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John Green — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this John Green across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mary — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationCook-County, Illinois
SurnameGreen
Given NameJohn
Relationship to Headhead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age28
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceIllinois
1935 Residence (City)Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)Cook
Additional Details
Occupationstreet car conductor
Industrystreet car line
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked44
Income (1939)1600
Highest GradeH 1
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateIllinois
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)illinois
OccupationStreet Car Conductor
Township / WardChicago City
Est. Birth Year~1912

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 John Age Birth yr
Joyce Green Daughter — ~1940
Sharon Green Daughter — 2 ~1938
John Green Head — 28 ~1912
Gertrude Green Spouse — 28 ~1912

Census Appearances

1920
Cook, Illinois
Son, age 8
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1912 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Green
Given Name John
Relationship to Head son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 8
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Illinois
Father's Birthplace Lithuania
Mother's Birthplace Lithuania
Occupation none
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) illinois
Son, age 18
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1912 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Greene
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 18
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Illinois
Father's Birthplace Lithuania
Mother's Birthplace Lithuania
Occupation none
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) illinois
1940
Cook-County, Illinois
Head, age 28
Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members
Surname Green
Given Name John
Relationship to Head head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 28
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Illinois
1935 Residence (City) Chicago City
1935 Residence (County) Cook
Occupation street car conductor
Industry street car line
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 44
Income (1939) 1600
Highest Grade H 1
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) illinois

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links John Green across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Mary Green (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.
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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Mother
Mary Green
b. ~1884
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
John Green
Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · 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-t0627-01016-00417)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Donald Link 2 son — Illinois
42 Maurice Van Dyke 44 Head Electrician Wisconsin
43 Esther Van Dyke 40 wife — Wisconsin
44 Theodore Palace 26 head Grocery Store Wisconsin
45 Alba Palace 40 wife — Wisconsin
46 James Myer 32 head Glass Polisher Illinois
47 Helen Myer 21 wife — Illinois
48 Violet Myer 10 daughter — Illinois
49 Donald Klemp 12 lodger — Illinois
50 Sylvester Kashinski 24 head Steel Foreman Illinois
51 Camille Kashinski 23 wife — Illinois
52 Raymond Kashinski 0 son — Illinois
53 Carl H. Jaenke 57 head Chief Engineer Illinois
54 Caroline Jaenke 55 wife — Illinois
55 Elise Jaenke 23 daughter Stenographer Illinois
56 Carl E. Jaenke 21 son Fireman Illinois
57 Frank H. Jaenke 16 son — Illinois
58 Michael Petrovsky 48 head Plasterer Illinois
59 Julia Petrovsky 49 wife — Illinois
60 John Green THIS PERSON 28 head Street Car Conductor Illinois
61 Gertrude Green 28 wife — Illinois
62 Sharon Green 2 daughter — Illinois
63 Joyce Green 0 daughter — Illinois
64 Arthur Greenwald 32 head Upholsterer Illinois
65 Adell Greenwald 33 wife — Illinois
66 Paul Greenwald 4 son — Illinois
67 Amelia Nickel 53 mother-in-law — Germany
68 William Nickel 28 brother-in-law Wood Worker Illinois
69 Henry Nickel 21 brother-in-law Transformer Engineer Illinois
70 Alice Kashinski 22 cousin Clerk Illinois
71 Constantine Tokar 67 head — Greece
72 Fannie Tokar 58 wife — Greece
73 Effie Tokar 27 daughter Stenographer Illinois
74 George Tokar 25 son Furrier Illinois
75 Nester Tokar 24 son Furrier Illinois
76 Paul Aetly 57 head Shoemaker Germany
77 Rose Aetly 57 wife — Germany
78 Fred Koch 35 head Auditor Illinois
79 Helen Koch 35 wife — Illinois
80 Fred Jr. Koch 12 son — Illinois

Pedigree Summary

John
Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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)

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