Robert Beck — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Palo-Alto-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Beck across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Palo-Alto-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry & Christina — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Palo-Alto-County, Iowa
Surname	Beck
Given Name	Robert O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Walnut Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Palo Alto
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Walnut Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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
Eleanor Beck	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Elizabeth Beck	Spouse	—	27	~1913
Robert Beck	Head	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Palo Alto, …

Son, age 8

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1912 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Beck
Given Name	Robert L
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Palo Alto, …

Son, age 19

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1911 — 41 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Beck
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Palo-Alto-County, Iowa

Head, age 29

Palo-Alto-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Beck
Given Name	Robert O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Walnut Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Palo Alto
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Beck

b. ~1880

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Christina Beck

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Beck

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Palo-Alto-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01189-00444)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edward P. Duhn	55	Head	Farmer	Wis
42	Christine Duhn	44	Wife	—	Iowa
43	Loyd Duhn	25	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
44	Clayton Duhn	23	Son	Clerk	Iowa
45	Gloria Duhn	18	Daughter	Waitress	Iowa
46	Verna Duhn	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
47	Eugene Mccarty	73	Head	—	Iowa
48	Margaret Mccarty	68	Wife	—	Iowa
49	George Mccarty	28	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
50	Bert P. Reeves	54	Head	Farmer	Iowa
51	Gertrude Reeves	56	Wife	—	Iowa
52	John Reeves	17	Son	—	Iowa
53	Geraldine Reeves	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
54	Millard Reeves	11	Son	—	Iowa
55	John A. Johnson	66	Head	Contractor	Iowa
56	Gertrude Johnson	57	Wife	—	Norway
57	Wayne S. Larson	26	Head	—	Iowa
58	Amaston P. Larson	32	Brother	—	Denmark
59	Aug Baedke	40	Head	Farmer	Iowa
60	Christine Baedke	33	Wife	—	Iowa
61	Elaine Baedke	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
62	Robert O. Beck THIS PERSON	29	Head	Farmer	Iowa
63	Elizabeth Beck	27	Wife	—	Iowa
64	Eleanor Beck	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
65	Mrs. Con Leonard	63	Head	—	Ireland
66	Joe Leonard	36	Son	Farmer	Iowa
67	Leona Leonard	34	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
68	Eugene Leonard	23	Son	Farmer	Iowa
69	Mary M. Reasland	41	Head	Farm Labor	Iowa
70	Alta Reasland	37	Wife	—	Wis
71	Elven Reasland	15	Daughter	—	Wis
72	Orville Reasland	13	Son	—	Wis
73	Russel Johnson	24	Head	Farmer Labor	Iowa
74	Jean Johnson	20	Wife	—	Iowa
75	Marilyn Johnson	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
76	Hans Christopherson	68	Head	Farmer	Norway
77	Hans Christopherson	70	Brother	—	Norway
78	Leonard Johnson	30	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Mildred Johnson	30	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Max Johnson	9	Son	—	Iowa

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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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