Sarah Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Cohen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1873), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Female Spouse Born: Poland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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 Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Ben Cohen	Head	—	63	~1877
Harold Cohen	Son	—	29	~1911
Josef Cohen	Son	—	31	~1909
Sarah Cohen	Spouse	—	67	~1873

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Spouse, age 43

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1877 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	1881
Birth Country	Poland
Year of Naturalization	1875
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1930

Cook, Illinois

Other, age 58

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1872 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1920
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 67

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago City
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

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Sarah Cohen

Spouse · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Illinois

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00983-00135)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Davis	56	Head	Mens Tailor	Russia
2	Ida Davis	50	Wife	—	Russia
3	Nathan Davis	31	Son	News Boy	Illinois
4	Albert Davis	26	Son	Food Buyer	Illinois
5	Rose Davis	23	Daughter	Subst. Teacher	Illinois
6	Harry Davis	18	Son	—	Illinois
7	Casimer Bazernik	43	Head	Chauffeur	Poland
8	Mathilda Bazernik	36	Wife	Statistician	Poland
9	Maria Wronska	48	Servant	Housekeeper	Poland
10	Walter Konstantinovich	46	Lodger	Painter & Decorator	Poland
11	Felicia Herbert	39	Lodger	Dress Operator	Poland
12	Ben Cohen	63	Head	—	Russia
13	Sarah Cohen THIS PERSON	67	Wife	—	Poland
14	Josef Cohen	31	Son	Salesman	Illinois
15	Harold Cohen	29	Son	Stenographer	Illinois
16	Edward Dominick	40	Head	Supervisor	Illinois
17	Antonette Dominick	33	Wife	Fitter	Illinois
18	Stanley Koziol	72	Father-in-law	—	Poland
19	Albert Koziol	30	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Illinois
20	Avedis Jamizian	66	Head	—	Turkey
21	Zarouhui Jamizian	61	Wife	—	Turkey
22	Clement Mulica	37	Head	Barber	Poland
23	Elizabeth Mulica	40	Wife	—	Poland
24	Alan A. Mulica	9	Son	—	Illinois
25	Casper Dzik	48	Head	Laborer	Poland
26	Katherine Dzik	43	Wife	Char-Woman	Poland
27	Josephine Dzik	20	Daughter	Saleslady	Illinois
28	Chester Dzik	18	Son	—	Illinois
29	Lotta Dzik	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
30	Ignacy Brzostek	48	Head	Carpenter	Poland
31	Sophie Brzostek	42	Wife	—	Poland
32	Violet Brzostek	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
33	Sylvester Burre	31	Head	Paint Sprayer	Illinois
34	Marie Burre	31	Wife	—	Illinois
35	Sylvester Jr. Burre	8	Son	—	Illinois
36	Charmaine Burre	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
37	Anna Socha	65	Mother-in-law	—	Poland
38	Julius Socha	24	Brother-in-law	Kick Press Operator	Illinois
39	Stanley Zurad	44	Head	Grinder	Poland
40	Angela Zurad	43	Wife	Char-Woman	Poland

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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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