Robert Payne — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Blount-County, Tennessee

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

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Blount-County, Tennessee
Surname	Payne
Given Name	Robert R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Blount
Additional Details
Occupation	Tenant Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Tenant Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil District No 5 Miser Station
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 Payne	Head	—	20	~1920
Robert Payne	Son	—	1	~1939
Elizabeth Payne	Spouse	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Blount, Tennessee

Son, age

Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1920 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Robert R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Blount, Tennessee

Son, age 10

Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1920 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Robert R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Blount-County, Tennessee

Head, age 20

Blount-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1920 — 3 household members

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Robert R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Blount
Occupation	Tenant Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Andrew Payne

b. ~1890

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Payne

Head · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · 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 — Blount-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03874-00120)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Willie Young	24	son	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Judge P Hodges	36	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
3	Oley Hodges	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
4	Jessie Mae Hodges	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Imogene Hodges	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Lorene Hodges	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	John Baylor	28	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Tennessee
8	Lillie Hodges	52	Sister	—	Tennessee
9	Jerry Herron	67	Head	—	Tennessee
10	Nannie Herron	71	Wife	—	Tennessee
11	Beecher Ringer	58	Head	Caretaker	Tennessee
12	Lillie Ringer	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	John Ringer	24	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
14	Beecher Jr Ringer	16	Son	New Worker	Tennessee
15	Galloway Mchaffie	62	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
16	Dossie Mchaffie	41	Wife	—	Tennessee
17	Wanda Ab Mchaffie	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
18	Robert R Payne THIS PERSON	20	Head	Tenant Farmer	Tennessee
19	Elizabeth Payne	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	Robert R Jr Payne	1	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Isaac W Bowman	30	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
22	Dice Bowman	54	Sister	—	Tennessee
23	Ida Bowman	48	Sister	—	Tennessee
24	George W Young	45	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
25	Mary Young	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	James Young	26	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
27	Walter Young	19	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
28	Buster Young	16	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Beattie Young	14	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Georgie Mae Young	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Albert Young	9	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Bonnie Kate Young	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Kyle Young	4	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Inez Young	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	J R Young	0	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Arthur Hobbs	34	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
37	Alma Hobbs	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
38	Catherine Ab Hobbs	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Assad Hobbs	6	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Donald Hobbs	4	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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