Oscar Thompson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

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

Age 42 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Cook, Illinois
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Additional Details
Occupation	Collector
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	50
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Collector
Township / Ward	Chicago City
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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Oscar	Age	Birth yr
Oscar Thompson	Head	—	42	~1888
Lois Thompson	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Eva Thompson	Spouse	—	41	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 32

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1888 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Collector
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 42

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

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Collector
Industry	Telephone Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	50
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Other, age 53

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1887 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	THOMPSEN
Given Name	Ola
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	Assembler
Industry	Radio manufacturer
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	446
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Oscar Thompson

Head · 1930 · age 42 · b. ~1888 · Illinois

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

41 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:illinoiscensus00reel476:0035)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Arthur B. Malloy	33	Head	Salesman	Illinois
2	Rosalie Malloy	24	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Alice Malloy	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
4	Carl O. Nelsen	38	Head	Tool Maker	Norway
5	Agnes Nelsen	40	Wife	—	Norway
6	Paul Nelsen	31	Brother	Cashier	Norway
7	Ole Nelsen	23	Brother	Tool Maker	Norway
8	Frank Andruszkiewicz	42	Head	Operator	Poland
9	Victoria Andruszkiewicz	34	Wife	Tailor	Illinois
10	Evelyn Andruszkiewicz	15	Daughter	—	Illinois
11	Frank Jr. Andruszkiewicz	10	Son	—	Illinois
12	Stanley Kucharski	37	Head	Polisher	Poland
13	Frances Kucharski	36	Wife	—	Poland
14	Edwin Kucharski	17	Son	Carver	Illinois
15	Sylvester Kucharski	16	Son	—	Illinois
16	William Kucharski	13	Son	—	Illinois
17	Leonard Kucharski	6	Son	—	Illinois
18	Ruth Kucharski	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
19	Jennie Renz	64	Head	—	Illinois
20	Genevieve Renz	27	Daughter	Typist	Illinois
21	Joanne Renz	22	Daughter	Typist	Illinois
22	Wayne F. Smith	27	Head	Mechanic	Illinois
23	Kathryn Smith	27	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Elaine Smith	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
25	Eugene Petretti	28	Head	Salesman	Italy
26	Virginia Petretti	26	Wife	—	Illinois
27	William Petretti	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
28	Oliver Doherty	56	Head	Chemical	Pennsylvania
29	Annie Doherty	52	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
30	Merrill Stewart	29	Head	Designer	Illinois
31	Edith Stewart	31	Wife	—	Sweden
32	Donald Stewart	1	Son	—	Illinois
33	Jasper Montalbano	32	Head	Agent	Italy
34	Rose Montalbano	26	Wife	—	Italy
35	Joseph Montalbano	5	Son	—	Illinois
36	Oscar Thompson THIS PERSON	42	Head	Collector	Illinois
37	Eva Thompson	41	Wife	—	Illinois
38	Lois Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
39	Harold Thicker	37	Head	Fireman	Wisconsin
40	Ethel Thicker	36	Wife	—	Wisconsin
41	Patsy Thicker	3	Daughter	—	Illinois

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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