Helen Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Helen Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Marguerite — first a spouse (b.~1917), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Female Spouse Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Rockford
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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 Helen	Age	Birth yr
Joyce Taylor	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Delores Taylor	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Phyllis Taylor	Daughter	—		~1940
William Taylor	Head	—	30	~1910
Donald Taylor	Son	—	1	~1939
Jack Taylor	Son	—	7	~1933
Helen Taylor	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Daughter, age 3

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1917 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Helen M.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Industry	86
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Daughter, age 12

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1918 — 39 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 23

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1917 — 7 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Rockford
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edward Taylor

b. ~1884

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Marguerite Taylor

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Helen Taylor

Spouse · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · 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-t0627-00954-00339)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Stella Boylan	67	Mother	—	Poland
2	Rose Ludmill	21	Cousin	Saleslady	New York
3	Alex Christian	26	Head	Moulder	Connecticut
4	Mary Christian	25	Wife	—	Illinois
5	Richard Christian	5	Son	—	Illinois
6	Alex Jr. Christian	4	Son	—	Illinois
7	William Taylor	30	Head	Machinist	Illinois
8	Helen Taylor THIS PERSON	23	Wife	—	Illinois
9	Jack Taylor	7	Son	—	Illinois
10	Joyce Taylor	6	Daughter	—	Illinois
11	Delores Taylor	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
12	Donald Taylor	1	Son	—	Illinois
13	Phyllis Taylor	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
14	Walter Olsen	37	Head	Steam Fitter	Illinois
15	Viola Olsen	34	Wife	—	Canada English
16	Walter Jr. Olsen	12	Son	—	Illinois
17	Robert Olsen	11	Son	—	Illinois
18	Fred Mulbach	47	Head	Truck Painter	Illinois
19	Ruth Mulbach	43	Wife	—	Illinois
20	Fred Jr. Mulbach	25	Son	New Worker	Illinois
21	Amos Hogan	50	Head	Decorator	Illinois
22	Elsa Hogan	44	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Adelaide Hogan	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
24	James Crawford	29	Head	Veterinarian	Colorado
25	Hazel Crawford	23	Wife	—	Colorado
26	Virginia Crawford	3	Daughter	—	Michigan
27	Meta Rae Crawford	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
28	Katherine Rouler	60	Head	—	Germany
29	Michael Rouler	26	Son	New Worker	Illinois
30	Joseph Rouler	24	Son	New Worker	Illinois
31	William Burns	25	Head	Boilermaker	Illinois
32	Ruby Burns	24	Wife	—	Illinois
33	William Jr. Burns	3	Son	—	Illinois
34	Kenneth Burns	0	Son	—	Illinois
35	Joseph Roszak	50	Head	—	Poland
36	Stella Roszak	35	Wife	Store Keeper	Illinois
37	Joseph Jr. Roszak	12	Son	—	Illinois
38	George Roszak	11	Son	—	Illinois
39	Leonard Roszak	9	Son	—	Illinois
40	Frank Roszak	5	Son	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

Helen

Gen 1 · 2 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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