Robert Howell — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Putnam, New York

Our Model Tree links this Robert Howell across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Putnam, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Putnam, New York
Surname	Howell
Given Name	Robert S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Gate Tender
Industry	New York City
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5.00
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Gate Tender
Township / Ward	Philipstown
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

11 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Howell	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Alice Howell	Daughter	—	4	~1926
Francis Howell	Son	—	6	~1924
Mary Howell	Daughter	—	13	~1917
Robert Howell	Head	—	45	~1885
Howard Howell	Son	—	14	~1916
Annette Howell	Daughter	—	1	~1929
Edward Howell	Son	—	16	~1914
John Howell	Son	—	2	~1928
Ida Howell	Spouse	—	46	~1884
Robert Howell	Son	—	9	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Putnam, New …

Head, age 35

Putnam, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howell
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	auto mechanic
Industry	motor car
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Putnam, New …

Head, age 45

Putnam, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 11 household members

Surname	Howell
Given Name	Robert S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Gate Tender
Industry	New York City
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5.00
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Robert Howell

Head · 1930 · age 45 · b. ~1885 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1637:0466)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Anson W Smith	53	Head	Director	Connecticut
52	Clara S Smith	50	Wife	—	England
53	Harold R Monfort	22	Clerk	Asst. Director	New Hampshire
54	Kenneth F Tripp	30	Servant	Servant	Massachusetts
55	George W Slattery	40	Cook	Cook	Irish Free State
56	Walsh J Norton	40	Servant	Servant	New York
57	Catherine S Norton	38	Servant	Servant	New York
58	Allena G Convery	42	Teacher	Teacher	Kansas
59	John W Dayle	55	Fireman	Fireman	New York
60	Howard J Bloomer	66	Head	Superintendent	New York
61	Carrie A Bloomer	60	Wife	—	New York
62	Lewis C Bloomer	41	Son	Electrician	New York
63	Dorothy L Bloomer	27	Daughter	—	New York
64	David Neill	41	Head	Farmer	Scotland
65	Margaret C Neill	25	Wife	—	Scotland
66	David Jr Neill	5	Son	—	Pennsylvania
67	Adolph Rosenbach	24	Laborer	Laborer	Latvia
68	Carl Theis	40	Laborer	Laborer	Switzerland
69	Garrett Murphy	33	Laborer	Laborer	Irish Free State
70	William Henderson	38	Head	Laborer	New York
71	Florence I Henderson	31	Wife	—	New York
72	James Henderson	36	Brother	Laborer	New York
73	Margaret Henderson	68	Mother	—	Northern Ireland
74	Rita Henderson	5	Daughter	—	New York
75	Joseph Alton	54	Head	Laborer	New York
76	Lena M Alton	40	Wife	—	New York
77	Joseph E Alton	20	Son	Laborer	New York
78	William Alton	13	Son	—	New York
79	Alice M Alton	8	Daughter	—	New York
80	Howard R Alton	5	Son	—	New York
81	Francis A Alton	3	Son	—	New York
82	George Schneider	54	Head	Gardener	Hungary
83	Michael Petrick	42	Laborer	Laborer	Hungary
84	Joseph Oreskovic	36	Laborer	Laborer	Croatia
85	Robert S Howell THIS PERSON	45	Head	Gate Tender	Minnesota
86	Ida Howell	46	Wife	—	New York
87	Edward W Howell	16	Son	—	New York
88	Howard F Howell	14	Son	—	New York
89	Mary L Howell	13	Daughter	—	New York
90	Robert W Jr Howell	9	Son	—	New York
91	Ruth E Howell	7	Daughter	—	New York
92	Francis E Howell	6	Son	—	New York
93	Alice C Howell	4	Daughter	—	New York
94	John H Howell	2	Son	—	New York
95	Annette M Howell	1	Daughter	—	New York
96	William F Plattis	65	Head	Watchman	Missouri
97	Marie L Plattis	67	Wife	—	New York
98	James Sheridan	60	Laborer	Laborer	Irish Free State
99	Michael Gilday	62	Laborer	Laborer	Irish Free State
100	Peter Boyle	65	Head	Laborer	Northern Ireland

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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