Robert Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clinton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clinton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents T & Lucy — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clinton-County, Iowa
Surname	Hill
Given Name	Robert E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Eden Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
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	Eden Township
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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
Betty Hill	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Robert Hill	Head	—	43	~1897
Thomas Hill	Son	—	10	~1930
Donald Hill	Son	—	12	~1928
Velva Hill	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Clinton, Iowa

Son, age 23

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Robert E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farm labor
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Clinton, Iowa

Head, age 34

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Robert E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen. Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Clinton-County, Iowa

Head, age 43

Clinton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Robert E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Eden Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
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 Hill across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father T Hill (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lucy Hill (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

T Hill

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lucy Hill

b. ~1872

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Hill

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · 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 — Clinton-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01151-00122)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Esther S Johnson	32	Daughter	Laborer	Iowa
42	Joseph S Manning	35	Lodger	Laborer	Iowa
43	Axel L Peterson	68	Head	—	Sweden
44	Alma M Peterson	62	Wife	—	Sweden
45	James A Stichter	23	Head	Farmer	Iowa
46	Sharon K Stichter	21	Wife	—	Iowa
47	Arthur B Newmarch	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
48	Joyce M Newmarch	21	Wife	—	Iowa
49	Harry M Starch	35	Head	Farmer	Iowa
50	Ruth Starch	34	Wife	—	Iowa
51	Norma L Starch	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
52	Jeanne R Starch	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
53	James C Starch	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
54	Robert Victor Starch	2	Son	—	Iowa
55	Carl H Newmarch	21	Head	Farmer	Iowa
56	Dora Newmarch	55	Mother	—	Iowa
57	Bennie P Swanson	30	Head	Farmer	Iowa
58	Irene B Swanson	25	Wife	—	Iowa
59	Carol D Swanson	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
60	Janet K Swanson	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
61	Robert E Hill THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
62	Velva M Hill	41	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Donald E Hill	12	Son	—	Iowa
64	Thomas D Hill	10	Son	—	Iowa
65	Betty Hill	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
66	Robert H Thuliff	26	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
67	Helen L Thuliff	21	Wife	—	Iowa
68	Ramona J Thuliff	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
69	Louis H Hansen	35	Head	Farmer	Iowa
70	Hilda S Hansen	32	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Arda L Hansen	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
72	Robert H Hansen	5	Son	—	Iowa
73	Rosemary S Hansen	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
74	Ingbar Anderson	31	Lodger	Farmer	Iowa
75	Daniel B Hansen	38	Head	Farmer	Illinois
76	Luella L Hansen	26	Wife	—	Iowa
77	Beverly J Hansen	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
78	Albert J Truckenmiller	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Evelyn L Truckenmiller	45	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Leonard S Truckenmiller	16	Son	Laborer	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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