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Richard Edwards — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Richard Edwards across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1927), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1927 Male Son Born: Illinois Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1927

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Edward Edwards	Son	—	15	~1925
Lawrence Edwards	Son	—	17	~1923
E Edwards	Head	—	60	~1880
John Edwards	Son	—	27	~1913
Myrtle Edwards	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Richard Edwards	Son	—	13	~1927
Robert Edwards	Son	—	19	~1921
Clifford Edwards	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 2

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1928 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Son, age 13

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1927 — 8 household members

Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Richard Edwards across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Richard Edwards

Son · 1940 · age 13 · b. ~1927 · Illinois

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Sibling

Lawrence Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

John Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 27

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Edward Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Myrtle Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 23

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Clifford Edwards

Sibling · 1940 · age 24

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00942-00058)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Hannah Frederickson	65	Head	—	Sweden
2	Paul Frederickson	24	Son	Clerk	Illinois
3	Amanda Anderson	68	Sister	—	Sweden
4	E. J. Edwards	60	Head	—	Michigan
5	John Edwards	27	Son	Boiler Maker	Illinois
6	Clifford Edwards	24	Son	Laborer	Illinois
7	Myrtle Edwards	23	Daughter	—	Illinois
8	Robert Edwards	19	Son	New Worker	Illinois
9	Lawrence Edwards	17	Son	—	Illinois
10	Edward Edwards	15	Son	—	Illinois
11	Richard Edwards THIS PERSON	13	Son	—	Illinois
12	Oscar Peterson	49	Head	Carpenter	Sweden
13	Hannah Peterson	53	Wife	—	Iowa
14	Betty Peterson	19	Daughter	—	California
15	Robert Peterson	16	Son	—	Illinois
16	William Peterson	13	Son	—	Illinois
17	Elizabeth Mihinko	61	Head	—	Hungary
18	Margaret Mihinko	32	Daughter	New Worker	Illinois
19	Andrew Mihinko	30	Son	Manager Branch	Illinois
20	Michael Mihinko	26	Son	Carman	Illinois
21	Minnie Raddatz	61	Head	—	Germany
22	Louis Raddatz	33	Son-in-law	Bag Cleaner	Wisconsin
23	Emma Raddatz	26	Daughter	—	Illinois
24	Earl Raddatz	1	Son	—	Illinois
25	Steve Nollert	33	Head	Engineer	Illinois
26	Theresa Nollert	29	Wife	—	Illinois
27	Steven Nollert	5	Son	—	Illinois
28	Curtis Nollert	45	Head	Crane Man	W. Virginia
29	Ella Nollert	45	Wife	—	Austria
30	Ethel Nollert	18	Daughter	Ticket Seller	Illinois
31	Curtis Jr. Nollert	15	Son	—	Illinois
32	Elaine Nollert	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
33	Stanley Nalenzylk	64	Head	—	Poland
34	Dominic Nalenzylk	21	Son	New Worker	Illinois
35	Margaret Nalenzylk	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
36	Joseph Ciesierski	27	Head	Ironer	Illinois
37	Evelyn Ciesierski	23	Wife	—	Illinois
38	Jacqueline Ciesierski	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
39	Rosalene Ciesierski	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
40	Irene Helen Ciesierski	0	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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