Rose Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Rose Cohen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Max & Minnie — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Female Daughter Born: Illinois Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Rose
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Additional Details
Occupation	Typist
Industry	Publishing Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Typist
Township / Ward	Chicago
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rose	Age	Birth yr
Phyllis Cohen	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Rose Cohen	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Max Cohen	Head	—	48	~1892
Minnie Cohen	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 3

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1917 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Rose
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 14

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Rose
Relationship to Head	Sister
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Daughter, age 24

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1916 — 4 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Rose
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	Typist
Industry	Publishing Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Max Cohen

b. ~1892

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Minnie Cohen

b. ~1897

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Rose Cohen

Daughter · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Illinois

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Sibling

Phyllis Cohen

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

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-t0627-01013-00425)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Barnet Okin	80	Head	—	Russia
2	Rose Silvestri	40	Head	Senior Clerk	Missouri
3	Hector Syr	55	Head	Clerk	Illinois
4	Lillian Syr	58	Wife	—	Illinois
5	Fred Hofacker	44	Head	Shipper	Germany
6	Helen Hofacker	34	Wife	—	Illinois
7	John J Mccreery	50	Head	Salesman	Kentucky
8	Janet Mccreery	33	Wife	—	Illinois
9	John P Myers	39	Head	Printer	Illinois
10	Gladys Myers	27	Wife	Saleslady	Calif
11	Barbara Winkler	59	Head	Saleslady	New York
12	Vera Frank	64	Head	—	Iowa
13	Wm G Wells	39	Head	Adv. Agent	Kentucky
14	Edward Miller	37	Head	Manager	Russia
15	Helen Miller	32	Wife	Clerk	Lithuania
16	Howard Miller	11	Son	—	Illinois
17	Beverly Miller	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
18	Harry Linn	38	Head	Credit Man	Illinois
19	Sadelle Linn	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
20	Phyllis Linn	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
21	Marguerite Mcmaster	44	Head	Janitress	Illinois
22	Dorothy Mcmaster	24	Daughter	Clerk	Illinois
23	Doris Mcmaster	20	Daughter	Clerk	Illinois
24	Max Cohen	48	Head	Tailor	Russia
25	Minnie Cohen	43	Wife	—	Russia
26	Rose Cohen THIS PERSON	24	Daughter	Typist	Illinois
27	Phyllis Cohen	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
28	Louis Geyer	46	Head	Salesman	Illinois
29	Lillian Geyer	40	Wife	—	Illinois
30	Bernard Geyer	18	Son	Office Boy	Illinois
31	Elaine Geyer	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
32	Meyer Fine	42	Head	Salesman	Lithuania
33	Kate Fine	42	Wife	—	Illinois
34	Rochelle Fine	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
35	Dorothy Heikoff	36	Lodger	Saleslady	Ohio
36	Edwin Saul	41	Head	Manager	Ohio
37	Gladys Saul	37	Wife	—	Illinois
38	Thelma Saul	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
39	Albina Galesic	24	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Wisconsin
40	Sam Mckastik	48	Head	Milkman	Russia

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Pedigree Summary

Rose + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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