Robert Peters — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scott-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Robert Peters across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scott-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scott-County, Virginia
Surname	Peters
Given Name	Robert C O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	DeKalb
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Additional Details
Occupation	FARMING
Industry	OWN FARM
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	G 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Dekalb
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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
Vickers Nash	Other	—	28	~1912
Bellie Nash	Other	—	1	~1939
Dannie Nash	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Robert Peters	Head	—	74	~1866

Census Appearances

1920

Scott, Virginia

Head, age 54

Scott, Virginia · implied b. ~1866 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Scott, Virginia

Head, age 63

Scott, Virginia · implied b. ~1867 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Robert C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Scott-County, Virginia

Head, age 74

Scott-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

Surname	Peters
Given Name	Robert C O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	DeKalb
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Occupation	FARMING
Industry	OWN FARM
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	G 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Robert Peters

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · Virginia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04293-00085)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Brickey Nell Brickery	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	Brickey Dream Brickery	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
43	Brickey Odil Brickery	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
44	Brickey Unice Brickery	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
45	Ezra O Silmeswater	41	Head	Farming	Virginia
46	Lela Silmeswater	36	Wife	—	Virginia
47	Cecil Silmeswater	18	Son	—	Virginia
48	Geniva Silmeswater	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	Girtude Silmeswater	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
50	James Silmeswater	10	Son	—	Virginia
51	Eugene Gilmeswater	20	Head	Farming	Virginia
52	Girtude Gilmeswater	26	Wife	—	Virginia
53	Eligh H Stallord	72	Head	—	Virginia
54	John W Fintz	58	Son-in-law	Labor	Virginia
55	Mary Fintz	29	Daughter	—	Virginia
56	James B Fintz	10	Son	—	Virginia
57	Mary E Gilmeswater	74	Sister	—	Virginia
58	Hose Curnis	20	Boarder	Teacher	Virginia
59	Herbert Mcconnell	28	Head	Farming	Virginia
60	Golda Mcconnell	27	Wife	—	Virginia
61	Lucille Mcconnell	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
62	Odell Mcconnell	2	Son	—	Virginia
63	Sam B O Craft	58	Head	Farming	Virginia
64	Rachel Craft	55	Wife	—	Virginia
65	Edel Frazier	17	Grandson	—	Virginia
66	Charles Salyer	37	Head	Farming	Virginia
67	Marie Salyer	34	Wife	—	Virginia
68	Richard Salyer	16	Son	—	Virginia
69	Robert H Salyer	15	Son	—	Virginia
70	Opal D Salyer	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
71	Willie S Salyer	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
72	Ellen Salyer	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
73	Jack Salyer	3	Son	—	Virginia
74	Alias P O Salyer	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
75	Robert C O Peters THIS PERSON	74	Head	Farming	Virginia
76	Vickers L Nash	28	Son-in-law	Labor	Virginia
77	Dannie L Nash	29	Daughter	—	Virginia
78	Bellie C Nash	1	Grandson	—	Virginia
79	Alfred Peters	28	Head	Roadwork	Virginia
80	Opal Peters	26	Wife	—	Virginia

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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.

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