Martin Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Martin Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Denmark Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Martin B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Rich Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor Manager
Industry	Gas Station Tavern
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark
Occupation	Proprietor Manager
Township / Ward	Rich Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martin	Age	Birth yr
August Newman	Other	—	56	~1884
Lorraine Miller	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Martin Miller	Head	—	50	~1890
Amanda Johnson	Other	—	73	~1867
June Miller	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Margaret Miller	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 30

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Teamster
Industry	Bottler
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Home Owned/Rented	Pa
Birth Country	Denmark
Year of Naturalization	1911
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1930

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 40

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
Year of Immigration	1907
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4500
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 50

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Martin B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Denmark
1935 Residence (City)	Rich Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Proprietor Manager
Industry	Gas Station Tavern
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Denmark
Birthplace (normalized)	denmark

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Martin Miller

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Illinois

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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-t0627-00788-00411)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ruth Henke	22	Daughter	Clerk	Illinois
2	Margaret Henke	20	Daughter	Saleslady	Illinois
3	Margaret Henke	73	Mother	—	Germany
4	Arthur G. D. Henke	45	Head	Farmer	Illinois
5	Clara Henke	49	Wife	—	Illinois
6	Elaine Henke	19	Daughter	Housekeeper	Illinois
7	Arthur Jr. Henke	17	Son	—	Illinois
8	Martin B. Miller THIS PERSON	50	Head	Proprietor Manager	Denmark
9	Margaret Miller	39	Wife	—	Sweden
10	Lorraine Miller	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
11	June Miller	13	Daughter	—	Florida
12	Amanda Johnson	73	Mother-in-law	—	Sweden
13	August Newman	56	Lodger	Carpenter	Illinois
14	Paul Kneesh	32	Head	Car Repair Helper	Illinois
15	Elsie Kneesh	30	Wife	—	Illinois
16	Donald Kneesh	8	Son	—	Illinois
17	Herbert D. Albers	40	Head	Factory Superintendent	Iowa
18	Alma Albers	29	Wife	—	Illinois
19	Valerie Albers	9	Daughter	—	Illinois
20	Jean Albers	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
21	Roger Albers	3	Son	—	Illinois
22	Henry Kampe	39	Head	Farmer	Illinois
23	Elsie Kampe	35	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Melburn Kampe	18	Son	Farmer	Illinois
25	Mildred Kampe	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	Marvin H. Kampe	6	Son	—	Illinois
27	George Kampe	35	Head	Farmer	Illinois
28	Hilda Kampe	30	Wife	—	Illinois
29	Lucille Kampe	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
30	Delmar Kampe	8	Son	—	Illinois
31	Vernon Kampe	8	Son	—	Illinois
32	Carolyn Kampe	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
33	William Kluner	34	Lodger	Farmer	Germany
34	Herman Bohlmann	27	Head	Farmer	Germany
35	Arnold Bohlmann	28	Brother	Farmer	Germany
36	John Hotchkin	33	Head	Farmer	Illinois
37	Sara Hotchkin	27	Wife	—	Illinois
38	John D. Hotchkin	5	Son	—	Illinois
39	Jean M. Hotchkin	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
40	Francis Eure	21	Son-in-law	Hod Carrier	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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