Margaret Hansen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Hansen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Colorado Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret R.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago city
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Hansen	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Alvina Hansen	Other	—	63	~1877
Alvin Hansen	Head	—	47	~1893
Margaret Hansen	Spouse	—	45	~1895
James Hansen	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 25

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

1930

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 35

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret R.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	N. Cape Breton Is. Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 45

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret R.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago city
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

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Margaret Hansen

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Illinois

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Page Contents

34 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00936-00138)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carolyn Westerman	1	daughter	—	Illinois
2	Frank Vickers	31	Head	Salesman	Illinois
3	Joan Vickers	30	Wife	—	Illinois
4	Edward Chouinard	65	Head	Contractor	Canada
5	Juliana Chouinard	66	Wife	—	Canada
6	George Schwendeman	43	Head	Hotel Clerk	Illinois
7	Sylvia Schwendeman	43	Wife	—	Illinois
8	George Jr. Schwendeman	16	Son	—	Illinois
9	Daphne M. Schwendeman	13	daughter	—	Illinois
10	Robert Schwendeman	9	Son	—	Illinois
12	Joseph Dawson	30	Head	Asst Clerk	Illinois
13	Ellen Dawson	30	Wife	Teacher	Illinois
14	Ralph Bower	50	Head	Agent	Michigan
15	Hazel Bower	44	Wife	Clerk	Illinois
17	Alvin L. Hansen	47	Head	Attorney	Illinois
18	Margaret R. Hansen THIS PERSON	45	Wife	—	Colorado
19	Margaret J. Hansen	21	daughter	—	Illinois
20	James R. Hansen	16	Son	—	Illinois
21	Alvina K. R. B. Hansen	63	Mother-in-law	—	Missouri
22	George W. Williams	50	Head	Supt.	Ohio
23	Cora Williams	43	Wife	—	Ohio
24	Carolyn Williams	21	daughter	Sales Clerk	Ohio
25	Dorothy Williams	13	daughter	—	Ohio
27	John Benson	43	Head	Tool Maker	Sweden
28	Dagny Benson	38	Wife	Helper	Sweden
31	Esther Kraus	36	Head	Teacher	Illinois
32	Harriet Kraus	12	daughter	—	Illinois
34	Paul Rusk	53	Head	Fireman	Michigan
35	Loretta Rusk	44	Wife	—	Illinois
36	William Jones	67	Head	—	Michigan
37	Robert Jones	23	Son	Chauffeur	Illinois
38	Muriel Jones	28	daughter-in-law	Stenographer	Illinois
39	John Schultz	33	Head	Store Clerk	Wisconsin
40	Alice Schultz	33	Wife	Secretary	Illinois

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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.

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