Robert Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Taylor-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Taylor-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry & Clara — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Taylor-County, Iowa
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Taylor
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Packing Plant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Conway Town
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Joyce Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Robert Brown	Head	—	25	~1915
Robert Brown	Son	—	4	~1936
Florence Brown	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Taylor, Iowa

Son, age 5

Taylor, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Robert F
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Taylor, Iowa

Son, age 15

Taylor, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Robert F.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Taylor-County, Iowa

Head, age 25

Taylor-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Taylor
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Packing Plant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Brown

b. ~1868

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Clara Brown

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Brown

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · 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 — Taylor-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01207-00939)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ada Gorman	55	Head	Home Laundry	South Dakota
2	Harold B. Gorman	11	Son	—	Iowa
3	Charles D. Gorman	10	Son	—	Iowa
4	Edward Norton	60	Head	—	Indiana
5	Georgia Norton	58	Wife	—	Hawaii
6	Zepha Van Winkle	66	Head	—	Illinois
7	G. W. Morris	57	Head	Laborer	Iowa
8	Cora L. Morris	52	Wife	—	Missouri
9	Burton E. Powell	66	Head	—	Missouri
10	Lilly M. Powell	67	Wife	—	Illinois
11	James A. Lumley	77	Head	—	Illinois
12	Eva Lumley	73	Wife	—	Iowa
13	Henry J. Burge	80	Head	—	Iowa
14	Blair Burge	43	Son	Mechanic	Iowa
15	Ora Hess	48	Head	Proprietor	Iowa
16	Ada E. Hess	48	Wife	—	Iowa
17	Robert L. Brown THIS PERSON	25	Head	Laborer	Iowa
18	Florence M. Brown	25	Wife	—	Iowa
19	Joyce W. Brown	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Robert E. Brown	4	Son	—	Iowa
21	George R. Donaldson	65	Head	Operator	Illinois
22	Eva F. Donaldson	38	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Wilma Donaldson	17	Daughter	—	Nebraska
24	Georgia Donaldson	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	Mary Chilcote	61	Head	Postmistress	Iowa
26	Fred W. Diamond	63	Head	Telephone Operator	England
27	Isabella Diamond	60	Wife	Telephone Operator	Scotland
28	Guy Mcnutt	21	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
29	Alice Mcnutt	17	Wife	—	Iowa
30	D. E. Yarot	48	Head	Oil Salesman	Missouri
31	Verna Yarot	55	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Macon Philpott	29	Head	Proprietor	Iowa
33	Lilly B. Philpott	24	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Jimmy R. Philpott	5	Son	—	Iowa
35	Jimmy D. Philpott	3	Son	—	Missouri
36	H. G. Wintermute	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
37	Leli E. Wintermute	56	Wife	—	Iowa
38	Ray Heman	24	Son-in-law	Farmer	Iowa
39	Opal Heman	25	Daughter	Proprietor	Iowa
40	William J. Pitman	64	Head	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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