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1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 23b; Enumeration District: 0586; FHL microfilm: 1374266
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image shows a boarder at line 66 with surname Schill/Chill, female, age 18, single, born in Illinois to German parents. This fits a person born in 1892 and a name like Meta Chill. The first name is not clearly legible and the middle names are absent, so the record is consistent with the claimed name but does not state it in full.
Matches: Line 66 (family 208, William Schultz household) is a female boarder with a surname that reads Schill/Chill; Age 18, single, which implies a birth around 1892 and fits the 1892 birth year; Born in Illinois to German-born parents, plausible for a Meta Chill of German descent in Chicago; Chicago Ward 12, Cook County, Illinois, ED 586, sheet 23B, matches the citation detail
Limits: The given name is handwritten and hard to read; it could be Meta or Anata, so it is not clearly confirmed; The surname appears as Schill rather than Chill, which is a plausible spelling variant but not an exact match; The middle names Ida Amalia do not appear; The 1984 death year cannot be checked from this record; A census age gives only an approximate birth year, so the record cannot confirm that this is the same person without other evidence
What it supports
- Person — Meta Ida Amalia Chill