Robert Gordon — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Calhoun-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Gordon across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Calhoun-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joseph & Margaret — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Calhoun-County, Iowa
Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Robert S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Jackson Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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
Robert Gordon	Head	—	34	~1906
John Gordon	Son	—	12	~1928
Wilma Gordon	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Calhoun, Iowa

Son, age 14

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Calhoun, Iowa

Son, age 24

Calhoun, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Calhoun-County, Iowa

Head, age 34

Calhoun-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Robert S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Calhoun
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joseph Gordon

b. ~1866

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Gordon

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Gordon

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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 — Calhoun-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01144-00248)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edwin J Violert	8	Son	—	Iowa
2	Lewis J Violert	5	Son	—	Iowa
3	Leroy J Violert	2	Son	—	Iowa
4	Arthur B Thompson	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
5	Blanche M Thompson	60	Wife	—	Ohio
6	Ernest C Campbell	50	Head	Farmer	Iowa
7	Margaret E Campbell	49	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Doris W Campbell	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
9	George W Morgan	52	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Bertha M Morgan	50	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Leroy V Morgan	21	Son	Laborer	Iowa
12	Leona J Morgan	21	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Bernard C Jones	26	Boarder	Welder	Iowa
14	Lawrence H Kruse	26	Head	Farmer	S Dakota
15	Esther K Kruse	28	Wife	—	Iowa
16	David D Leonard	61	Head	Overseer	Iowa
17	Lilla E Leonard	59	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Leon W Leonard	19	Son	Watchmaker	Iowa
19	Jason A Leonard	74	Head	Overseer	Iowa
20	Vivian L Leonard	66	Sister	—	Iowa
21	Dorothy L Lavender	39	Niece	Helper	Iowa
22	Will A Campbell	55	Head	Farmer	S Dakota
23	Julia E Campbell	44	Wife	—	Iowa
24	H Earl Campbell	23	Son	Laborer	Iowa
25	Kenneth M Campbell	21	Son	Laborer	Iowa
26	Harold L Butrick	39	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
27	Alta C Butrick	58	Mother	—	Iowa
28	Perry J Butrick	69	Cousin	—	Iowa
29	Henry A Packer	50	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Anna K Packer	47	Wife	—	Iowa
31	James W Lumpaugh	22	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Sheila M Lumpaugh	19	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Wesley W Dono	63	Head	—	Tennessee
34	Janis Dono	65	Wife	—	Tennessee
35	Robert S Gordon THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
36	Wilma P Gordon	31	Wife	—	Arkansas
37	John R Gordon	12	Son	—	Iowa
38	Roy Madden	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Rebecca Madden	48	Wife	—	Iowa
40	Pauline D Madden	20	Daughter	School Teacher	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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