Robert Ellis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Summit-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Robert Ellis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Summit-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Agnes — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Summit-County, Ohio
Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Additional Details
Occupation	Assistant Superintendent
Industry	Life Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Assistant Superintendent
Township / Ward	Cuyahoga Falls
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Gloria Ellis	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Robert Ellis	Head	—	40	~1900
Agnes Ellis	Other	—	63	~1877
Richard Ellis	Son	—	7	~1933
Ida Ellis	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Summit, Ohio

Son, age 20

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Summit, Ohio

Other, age 30

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Agent
Industry	Insurance
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	WW
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Summit-County, Ohio

Head, age 40

Summit-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Ellis
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Occupation	Assistant Superintendent
Industry	Life Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edward Ellis

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Agnes Ellis

b. ~1875

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Ellis

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Ohio

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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 — Summit-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03153-00494)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Margery Zellers	12	daughter	—	Ohio
42	Carl Zellers	10	son	—	Ohio
43	Raymond Hansen	36	head	Salesman	Ohio
44	Dorothy Hansen	32	wife	—	Ohio
45	Mary L. Hansen	21	daughter	New Worker	Ohio
46	Leo S. Brown	37	head	Clerical	Ohio
47	Louise Brown	38	wife	—	Birmingham
48	Carolyn Brown	13	daughter	—	Ohio
49	Carl Mengel	47	head	Mould Designer	Ohio
50	Ada Mengel	49	wife	—	Ohio
51	Albert Mengel	17	son	New Worker	Ohio
52	William Hillenmeier	24	son in law	Machinist	Ohio
53	Ruth Hillenmeier	24	daughter	Beautician	Ohio
54	Thomas Marimon	72	head	—	Kentucky
55	Henrietta Marimon	46	daughter	Social Worker	Kentucky
56	Arthur Lutz	31	head	School Teacher	Ohio
57	Marshall Lutz	26	wife	—	Ohio
58	Joseph Walsh	49	head	Machinist	Ohio
59	Edna Walsh	47	wife	—	Ohio
60	Joseph Jr. Walsh	20	son	New Worker	Ohio
61	Rudolf Mangold	37	lodger	Machinist	Ohio
62	Andrew Hellman	63	head	—	Switzerland
63	Anna M. Earley	54	lodger	Housework	Missouri
64	Robert Ellis THIS PERSON	40	head	Assistant Superintendent	Ohio
65	Ida Ellis	36	wife	—	Ohio
66	Gloria Ellis	13	daughter	—	Ohio
67	Richard Ellis	7	son	—	Ohio
68	Agnes M. Ellis	63	mother	—	Ohio
69	Harold Tochantz	39	head	Salesman	Ohio
70	Martha Tochantz	35	wife	—	Ohio
71	Richard Tochantz	3	son	—	Ohio
72	Charles Means	42	head	Foreman	Ohio
73	Mildred Means	36	wife	—	Ohio
74	Patricia Means	8	daughter	—	Ohio
75	Shirley Means	6	daughter	—	Ohio
76	Burton Mccaulley	30	head	Clerk	Ohio
77	Ethel Mccaulley	60	wife	—	Missouri
78	Eliza Ireland	80	mother in law	—	Missouri
79	Theodore Carver	37	head	Linotype Machinist	New York
80	Grace Carver	33	wife	—	Ohio

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Robert

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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