Edward Roberts — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Edward Roberts across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Barber-shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	750
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 Edward	Age	Birth yr
Edward Roberts	Head	—	44	~1896
Dave Roberts	Son	—	1	~1939
Josephine Roberts	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 25

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1895 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Robertson
Given Name	Eddie
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 34

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Eddie
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Dry Gds Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Head, age 44

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Barber-shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	750
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Edward Roberts

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01423-00348)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Leah Mercedeil	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
2	Walter J. Dafilla	52	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
3	Andonocia Dafilla	40	Wife	Seamstress	Louisiana
4	Irvin Ratliff	28	Head	Porter	Louisiana
5	Zelda Ratliff	25	Wife	Machine Operator	Louisiana
6	Louis Fairy	47	Head	Mechanic	France
7	Helen Fairy	47	Wife	—	France
8	Louis Jr. Fairy	23	Son	Carrier	New Jersey
9	Georgia Fairy	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
10	Lorraine Fairy	16	Son	—	Louisiana
11	Louis Isidore	38	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
12	Rosey Isidore	34	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	Louis Jr. Isidore	14	Son	—	Louisiana
14	Wilder Isidore	12	Son	—	Louisiana
15	Lionel Isidore	10	Son	—	Louisiana
16	Jewel Isidore	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
17	Jocelyn Isidore	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Beverly Isidore	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
19	Floyd Slia	23	Brother-in-law	Seamstress	Louisiana
20	Warren Slia	18	Brother-in-law	—	Louisiana
21	Robert Brutter	49	Head	Hod-Carrier	Louisiana
22	Brunetta Lacour	47	Common-law-wife	—	Louisiana
23	Andrew Hunter	54	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
24	Alice Hunter	54	Wife	Washwoman	Louisiana
25	Irma Hunter	26	Daughter	Pharmacist	Louisiana
26	Arthur Joseph	50	Head	Peddler	Louisiana
27	Lily Joseph	38	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Helen Roberts	72	Head	—	Louisiana
29	Gertrude Proctor	38	Daughter	House-Maid	Louisiana
30	Robert Proctor	17	Grandson	Newspaper	Louisiana
31	Edward Roberts THIS PERSON	44	Head	Porter	Louisiana
32	Josephine Roberts	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
33	Dave Roberts	1	Son	—	Louisiana
34	Clarence Anderson	30	Head	Baker	Louisiana
35	Corinne Anderson	25	Wife	—	Louisiana
36	Geraldine Anderson	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
37	Irma Leah Anderson	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
38	Clarence Jr. Anderson	3	Son	—	Louisiana
39	John J. Wajan	53	Head	Chauffeur	Louisiana
40	Elizabeth Wajan	52	Wife	—	Louisiana

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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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