Robert Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Robert Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Switzerland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Ohio
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Switzerland
1935 Residence (City)	Chester Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Switzerland
Birthplace (normalized)	switzerland
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Chester Township
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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
Margaret Schmidt	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Robert Schmidt	Head	—	57	~1883
Robert Schmidt	Son	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Ashland, Ohio

Head, age 40

Ashland, Ohio · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmid
Given Name	Robert J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Switzerland
Year of Immigration	1902
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace	Switzerland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Switzerland
Year of Naturalization	1912
Birthplace (normalized)	switzerland

1930

Wayne, Ohio

Head, age 47

Wayne, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Switzerland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace	Switzerland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Switzerland
Birthplace (normalized)	switzerland

1940

Wayne-County, Ohio

Head, age 57

Wayne-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Switzerland
1935 Residence (City)	Chester Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Switzerland
Birthplace (normalized)	switzerland

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Robert Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03167-00269)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Don Myron	19	Son	Laborer	Ohio
2	Mary Bohman	78	Mother	—	Germany
3	Herbert Farrer	66	Head	Farmer	Ohio
4	Alice Farrer	65	Wife	—	Ohio
5	Jacob Burckhart	76	Head	—	Ohio
6	Emma Burckhart	66	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Wm H. Mistaker	42	Head	Farmer	Ohio
8	Emma Mistaker	44	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Harvey Mistaker	16	Son	Laborer	Ohio
10	Clayton Mistaker	13	Son	—	Ohio
11	Melvin Mistaker	6	Son	—	Ohio
12	Ezra Smith	65	Head	—	Ohio
13	Henry Horst	22	Head	Farmer	Ohio
14	Saloma Horst	22	Wife	—	Ohio
15	Elizabeth Horst	18	Sister	—	Ohio
16	Raymond Farrell	43	Head	Farmer	Ohio
17	Ethel Farrell	42	Wife	—	Ohio
18	Guy Myers	43	Head	Farmer	Ohio
19	Effie Myers	42	Wife	—	Ohio
20	Dorothy Myers	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
21	Robert Cundiff	29	Lodger	Laborer	Kentucky
22	Robert Schmidt THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	Switzerland
23	Margaret Schmidt	51	Wife	—	Ohio
24	Robert Jr. Schmidt	23	Son	Laborer	Ohio
25	Sarah Carrie	77	Head	—	Ohio
26	Lydia Coleman	62	Sister	—	Ohio
27	Carl Good	30	Head	Farmer	Ohio
28	Annetta Good	29	Wife	—	Indiana
29	Mabel Good	1	Daughter	—	Ohio
30	Ed B. Good	72	Head	Farmer	Ohio
31	Emma Good	70	Wife	—	Ohio
32	Noah Good	26	Son	Laborer	Ohio
33	Henry Good	40	Head	Mason	Ohio
34	Verna Good	36	Wife	—	Ohio
35	Chester Good	13	Son	—	Ohio
36	Grace Good	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
37	Clement Harmon	69	Head	Farmer	Ohio
38	Dellia Harmon	56	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Daniel Pfeiffer	47	Head	Farmer	Ohio
40	Pearl Pfeiffer	44	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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