Janet Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Janet Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1882 Female Daughter Born: Scotland Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cook, Illinois
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Janet S.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1877
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Industry	1871
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Janet	Age	Birth yr
William Smith	Head	—	71	~1849
Annie Smith	Daughter	—	43	~1877
Christina Smith	Spouse	—	69	~1851
Grace Smith	Daughter	—	35	~1885
Janet Smith	Daughter	—	38	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Daughter, age 38

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Janet S.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1877
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Industry	1871
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Cook, Illinois

Daughter, age 51

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jane D.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1881
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Janet Smith across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Cook, Illinois, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Janet Smith

Daughter · 1920 · age 38 · b. ~1882 · Illinois

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Sibling

Annie Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 43

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Grace Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 35

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu350unit:0426)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ellen Meagher	25	Daughter	None	Pennsylvania
2	Edward Meagher	12	Son	None	Pennsylvania
3	Leona Meagher	11	Daughter	None	Pennsylvania
4	Mary O'Neill	58	Sister-in-law	None	Ireland
5	Ellen O'Neill	50	Sister-in-law	None	Ireland
6	William P. Smith	71	Head	Salesman	Scotland
7	Christina Smith	69	Wife	None	Scotland
8	Annie H. Smith	43	Daughter	None	Scotland
9	Janet S. Smith THIS PERSON	38	Daughter	None	Scotland
10	Grace Smith	35	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
11	Charles Stanley	78	Head	Retired	England
12	Elizabeth Stanley	88	Wife	None	England
13	Elizabeth Fortman	51	Daughter	None	Illinois
14	Earl Fortman	29	Grandson	Commercial Salesman	Illinois
15	William Pattison	72	Head	Retired	Ohio
16	Sophie Pattison	60	Wife	None	New Jersey
17	George S. Pattison	40	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
18	Nellie Poole	21	Servant	Housework	Illinois
19	Benjamin S. Wilson	54	Head	Board Of Trade	Illinois
20	Alice B. Wilson	49	Wife	None	Illinois
21	Dorothy Wilson	22	Daughter	Secy	Illinois
22	Richard Wilson	12	Son	Clerk	Illinois
23	Richard Wilson	12	Son	None	Illinois
24	Harry Welty	52	Head	Architect	Maryland
25	Lulu Welty	52	Wife	None	Illinois
26	Howard Welty	22	Son	None	Illinois
27	Howard Welty	22	Son-in-law	None	Illinois
28	Wesley A. Snuch	38	Head	Wholesale	Illinois
29	Lillian Snuch	32	Wife	None	Illinois
30	Robert Snuch	5	Son	None	Illinois
31	Isabel Snuch	2	Daughter	None	Illinois
32	Alice Sammel	21	Servant	Housework	Holland
33	Charles L. Kidd	45	Head	Traffic Manager	Indiana
34	Helen Kidd	35	Wife	None	Illinois
35	Mary Hart	61	Mother-in-law	None	Wisconsin
36	Joseph J. Snyder	57	Head	Clerk	Illinois
37	Lillie Snyder	47	Wife	None	New York
38	Charles F. Proud	49	Head	Auditing Clerk	New York
39	Theresa M. Proud	34	Wife	None	Illinois
40	Edward Weidner	50	Head	Varnish Spouting	Wisconsin
41	Pearl Weidner	37	Wife	None	Indiana
42	Dorothy Weidner	13	Daughter	None	Wisconsin
43	George Hanes	36	Head	Clerk	Canada
44	Dora Hanes	36	Wife	None	Canada
45	George Hanes	7	Son	None	Illinois
46	Mary Hanes	2	Daughter	None	Illinois
47	William Asamann	27	Head	Steam Fitter	Illinois
48	Lillian Asamann	22	Wife	None	Illinois
49	William Asamann	2	Son	None	Illinois
50	La Verne Asamann	1	Daughter	None	Illinois

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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