John Mcfadden — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this John Mcfadden across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cook, Illinois
Surname	McFadden
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Buildings
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Helen Mcfadden	Spouse	—	60	~1860
Patrick Mcfadden	Son	—	22	~1898
John Mcfadden	Head	—	60	~1860
John Mcfadden	Son	—	24	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 60

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

Surname	McFadden
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Buildings
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Kane, Illinois

Other, age 70

Kane, Illinois · implied b. ~1860 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McFadden
Given Name	John
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Un
Year of Immigration	1889
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Kitchen
Industry	Institution
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Other, age 80

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1860 — 40 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McFadden
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Inmate
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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John Mcfadden

Head · 1920 · age 60 · b. ~1860 · Illinois

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu317unit:0901)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joe Murawski	13	—	—	Illinois
2	Annie Murawski	12	—	—	Illinois
3	Steve Murawski	10	—	—	Illinois
4	Bernice Murawski	8	—	—	Illinois
5	Kazimier Murawski	6	—	—	Illinois
6	Adel Murawski	1	—	—	Illinois
7	Paul Shevcik	38	Head	Laborer	Slovakia
8	Elizabeth Shevcik	33	Wife	—	Slovakia
9	Mary Shevcik	6	Daughter	—	Illinois
10	Fred Biteler	34	Head	Laborer	Poland
11	Martha Biteler	31	Wife	—	Poland
12	Berthold Biteler	8	Son	—	Illinois
13	Arthur Biteler	6	Son	—	Illinois
14	Lillian Biteler	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
15	Janos Biteler	54	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Poland
16	Mike Bzinsherovich	46	Head	Laborer	Poland
17	Agnes Bzinsherovich	41	Wife	—	Poland
18	Frank Bzinsherovich	17	Son	Laborer	Poland
19	Stanley Bzinsherovich	16	Son	Laborer	Poland
20	Adam Bzinsherovich	14	Son	—	Illinois
21	Kazimier Bzinsherovich	12	Son	—	Illinois
22	Kattie Bzinsherovich	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
23	Zigmund Bzinsherovich	7	Son	—	Illinois
24	Rose Bzinsherovich	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
25	Frank Gulish	32	Head	Machinist	Austria
26	Mary Gulish	32	Wife	Laundress	Austria
27	Andie Gulish	12	Daughter	—	New York
28	Helen Gulish	9	Daughter	—	New York
29	Julia Gulish	6	Daughter	—	Illinois
30	Theresa Gulish	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
31	Mike Gulish	2	Son	—	Illinois
32	Kosh Grem	35	Head	Laborer	Poland
33	David Lasky	51	Head	Laborer	Russia
34	Michael Bucholtz	52	Boarder	Laborer	Russia
35	John Mcfadden THIS PERSON	60	Head	Laborer	Ireland
36	Helen Mcfadden	60	Wife	—	Ireland
37	John Jr. Mcfadden	24	Son	Pipe Fitter	Illinois
38	Patrick Mcfadden	22	Son	Switchman	Illinois
39	Mary Crayer	45	Head	—	Germany
40	John Crayer	45	Boarder	Carpenter	Germany
41	George Mertz	45	Head	Laborer	Germany
42	Adolf Mantini	33	Head	Pipe Fitter	Poland
43	Gussie Mantini	31	Wife	—	Poland
44	Adolf Mantini	10	Son	—	Illinois
45	Carl Schmaltz	33	Head	Carpenter	Poland
46	Olga Schmaltz	25	Wife	—	Poland
47	Willie Schmaltz	7	Son	—	Illinois
48	Alma Schmaltz	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
49	Leon Templin	33	Head	Laborer	Illinois
50	Margaret Templin	27	Wife	—	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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