Robert Ellis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Calhoun-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Robert Ellis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Calhoun-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Calhoun-County, Arkansas
Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Huey Township
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Huey Township
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Robert Ellis	Head	—	54	~1886
Sherman Ellis	Son	—	29	~1911
James Ellis	Son	—	21	~1919
Carlton Ellis	Son	—	18	~1922
Edwin Ellis	Son	—	13	~1927
Nancy Ellis	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Calhoun, Arkansas

Head, age 34

Calhoun, Arkansas · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Calhoun, Arkansas

Head, age 44

Calhoun, Arkansas · implied b. ~1886 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Calhoun-County, Arkansas

Head, age 54

Calhoun-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Huey Township
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Robert Ellis

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Arkansas

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1940 US Federal Census — Calhoun-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00121-00138)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rowland Evans	37	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
2	Esther Evans	42	Wife	—	Arkansas
3	Edna Evans	19	Daughter	—	Texas
4	Milton Evans	15	Son	—	Arkansas
5	Melton Evans	15	Son	—	Arkansas
6	Edward Evans	12	Son	—	Arkansas
7	Nina Faye Evans	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
8	Rowland Evans	8	Son	—	Arkansas
9	Carolyn Ann Evans	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
10	John Evans	44	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
11	Sarah Evans	37	Wife	—	Ark
12	Clifford Evans	20	Son	New Worker	Ark
13	Madeline Evans	18	Daughter	—	Ark
14	Cecil Evans	17	Son	—	Ark
15	Howard Evans	15	Son	—	Ark
16	Ellis Evans	13	Son	—	Ark
17	Lloyd Evans	11	Son	—	Ark
18	Clayton Calvin Evans	7	Son	—	Ark
19	Bobbie Ray Evans	4	Son	—	Ark
20	Sue Ann Evans	2	Daughter	—	Ark
21	Olymphia Evans	81	Head	—	Tennessee
22	Birdie Evans	45	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
23	Madie Evans	35	Wife	—	Ark
24	Vecial Evans	14	Son	—	Ark
25	Gecial Evans	11	Son	—	Ark
26	General Evans	9	Daughter	—	Ark
27	Joyce Evans	6	Daughter	—	Ark
28	Wilma Evans	4	Son	—	Ark
29	Verveline Evans	1	Daughter	—	Ark
30	Robert D. Ellis THIS PERSON	54	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
31	Nancy Ellis	51	Wife	—	Arkansas
32	Sherman Ellis	29	Son	Laborer	Ark
33	James C. Ellis	21	Son	Laborer	Ark
34	Carlton Ellis	18	Son	—	Ark
35	Edwin Ellis	13	Son	—	Ark
36	Elmer D. Daves	22	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
37	Mary Daves	18	Wife	—	Arkansas
38	Jessie H. Jones	34	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
39	Christine Jones	33	Wife	—	Arkansas
40	Lenora Jones	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas

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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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