Robert Maxwell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tazewell-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Robert Maxwell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tazewell-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tazewell-County, Virginia
Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Jeffersonville M.D.
1935 Residence (County)	Tazewell
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	N.W. Railway
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Jeffersonville Md
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Leola Maxwell	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Robert Maxwell	Head	—	52	~1888
Virginia Clay	Other	—	23	~1917
Amelia Maxwell	Daughter	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Tazewell, Virginia

Son, age 32

Tazewell, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert L
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	""""
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Tazewell, Virginia

Head, age 42

Tazewell, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$1000
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Tazewell-County, Virginia

Head, age 52

Tazewell-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Jeffersonville M.D.
1935 Residence (County)	Tazewell
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	N.W. Railway
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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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 James Maxwell (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Maxwell

b. ~1841

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Maxwell

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Virginia

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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 — Tazewell-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

35 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04298-00687)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fielden Graybeal	68	Head	Farmer	Virginia
2	Kate Graybeal	56	Wife	0	Virginia
3	Marve Graybeal	27	Son	Bookkeeper	Virginia
4	Bessie Worley	21	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Virginia
5	Robert Mackfield	35	Head	Laborer	Virginia
6	Julia Mackfield	30	Wife	0	Virginia
7	Henry Mackfield	12	Son	—	Virginia
8	Joe Mackfield	10	Son	—	Virginia
9	Josie Mackfield	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Stella Mackfield	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
11	John Mackfield	4	Son	—	Virginia
12	Thomas Mackfield	1	Son	—	Virginia
13	David Graybeal	40	Head	0	Virginia
14	Anna Graybeal	40	Wife	0	Virginia
15	Nancy Graybeal	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
16	David Jr. Graybeal	3	Son	—	Virginia
17	Robert Maxwell THIS PERSON	52	Head	Carpenter	Virginia
18	Leola Maxwell	43	Wife	0	Virginia
19	Amelia Maxwell	16	Daughter	0	Virginia
20	Virginia Clay	23	Lodger	Teacher	Virginia
21	Joe Price	27	Head	Laborer	Virginia
22	Maggie Price	25	Wife	0	Virginia
23	Fritzi Price	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	Henry Price	5	Son	—	Virginia
25	Freddie Price	2	Son	—	Virginia
26	John Duncan	29	Head	Laborer	Virginia
27	Stella Duncan	26	Wife	0	Virginia
28	Lettie Duncan	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	William Duncan	6	Son	—	Virginia
30	Janice Duncan	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
31	Joe Duncan	2	Son	—	Virginia
32	John Duncan	2	Son	—	Virginia
33	Arthur Graybeal	61	Head	Merchant	Virginia
34	Elizabeth Graybeal	55	Wife	Manager	Virginia
35	Hopkins Graybeal	32	Head	Farmer	Virginia

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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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