Robert Garrett — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Portage-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Robert Garrett across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Portage-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Lincoln & Sarah — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Portage-County, Ohio
Surname	Garrett
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Nelson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Additional Details
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Steam Locomotive
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	322
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Engineer
Township / Ward	Nelson Township
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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
Helen Garrett	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Robert Garrett	Son	—	10	~1930
Fanny Garrett	Other	—	75	~1865
Robert Garrett	Head	—	32	~1908
Carl Lerty	Other	—	23	~1917
Raymond Lerty	Other	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1920

Portage, Ohio

Son, age 13

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Garret
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
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

Portage, Ohio

Head, age 23

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Garrett
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5500
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Portage-County, Ohio

Head, age 32

Portage-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1908 — 6 household members

Surname	Garrett
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Nelson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Steam Locomotive
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	322
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Lincoln Garret

b. ~1867

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Sarah Garret

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Garrett

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · 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 — Portage-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03131-00095)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Robert L Spencer	8	Son	—	Ohio
42	Kenneth Spencer	5	Son	—	Ohio
43	John Spencer	3	Son	—	Ohio
44	Catherine Spencer	2	daughter	—	Ohio
45	Mark Poole	43	Head	Farmer	Ohio
46	Mia Poole	36	Wife	—	Germany
47	Robert Poole	12	Son	—	Ohio
48	Marion Poole	9	daughter	—	Ohio
49	Mark Jr. Poole	8	Son	—	Ohio
50	Teddy Poole	7	Son	—	Ohio
51	Edith Davis	41	Head	House Work	Ohio
52	Robert Davis	6	Son	—	Ohio
53	George Lewis	64	Head	Laborer	Ohio
54	Mida Lewis	57	Wife	—	Michigan
55	Lester Lewis	15	Son	—	Ohio
56	Mamie Roberts	42	Head	—	Ohio
57	Steven Darte	66	Hired man	Farm Laborer	Pennsylvania
58	Lynn Goodsell	27	Head	—	Ohio
59	Iae Goodsell	24	Wife	—	Ohio
60	Margaret Goodsell	3	daughter	—	Ohio
61	Clare Goodsell	62	Head	Farmer	Ohio
62	Della Goodsell	62	Wife	—	Ohio
63	Harry Bell	51	Head	Farmer	Ohio
64	Letha Bell	46	Wife	—	Ohio
65	Harland Bell	25	Son	Brakeman	Ohio
66	Emerson Bell	24	Son	Laborer	Ohio
67	Carl Bell	12	Son	—	Ohio
68	Edward Spencer	34	Head	Striper	West Virginia
69	Elizabeth Spencer	33	Wife	—	Ohio
70	Ruth Spencer	11	daughter	—	Ohio
71	Donald Spencer	10	Son	—	Ohio
72	David Spencer	7	Son	—	Ohio
73	Janet Spencer	1	daughter	—	Ohio
74	Robert Garrett THIS PERSON	32	Head	Engineer	Ohio
75	Helen Garrett	31	Wife	—	Ohio
76	Robert Jr Garrett	10	Son	—	Ohio
77	Fanny Garrett	75	Mother	—	England
78	Carl Lerty	23	Lodger	Laborer (Section)	Ohio
79	Raymond Lerty	17	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Ohio
80	Pauline Clirby	18	Head	—	Ohio

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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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