Robert Bates — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Stark-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Robert Bates across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Stark-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Chance & Mary — first a head (b.~1916), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Stark-County, Ohio
Surname	Bates
Given Name	Robert L
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Paris Township
1935 Residence (County)	Stark
Additional Details
Occupation	pressman
Industry	electrical mfg
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Pressman
Township / Ward	Paris Township
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 Robert	Age	Birth yr
Corlene Bates	Spouse	—	21	~1919
Richard Bates	Son	—		~1940
Robert Bates	Head	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Stark, Ohio

Son, age 3

Stark, Ohio · implied b. ~1917 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bates
Given Name	Robert Lee
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Stark, Ohio

Son, age 14

Stark, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bates
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Stark-County, Ohio

Head, age 24

Stark-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

Surname	Bates
Given Name	Robert L
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Paris Township
1935 Residence (County)	Stark
Occupation	pressman
Industry	electrical mfg
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Our Model Tree links Robert Bates across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Chance Bates (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Bates (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Chance Bates

b. ~1890

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Bates

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Bates

Head · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Ohio

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03150-00562)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Samuel Morekel	6	son	—	Ohio
2	James Morekel	4	son	—	Ohio
3	Arretta Morekel	17	dau	Housework	Ohio
4	Clarence E Crowl	32	head	Farmer	Ohio
5	Pauline Crowl	27	wife	—	Ohio
6	Edward J. Kelley	48	head	Salesman	Ohio
7	Cora Kelley	47	wife	—	Ohio
8	Wanda J. Kelley	16	daughter	—	Ohio
9	Wilma L. Kelley	8	daughter	—	Ohio
10	Harmon Slagle	42	head	Clayworker	Ohio
11	Ruth Slagle	37	wife	—	Ohio
12	Paul Slagle	12	son	—	Ohio
13	Donald Slagle	9	son	—	Ohio
14	Ray Slagle	8	son	—	Ohio
15	Lois Slagle	6	daughter	—	Ohio
16	William D Hahn	75	head	—	Ohio
17	Guy Hahn	37	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
18	Julius Heylmun	48	head	—	New York
19	Charlotte Heylmun	41	wife	—	Pennsylvania
20	Paul Heylmun	22	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
21	Eloise Heylmun	16	daughter	—	Ohio
22	Belva Heylmun	14	daughter	—	Ohio
23	Julia Rose Heylmun	12	daughter	—	Ohio
24	Ruth A Heylmun	7	daughter	—	Ohio
25	Rufus Myers	77	head	Farmer	Ohio
26	Olive F Myers	75	wife	—	Ohio
27	Donald L Bates	21	head	Supply Boy	Ohio
28	Joyce Bates	23	wife	Laborer	Ohio
29	Mary A Bates	51	head	Farmer	Ohio
30	James C Bates	17	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
31	Kathryn M Bates	15	daughter	—	Ohio
32	Robert L Bates THIS PERSON	24	head	Pressman	Ohio
33	Corlene B Bates	21	wife	—	Ohio
34	Richard R Bates	0	son	—	Ohio
35	Harry Keith	71	head	—	Ohio
36	Etta Keith	66	wife	—	Ohio
37	Eugene Conn	30	head	Machinist	Ohio
38	Margaret Conn	26	wife	—	Ohio
39	Robert Conn	7	son	—	Ohio
40	Richard Conn	6	son	—	Ohio

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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