Robert Jordan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Montgomery-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Robert Jordan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Montgomery-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ada — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Montgomery-County, Tennessee
Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Robert Davis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Clarksville
1935 Residence (County)	Montgomery
Additional Details
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	General Motors
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Mechanic
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 6
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 Jordan	Head	—	29	~1911
William Jordan	Son	—	2	~1938
Ruby Jordan	Spouse	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Montgomery, Tennessee

Other, age 6

Montgomery, Tennessee · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Montgomery, Tennessee

Son, age 16

Montgomery, Tennessee · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Montgomery-County, Tennessee

Head, age 29

Montgomery-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Robert Davis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Clarksville
1935 Residence (County)	Montgomery
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	General Motors
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Ada Jordan

b. ~1900

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Jordan

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Tennessee

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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 — Montgomery-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03923-00171)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James M Smith	7	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Robert W Smith	1	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Alex P Sr Wootton	39	Head	Manager	Tennessee
4	Thelma Wootton	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Martha Jane Wootton	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Alex P Jr Wootton	16	Son	Cashier	Tennessee
7	Tommy Wootton	13	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Robert Davis Jordan THIS PERSON	29	Head	Mechanic	Tennessee
9	Ruby M Jordan	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	William E Jordan	2	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Joseph B Gentry	44	Head	Assistant Foreman	Kentucky
12	Juanita Gentry	30	Wife	Supervisor Play Ground	Tennessee
13	Mary Jo Gentry	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
14	Ella Hatcher	57	Head	—	Kentucky
15	Tommy Hatcher	36	Son	Shipping Clerk	Tennessee
16	Eda Hatcher	31	Daughter-in-law	Operator Of Machine	Tennessee
17	Tommy D Hatcher	7	Grandson	—	Tennessee
18	Wanda Fay Hatcher	5	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
19	Francis Louise Hatcher	3	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
20	Otto D Batchelor	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
21	Mazzy P Batchelor	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	David E Batchelor	4	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Arrogene Batchelor	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Dora Howard	44	Mother	—	Tennessee
25	William E Cloud	22	Head	Manager	Kentucky
26	Nancy Ruth Cloud	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
27	Russell Hazelwood	29	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
28	Mary Hazelwood	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
29	R V Hazelwood	1	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Mandy Butler	89	Head	—	Tennessee
31	Anna Mccauley	56	Lodger	Servant	Tennessee
32	Earl L Slate	30	Head	Brick Mason	Tennessee
33	Elizabeth Slate	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
34	Frank Slate	1	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Joe Slate	32	Head	Utility Man	Tennessee
36	Irene Slate	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
37	Bettie Slate	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	Nancy Jean Slate	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Jack Slate	7	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Billy Slate	3	Son	—	Tennessee

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Pedigree Summary

Robert

Gen 1 · 1 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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