Citation · C0060 · record
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 named Schill, age 18, born in Illinois to German parents, on the Chicago Ward 12 sheet cited. That is consistent with Meta Chill born July 1891 in Chicago, though the first name is hard to read and the census gives no exact date or city. The 1892 in the claim's life span conflicts slightly with the 1891 birth date and should be checked against another source.
Matches: Line 66, household 208 (Wm. Schultz), shows 'Schill, Meta (reads like Anata/Meta)', boarder, female, white, age 18, single; Age 18 on 15 April 1910 fits a birth on 27 July 1891, since she would turn 19 in July 1910; Birthplace given as Illinois, which fits Chicago, Cook County; Both parents are listed as born in Germany, which fits a German-American family; Enumerated in Chicago Ward 12, Cook County, as the citation says
Limits: A census gives only an approximate age and the state of birth, so it cannot confirm the day, month or city of birth; The given name is hard to read on the image (it looks like 'Meta' or 'Anata'), and the surname is spelled Schill rather than Chill; The record does not show the middle names Ida Amalia; The claim's life span says 1892, but the birth date says 1891; this census age fits 1891 better and would be slightly off for 1892; Being a boarder in an unrelated household means no relatives are named to confirm identity
What it supports
- Born · 27 JULI 1891 · Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America — Meta Ida Amalia Chill