Citation · C0065 · index
1900 United States Federal Census
1900 Soundex, NARA T1043 roll 69, cards #1/#2 (IA soundex1900il069 img 3658-3659); schedule Vol 28 ED 271 sh 16 line 61: “Matie - D - July 1891 - 8 - Illinois”; head Albert, wife Tillie.
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- index
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
- AI-checked
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Transcription and reasoning
Image ID: IA soundex1900il069 images 3658-3659 (cards read; schedule not opened)
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The soundex card entry gives a daughter Matie, born July 1891, age 8, in Illinois, which fits a July 1891 birth. It does not state the day (27) or the city. The name is a variant and the schedule was not examined, so this is consistent but thin. Note the person's life dates show 1892, which conflicts with the 1891 birth claim and should be reviewed separately.
Matches: Daughter "Matie" born July 1891, age 8, matches Meta born July 1891; Birthplace Illinois fits Chicago, Cook County; Household of Albert and Tillie, a plausible parent set (not checked against the tree)
Limits: Census gives month and year only, not the day 27; Birthplace is the state only, not Chicago or Cook County; Name given is the nickname "Matie", not Meta Ida Amalia Chill; Claim lists birth year 1891 but person is shown as 1892–1984, an internal discrepancy in the database not addressed by this record; Index/soundex cards read; the schedule itself was not opened and no image is attached; Parents Albert and Tillie are not verified against the claimed person's parents
What it supports
- Born · 27 JULI 1891 · Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America — Meta Ida Amalia Chill