Thomas Donnelly — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Will-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Donnelly across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Will-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Will-County, Illinois
Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Joliet Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Will
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Oil refinery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	326
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Machinist
Township / Ward	Joliet Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Ann Donnelly	Spouse	—	34	~1906
John Donnelly	Son	—	12	~1928
Thomas Donnelly	Head	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Other, age 26

Allegheny, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1919
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Pipe fitter
Industry	Steel works
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Will, Illinois

Head, age 36

Will, Illinois · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1919
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	18
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Will-County, Illinois

Head, age 46

Will-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Joliet Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Will
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Oil refinery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	326
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Thomas Donnelly

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Illinois

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00909-00228)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Albert E Grinton	65	Head	Real Est. Sales	Illinois
2	Florence H Grinton	65	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Fred Berra	44	Head	—	Italy
4	Veronica Berra	46	Wife	—	Italy
5	Isaac Berra	46	Son	Printer	Illinois
6	Harry Walsh	35	Head	Milk Driver	Illinois
7	Ida Walsh	31	Wife	—	Illinois
8	Thomas Walsh	1	Grandson	—	Illinois
9	Louis Parro	44	Head	Truck Driver	Illinois
10	Ellen B Parro	43	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Aaron B Ridgeway	34	Head	Milk Driver	Illinois
12	Geneva Ridgeway	25	Wife	—	Iowa
13	Robert Lewis	32	Head	Crusher	Illinois
14	Anna Lewis	33	Wife	—	Illinois
15	Jane Ann Lewis	6	Dau	—	Illinois
16	William Lewis	4	Son	—	Illinois
17	Bernard Lewis	2	Son	—	Illinois
18	Victor Cerato	42	Head	Laborer	Italy
19	Angela Cerato	40	Wife	—	Italy
20	Dominic Cerato	17	Son	—	Illinois
21	Maria Cerato	11	Dau	—	Illinois
22	Alexander Hamilton	49	Head	Owner	Illinois
23	Maud Hamilton	51	Wife	—	Illinois
24	—	None	—	—	—
25	Joseph Furlin	65	Head	Carpenter	Italy
26	Mary Furlin	63	Wife	—	Italy
27	Mary Furlin	39	Dau	Bookkeeper	Italy
28	Joseph Furlin	37	Son	Owner	Italy
29	John Giacomi	33	Head	Laborer	Illinois
30	Irene Giacomi	27	Wife	—	Illinois
31	Marlene Giacomi	4	Dau	—	Illinois
32	Edward Wilhelm	68	Head	Baker	Illinois
33	Mary Wilhelm	61	Wife	—	Germany
34	Harley Wilhelm	40	Son	Musician	Illinois
35	Mary Wilhelm	27	Dau-in-law	—	Indiana
36	—	None	—	—	—
37	Thomas Donnelly THIS PERSON	46	Head	Machinist	Scotland
38	Ann Donnelly	34	Wife	—	Scotland
39	John Donnelly	12	Son	—	Illinois
40	Chadinat Chadinat	50	Head	Laborer	Italy

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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.

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