Robert Maxwell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Keokuk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Maxwell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Keokuk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Robert & Mary — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Keokuk-County, Iowa
Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Prairie Township
1935 Residence (County)	Keokuk
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Prairie Township
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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
Carmen Maxwell	Son	—	1	~1939
Robert Maxwell	Head	—	27	~1913
Virginia Maxwell	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Keokuk, Iowa

Son, age 9

Keokuk, Iowa · implied b. ~1911 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Keokuk, Iowa

Son, age 19

Keokuk, Iowa · implied b. ~1911 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Keokuk-County, Iowa

Head, age 27

Keokuk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Prairie Township
1935 Residence (County)	Keokuk
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Robert Maxwell

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Maxwell

b. ~1869

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Maxwell

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Iowa

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Keokuk-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01172-00895)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Glenn L. Briggs	15	Son	Laborer	Iowa
2	Agnes A. Briggs	72	Mother	—	Illinois
3	Keith H. Dunton	25	Head	Farmer	Iowa
4	Ethel Dunton	27	Wife	—	Iowa
5	Louis P. Moore	67	Head	Farmer	Iowa
6	Edith L. Moore	46	Wife	—	Minnesota
7	Anderson Clubb	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
8	Carrie E. Clubb	46	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Helen K. Clubb	26	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	Jesse W. Clubb	21	Son	Laborer	Iowa
11	Edward O. Malyneaux	65	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Dora E. Malyneaux	53	Wife	—	Nebraska
13	Bruce Schaull	33	Head	Farmer	Iowa
14	Betty Schaull	30	Wife	—	Iowa
15	Rufus Clubb	25	Hired man	Laborer	Iowa
16	Martin J. Maurer	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
17	Beryl C. Maurer	48	Wife	—	Iowa
18	M. Jean Maurer	19	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
19	Claude Maurer	35	Head	Farmer	Iowa
20	Bertha L. Maurer	33	Wife	—	So Dakota
21	William C. Maurer	13	Son	—	Iowa
22	Carl F. Kerr	67	Head	Farmer	Iowa
23	Phoebe N. Kerr	61	Wife	—	Iowa
24	Harry D. Kerr	30	Son	Laborer	Iowa
25	G. Andrew Gower	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
26	Grace I. Gower	44	Wife	—	Iowa
27	James A. Gower	13	Son	—	Iowa
28	Lewis A. Gower	12	Son	—	Iowa
29	Minnie I. Gower	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Albert J. Lux	33	Head	Laborer	Missouri
31	Ellen Lux	31	Wife	—	Iowa
32	A. James Lux	3	Son	—	Iowa
33	Louis F. Lux	2	Son	—	Iowa
34	Ronald G. Lux	0	Son	—	Iowa
35	Robert D. Maxwell THIS PERSON	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
36	Virginia Maxwell	23	Wife	—	Iowa
37	Carmen D. Maxwell	1	Son	—	Iowa
38	Warren S. Wallace	49	Head	Laborer	Missouri
39	Ethel L. Wallace	49	Wife	—	Missouri
40	Gordon W. Wallace	8	Son	—	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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