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.~1897), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Denmark Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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
Paul Hansen	Head	—	46	~1894
Marilyn Hansen	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Greta Hansen	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Margaret Hansen	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 22

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1930

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 34

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1917
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 43

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

Surname	Hansen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

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Margaret Hansen

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Illinois

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Cook-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00986-00693)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Sophie Friedlander	27	Daughter	Office Clerk	Russia
42	Lorraine Friedlander	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
43	Jerry Friedlander	9	Son	—	Illinois
44	Jacob Cohn	58	Head	Broker	Poland
45	Leah Cohn	51	Wife	—	Poland
46	Morris Cohn	27	Son	Route Man	Illinois
47	Gertrude Cohn	25	Daughter	Saleslady	Illinois
48	Abe Cohn	23	Son	Stock Clerk	Illinois
49	Marion Cohn	21	Daughter	New Worker	Illinois
50	Frieda Cohn	18	Daughter	New Worker	Illinois
51	Vale Himerbloom	85	Lodger	—	Russia
52	Harry Nath	47	Head	Salesman	Poland
53	Frieda H Nath	41	Wife	—	Poland
54	Shirley Fay Nath	18	Daughter	Office Work	Illinois
55	Nathan Nath	14	Son	—	Illinois
56	Muriel Ruth Nath	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
57	Paul Hansen	46	Head	Clerk	Denmark
58	Margaret Hansen THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Denmark
59	Greta Hansen	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
60	Marilyn Hansen	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
61	Alexander Kawiecki	51	Head	Machinist	Poland
62	Frances Kawiecki	40	Wife	—	Poland
63	Thaddeus Kawiecki	19	Son	Stock Boy	Illinois
64	Eugene Kawiecki	14	Son	New Worker	Illinois
65	Lorraine Kawiecki	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
66	Abraham Fisher	40	Head	Laborer	Romania
67	Minnie Fisher	35	Wife	—	Poland
68	Rosalie Fisher	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
69	Bernard Fisher	9	Son	—	Illinois
70	Willie Bryniarski	50	Head	Mailer	Poland
71	Sophie Bryniarski	44	Wife	Operator Machine	Poland
72	Marion Bryniarski	22	Daughter	Shipping Clerk	Illinois
73	Mike Dramstad	50	Head	Hammer Man	Norway
74	Jessie Dramstad	48	Wife	Operator	Canada
75	Joseph Shahmonich	61	Head	47	Russia
76	Rose Shahmonich	57	Wife	—	Russia
77	Vera Shahmonich	24	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
78	Walter Shahmonich	19	Son	Clerk Office	Illinois
79	Josephine Migelski	25	Daughter	—	Illinois
80	Mary Migelski	9	Daughter	—	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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