Mattie Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Mattie Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Head Born: Tennessee Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Arkansas
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mattie	Age	Birth yr
Mamie Harvey	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Mattie Miller	Head	—	52	~1888
Lee Argrage	Son	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 32

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 40

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Furniture Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 52

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Arkansas
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mattie Miller

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Illinois

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00922-00668)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Annie B. Hunter	39	Head	Hotel Laundry	Louisiana
42	Ora L. Hunter	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
43	Lalus Mckinley	42	Lodger	Wpa Park Maintenance	Tennessee
44	James Hatto	48	Head	Wholesale Vegetable Market	Alabama
45	Georgia Hatto	27	Wife	Wholesale Laundry	Mississippi
46	Helen Hatto	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Roosevelt Cunningham	38	Head	Meat Packing Company	Tennessee
48	Annie Cunningham	36	Wife	Wholesale Laundry	Texas
49	Irene Perkins	34	Head	—	Arkansas
50	Fannie Bailey	44	Head	—	Mississippi
51	Catherine Means	26	Head	—	Georgia
52	Harry Hooks	9	Son	—	Illinois
53	Emma Pillows	51	Head	—	Arkansas
54	Curtis Seymour	17	Son	Retail Grocery Store	Arkansas
55	Annie L. Collins	32	Daughter	Private Home	Arkansas
56	Emagene Collins	1	Granddaughter	—	Arkansas
57	William Humphrey	51	Head	Private Home	Tennessee
58	Rosie Humphrey	57	Wife	—	Georgia
59	Emma Taylor	61	Head	—	Mississippi
60	James Sanders	33	Head	Wpa Land Scape Project	Georgia
61	Ada Sanders	43	Wife	—	Alabama
62	John Brown	35	Head	—	Mississippi
63	Elmo Taylor	33	Head	Used Furniture Store	Louisiana
64	Ida Taylor	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Ilene Taylor	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
66	Thomas Shaw	31	Head	Excavating Company	Mississippi
67	Louise Shaw	24	Wife	Private Home	Mississippi
68	L. H. Shaw	10	Son	—	Mississippi
69	Henry Mason	34	Head	Furniture Factory	Louisiana
70	Rosie L. Mason	34	Wife	—	Arkansas
71	Joseph Cunningham	67	Head	—	Louisiana
72	Josephine Cunningham	56	Wife	—	Louisiana
73	Sylvester Miller	27	Head	Private Express Company	Tennessee
74	Roosevelt Fuller	38	Head	Paper Box Company	Mississippi
75	Rosa Adams	25	Lodger	—	Virginia
76	Alma Franklin	26	Head	—	Louisiana
77	Mattie Miller THIS PERSON	52	Head	—	Tennessee
78	Mamie Harvey	16	Daughter	Private Home	Tennessee
79	Lee A. Argrage	19	Son	—	Tennessee
80	Sara Hacker	52	Head	—	Alabama

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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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