Robert Hughes — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Robert Hughes across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Clara & George — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: ILLINOIS Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	HUGHES
Given Name	ROBERT
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	ILLINOIS
1935 Residence (City)	CHICAGO
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Occupation	LABORER
Industry	STEEL
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	188
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	ILLINOIS
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Robert	Age	Birth yr
Barbara Hughes	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Robert Hughes	Head	—	27	~1913
Betty Hughes	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 6

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 17

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Usher
Industry	Theater
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 27

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	HUGHES
Given Name	ROBERT
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	ILLINOIS
1935 Residence (City)	CHICAGO
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	LABORER
Industry	STEEL
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	188
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	ILLINOIS
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Our Model Tree links Robert Hughes across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Clara Hughes (~0.92 confidence) and father George Hughes (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Clara Hughes

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

George Hughes

b. ~1884

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Hughes

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Illinois

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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-t0627-00933-00935)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Frederich Reichert	65	HEAD	Repairman	ILLINOIS
42	Emily Reichert	64	WIFE	Housekeeper	ILLINOIS
43	John Lyon	39	LODGER	Fireman	ILLINOIS
44	Mary Tolbert	22	HEAD	—	MISSOURI
45	Harold Tolbert	40	SON	Manager	ILLINOIS
46	Fred Nicholson	46	HEAD	Appraiser	INDIANA
47	Charlotte Nicholson	39	WIFE	—	INDIANA
48	Wilfred Machler	39	HEAD	Salesman	INDIANA
49	Antoinette Machler	35	Wife	Clerk	ILLINOIS
50	Walter Schiller	56	HEAD	Instructor	GERMANY
51	Freida Schiller	56	WIFE	—	ILLINOIS
52	Linsect Carr	49	HEAD	Clerk	ILLINOIS
53	Helen Carr	40	Wife	Clerk	Pennsylvania
54	Leslie Diveley	32	Head	Parts Man	Indiana
55	Colleen Diveley	31	Wife	Stenographer	Indiana
56	George Steffen	44	HEAD	Machinist	ILLINOIS
57	Tillie Steffen	39	WIFE	—	ILLINOIS
58	George Jr Steffen	16	SON	—	ILLINOIS
59	John Morate	48	HEAD	Watchmaker	OHIO
60	Jeanette Morate	46	WIFE	—	ILLINOIS
61	Bertha Shuman	53	HEAD	Stenographer	OHIO
62	Marie Cronin	53	HEAD	Secretary	CANADA-ENGLISH
63	Bridget Cronin	84	MOTHER	—	ONTARIO-ENGLISH
64	Albert Windust	66	HEAD	Colorman	ILLINOIS
65	Sarah Windust	36	DAUGHTER	—	ILLINOIS
66	Isabel Windust	31	DAUGHTER	Teacher	ILLINOIS
67	Ethel Windust	29	DAUGHTER	Teacher	ILLINOIS
68	Robert Hughes THIS PERSON	27	HEAD	Laborer	ILLINOIS
69	Betty Hughes	22	WIFE	—	ILLINOIS
70	Barbara Hughes	2	DAUGHTER	—	ILLINOIS
71	Harry Stahl	47	HEAD	Clerk	ILLINOIS
72	Mabel Stahl	45	WIFE	Bookkeeper	MICHIGAN
73	Elizabeth Stahl	75	MOTHER	—	OHIO
74	Frank Crowley	76	HEAD	Conductor	ILLINOIS
75	Anna Crowley	61	WIFE	—	ILLINOIS
76	Hosea Snyder	39	HEAD	Painter	ILLINOIS
77	Genevieve Snyder	32	WIFE	Cashier	ILLINOIS
78	George Carpenter	72	HEAD	—	WISCONSIN
79	Caroline Carpenter	68	WIFE	—	WISCONSIN
80	Elizabeth Roach	70	HEAD	—	ILLINOIS

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Robert

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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