Margaret Burns — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Clair-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Burns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Clair-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Clarence & Josephine — first a spouse (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Female Spouse Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Clair-County, Illinois
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Belleville
1935 Residence (County)	St. Clair
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Belleville
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Jean Burns	Daughter	—	6	~1934
John Burns	Head	—	28	~1912
John Burns	Son	—	5	~1935
Margaret Burns	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

St Clair, …

Daughter, age 6

St Clair, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

St Clair, …

Daughter, age 16

St Clair, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

St.-Clair-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 27

St.-Clair-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Belleville
1935 Residence (County)	St. Clair
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Clarence Burns

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Josephine Burns

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Margaret Burns

Spouse · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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 — St.-Clair-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00878-00193)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Norman O. Heller	29	Head	Letter Carrier	Illinois
42	Mary Heller	31	Wife	—	Alabama
43	Jimmy Heller	1	Son	—	Illinois
44	John Jr. Burns	28	Head	Chauffeur	Illinois
45	Margaret Burns THIS PERSON	27	Wife	—	Illinois
46	Jean Burns	6	Daughter	—	Illinois
47	John Burns	5	Son	—	Illinois
48	Casper Lewallen	39	Head	Laborer	Missouri
49	Charles Lewallen	20	Son	Office Clerk	Illinois
50	Harvey Lewallen	18	Son	New Worker	Illinois
51	Robert Lewallen	15	Son	—	Illinois
52	Amera Krauthamer	37	Head	—	Illinois
53	Newman Snyder	18	Son	Field Worker	Illinois
54	June Snyder	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
55	Eileen Snyder	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
56	John Sr. Burns	58	Head	—	Missouri
57	Martha Burns	51	Wife	Maid	Illinois
58	Joseph Kohlich	50	Head	Carpenter	Illinois
59	Adell Kohlich	47	Wife	—	Illinois
60	Edward Kohlich	18	Son	New Worker	Illinois
61	Arthur Kohlich	14	Son	—	Illinois
62	Bernice Kohlich	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
63	Jo Ann Kohlich	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
64	Marcella Fahr	23	Daughter	Waitress	Illinois
65	Jacqueline Fahr	1	Grand-Daughter	—	Illinois
66	Reno Stoeber	32	Head	Plumber	Illinois
67	Bernadine Stoeber	32	Wife	—	Missouri
68	Paul Stoeber	11	Son	—	Illinois
69	Frank Klopff	53	Head	Proprietor	Illinois
70	Clara Klopff	52	Wife	—	Illinois
71	Eugene Klopff	28	Son	Attendant	Illinois
72	Kenneth Klopff	24	Son	Mechanist	Illinois
73	Rita Klopff	20	Daughter	—	Illinois
74	Marion Klopff	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
75	Henry Paule	40	Head	Auto Mechanic	Illinois
76	Eva Paule	37	Wife	—	Illinois
77	Richard Paule	14	Son	—	Illinois
78	Donald Paule	11	Son	—	Illinois
79	Clarence Baehr	25	Head	Chauffeur	Illinois
80	Wilma Baehr	22	Wife	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

Margaret

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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