William Bush — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lake-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this William Bush across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lake-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lake-County, Illinois
Surname	Bush
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	WAUKEGAN TWP
1935 Residence (County)	LAKE
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	New-worker Farm hand
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	320
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	New-Worker Farm Hand
Township / Ward	Waukegan Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Cerie Bush	Daughter	—	11	~1929
William Bush	Head	—	52	~1888
Ida Bush	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Lake, Illinois

Head, age 31

Lake, Illinois · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bush
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Common
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Finnish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

Lake, Illinois

Head, age 45

Lake, Illinois · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bush
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1908
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Plumbing shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$5000
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

Lake-County, Illinois

Head, age 52

Lake-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

Surname	Bush
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	WAUKEGAN TWP
1935 Residence (County)	LAKE
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	New-worker Farm hand
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	320
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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William Bush

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Illinois

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00831-00560)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Patricia Miltmore	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
2	Dragolub Miloshevich	39	Head	Wire-Drawer	Yugoslavia
3	Lora Miloshevich	33	Wife	—	Yugoslavia
4	Besse Miloshevich	13	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
5	Milan Miloshevich	11	Son	—	Illinois
6	Milutti Miloshevich	9	Son	—	Illinois
7	Nada Miloshevich	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
8	Lina Miloshevich	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
9	Francis Campbell	31	Head	Car-Cleaner	Illinois
10	Evelyn Campbell	29	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Thomas E. Campbell	4	Son	—	Illinois
12	Lillie Campbell	52	Mother	—	Wisconsin
13	William H Campbell	16	Brother	—	Wisconsin
14	William Bush THIS PERSON	52	Head	New-Worker Farm Hand	Finland
15	Ida Bush	51	Wife	—	Finland
16	Cerie Bush	11	Daughter	—	Illinois
17	Don E. Senlenberger	24	Head	Normalizing Operator	Illinois
18	Helen Senlenberger	22	Wife	—	Idaho
19	Oren N. Mcclure	18	Brother in law	Kitchen Helper	Idaho
20	Percy Pickett	43	Head	Shovel Oiler	Wisconsin
21	Grace Pickett	37	Wife	—	Wisconsin
22	Percy R. Pickett	19	Son	Garage Mechanic	Wisconsin
23	Leroy Pickett	16	Son	New Worker	Wisconsin
24	Russell Pickett	14	Son	—	Idaho
25	Irene Pickett	12	Daughter	—	Idaho
26	Laura Pickett	10	Daughter	—	Idaho
27	Betty Pickett	8	Daughter	—	Idaho
28	Ellen Pickett	6	Daughter	—	Idaho
29	James Pickett	5	Son	—	Idaho
30	Harold Savage	37	Head	Truck Driver	Wisconsin
31	Walter Larson	58	Head	Manager	Denmark
32	Hedy Larson	47	Wife	Sales-Lady	Illinois
33	Walter-J Larson	16	Son	—	Illinois
34	Bertha Engle	60	House keeper	Servant	Yugoslavia
35	Ernest Campbell	33	Head	Machine Tender	Wisconsin
36	Elizabeth Campbell	30	Wife	—	Maryland
37	Betty Campbell	12	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
38	Edward Campbell	11	Son	—	Illinois
39	Bernice Campbell	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
40	Lilyann Campbell	6	Daughter	—	Illinois

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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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