Robert Roberts — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Robert Roberts across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Anna — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Mississippi
Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Robert C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Roberts	Head	—	43	~1897
Wayne Roberts	Son	—	13	~1927
Nettie Roberts	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Union, Mississippi

Son, age 23

Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Robert C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Union, Mississippi

Head, age 33

Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Robert C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Union-County, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Union-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Robert C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Roberts

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Anna Roberts

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Roberts

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi

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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 — Union-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

28 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02072-00598)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Allene Roberts	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
2	Jamie Roberts	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Annie Lee Roberts	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Janet Roberts	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Robert C. Roberts THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
6	Nettie Roberts	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
7	Wayne Roberts	13	Son	—	Mississippi
8	James M. Roberts	66	Head	Broom Maker	Mississippi
9	Emma Roberts	61	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	Ray B. Roberts	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
11	Ruth Roberts	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Ray A. Roberts	1	Son	—	Mississippi
13	John E. Roberts	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lucille Roberts	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Coy Roberts	71	Head	—	Mississippi
16	Oness Roberts	33	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Addline Roberts	29	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Bessie Smith	48	Head	—	Mississippi
19	Russell Smith	20	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
20	Thomas Smith	16	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Travis Smith	14	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Fray Smith	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Pinkie Garner	47	Sister	Garden Project	Mississippi
24	Oliver Davidson	23	Head	Road Project	Mississippi
25	Mary Sue Davidson	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	Mary Davidson	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	James Hickson	19	Head	Labourer	Mississippi
28	Annie Lee Hickson	18	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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