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William Myers — 1900 US Census Record

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1900 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this William Myers across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1834), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1834 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1900 Census Record Details

Census Year1900
LocationCook, Illinois
SurnameMyers
Given NameWilliam
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age65
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceGermany
Birth MonthAug
Birth Year1834
Year of Immigration1857
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Father's BirthplaceGermany
Mother's BirthplaceGermany
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth CountryGermany
Birthplace (normalized)germany
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardJefferson
Est. Birth Year~1834

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 1900 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
William Myers Head — 66 ~1834
Evelina Myers Other — 19 ~1881
Frank Myers Son — 23 ~1877

Census Appearances

1900
Cook, Illinois
Head, age 66
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1834 — 3 household members
Surname Myers
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 65
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Germany
Birth Month Aug
Birth Year 1834
Year of Immigration 1857
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Farmer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth Country Germany
Birthplace (normalized) germany
1910
Cook, Illinois
Other, age 73
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1837 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Myers
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Father
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Germany
Year of Immigration 1849
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Birth Country Germany
Birthplace (normalized) germany
1920
Cook, Illinois
Other, age 84
Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1836 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Myers
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Father-in-law
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 84
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Germany
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue German
Birth Country Germany
Birthplace (normalized) germany

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Our Model Tree links William Myers across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Cook, Illinois, using XGBoost record linkage.
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William Myers
Head · 1900 · age 66 · b. ~1834 · Illinois
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Original Census Page

1900 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (ia:1900:12thcensusofpopu278unit:0018)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Jennie Villiken 48 Head N.G. Illinois
2 Mary Villiken 29 Daughter — Iowa
3 Florence Villiken 22 Daughter — Iowa
4 Marguerite Villiken 17 Daughter — Iowa
5 Daniel Aeppli 38 Head Stationary Engr R.R. Wisconsin
6 Adella Aeppli 37 Wife — Wisconsin
7 Edna Aeppli 7 Daughter At School Wisconsin
8 Bertha Aeppli 15 Daughter At School Wisconsin
9 Mable Aeppli 10 Daughter At School Wisconsin
10 Alvena Koga 23 Servant Servant House Wisconsin
11 Horace Morris 37 Head Banker Wisconsin
12 Eveline Morris 29 Wife — Wisconsin
13 William B. Morris 10 Son At School Illinois
14 William Schmidt 33 Head Clerk R.R. Illinois
15 Alice Schmidt 33 Wife ? Canada
16 Ruth Schmidt 2 Daughter — Illinois
17 Helen Schmidt None Daughter — Illinois
18 Minna Schmidt 63 Mother — Germany
19 Annie Oberley 14 Servant Servant House Germany
20 Albert Anderson 31 Boarder Day Laborer Wisconsin
21 Lewis Johnston 53 Head Editor Ohio
22 Nellie Johnston 35 Wife — Ohio
23 Elizabeth Johnston 12 Daughter At School Illinois
24 William Myers THIS PERSON 65 Head Farmer Germany
25 Frank Myers 22 Son Farm Laborer Illinois
26 Evelina Myers 19 Daughter-in-law — England
27 Frank Lumber 28 Head Machinist R.R. England
28 Emma Lumber 19 Wife — Illinois
29 Gladys Lumber None Daughter — Illinois
30 William Orwell 55 Head Salesman Illinois
31 Julia Orwell 25 Wife — Illinois
32 Samuel Orwell 1 Son — Illinois

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1900 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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