Birth yr
Helen Schmidt	Spouse	—	48	~1892
June Schmidt	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Walter Schmidt	Head	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 26

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1894 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 37

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Helena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 48

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1892 — 3 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Helen Schmidt

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Illinois

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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00981-00461)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter M Schmidt	43	Head	Foreman	Illinois
2	Helen Schmidt THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Illinois
3	June Schmidt	19	Daughter	Clerical	Illinois
4	Hans S. Craggvist \| Cragquist	53	Head	Cutter	Sweden
5	Martha Craggvist \| Cragquist	76	Cousin	Stenographer	Illinois
6	Thomas Riley	34	Head	Clerk	Illinois
7	Estelle M Riley	27	Wife	—	Illinois
8	Andrew Mclaughlin	50	Head	Laborer	Scotland
9	Marie Mclaughlin	55	Wife	—	Illinois
10	Dennis Mclaughlin	5	Son	—	Illinois
11	Edward Reynold	24	Head	Welder	Iowa
12	Esther Reynold	25	Wife	Factory	Iowa
13	William Barrett	26	Head	Clerk	Illinois
14	Margaret Barrett	26	Wife	Stenographer	Illinois
15	Leo Cuplucha	26	Head	Clerk	Illinois
16	Bernice Cuplucha	26	Wife	Secretary	Illinois
17	Patrick Woulfe	57	Head	Handler	Eire
18	Mae Woulfe	53	Wife	—	Illinois
19	Paul Douglass	47	Head	Salesman	Illinois
20	Ethel Douglass	49	Wife	—	Illinois
21	Paul Jr Douglass	14	Son	—	Illinois
22	Thomas A Daley	22	Head	Candy Maker	Minnesota
23	Dorothy Daley	22	Wife	—	Minnesota
24	Irene May Daley	2	Son	—	Minnesota
25	Ray Matusei \| Matusek	26	Head	Watchman	Illinois
26	Bertha Matusei \| Matusek	24	Wife	—	Illinois
27	Donald Matusei \| Matusek	5	Son	—	Illinois
28	J. B. Burnham	56	Head	Cutter	Illinois
29	Emma Burnham	50	Wife	Inspector	Michigan
30	Vincent Schuster	27	Head	Cashier	Illinois
31	Dorothy Schuster	30	Wife	—	Illinois
32	Glen Burger	30	Head	Supervisor	Illinois
33	Margaret Burger	28	Wife	Stenographer	Illinois
34	Glen Jr Burger	5	Son	—	Illinois
35	Alice Hagen	55	Head	Office Appliance Co	North Dakota
36	Lois Campbell	24	Partner	Factory	North Dakota
37	Guedell Peterson	25	Partner	Factory	North Dakota
38	Edna Heintz	45	Head	Clerk	Illinois
39	Robert Gibson	30	Head	Watchman	New York
40	Evelyn Gibson	28	Wife	Paymaster	Illinois

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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.

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