Thomas Higgins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cook-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Higgins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Margaret — first a head (b.~1918), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cook-County, Illinois
Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	CHICAGO CITY
1935 Residence (County)	COOK
Additional Details
Occupation	Stockman
Industry	Park Project
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	585
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Stockman
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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
Thomas Higgins	Head	—	22	~1918
Thomas Higgins	Son	—	1	~1939
Pauline Higgins	Spouse	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Son, age

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1920 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 11

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1919 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Head, age 22

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1918 — 3 household members

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	CHICAGO CITY
1935 Residence (County)	COOK
Occupation	Stockman
Industry	Park Project
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	585
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Higgins

b. ~1888

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Higgins

b. ~1889

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Higgins

Head · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · 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-t0627-00977-00036)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John Henry	36	Head	Truck Driver	Illinois
42	Helen Henry	34	Wife	—	Illinois
43	Loretta Henry	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
44	Helen R Henry	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
45	John Jr. Henry	5	Son	—	Illinois
46	William Tobin	37	Head	Office Manager	Illinois
47	Mae E Tobin	39	Wife	—	Illinois
48	Richard Tobin	5	Son	—	Illinois
49	Helen Tobin	38	Sister	Switch Board Operator	Illinois
50	Thomas Tobin	31	Brother	General Office Clerk	Illinois
51	Stephen Hamann	52	Head	Special Police	Illinois
52	Margaret Hamann	52	Wife	—	Illinois
53	Patsy Siciliano	29	Head	Cutter	Illinois
54	Lottie Siciliano	27	Wife	—	Illinois
55	Patsy Jr Siciliano	3	Son	—	Illinois
56	Anna Popiel	45	Head	—	Poland
57	Charlotte Popiel	17	Daughter	New Worker	Illinois
58	Sam Donato	44	Head	Watchman	Italy
59	Josephine Donato	37	Wife	—	Italy
60	Annette Donato	17	Daughter	Power Machine	Illinois
61	Frank Donato	17	Son	Straw Maker	Illinois
62	Vincent Donato	16	Son	—	Illinois
63	Sadie Donato	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
64	Mary Donato	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
65	Casimer Donato	8	Son	—	Illinois
66	Lucille Donato	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
67	Denny Donato	2	Son	—	Illinois
68	Sam Jr. Donato	0	Son	—	Illinois
69	Ben Korab	30	Head	Crane Operator	Illinois
70	Clara Korab	27	Wife	—	Illinois
71	Thomas Higgins THIS PERSON	22	Head	Stockman	Illinois
72	Pauline Higgins	19	Wife	—	West Virginia
73	Thomas Jr Higgins	1	Son	—	Illinois
74	Stanley Mozdren	53	Head	Buffer	Poland
75	Mary Mozdren	47	Wife	—	Poland
76	Sophie Mozdren	25	Daughter	Trimmer	Illinois
77	Rose Mozdren	23	Daughter	Trimmer & Insp.	Illinois
78	John Mozdren	18	Son	Plater	Illinois
79	Mary Ann Mozdren	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
80	John Szymczyk	49	Head	Grinder	Poland

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Thomas

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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