Robert Sherman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Robert Sherman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Donald & Maude — first a son (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Son Born: Iowa Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Iowa
Surname	Sherman
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Washington
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Washington
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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
Donald Sherman	Head	—	67	~1873
Maude Sherman	Spouse	—	70	~1870
Robert Sherman	Son	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Iowa

Son, age 13

Washington, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sherman
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Washington, Iowa

Son, age 23

Washington, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sherman
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Undertaker's Asst.
Industry	Funeral Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Washington-County, Iowa

Son, age 33

Washington-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Sherman
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Washington
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Donald Sherman

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Maude Sherman

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Sherman

Son · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Iowa

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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 — Washington-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01211-00559)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jennie Connor	79	Mother	—	Pennsylvania
2	Cloyee Crone	23	Head	Laborer	Iowa
3	Lorene Crone	21	Wife	Saleslady	Iowa
4	Mary Boice	91	Head	—	Iowa
5	Clyde Boice	62	Head	Doctor	Iowa
6	Lorena Boice	61	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Elizabeth Crawford	67	Head	—	Illinois
8	Carrie May Fleming	67	Head	—	Iowa
9	Wilbur Crawford	64	Head	Laborer	Iowa
10	Ray Patterson	32	Head	Truck-Driver	Iowa
11	Celia Patterson	26	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Gelaine Patterson	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Lilly A Johnson	76	Head	—	Iowa
14	J H Johnson	39	Son	Track Supervisor	Minnesota
15	Phyllis Chambers	23	Head	School Teacher	Nebraska
16	Gordon Carstensen	18	Brother	—	Iowa
17	Ethel L Stout	27	Head	Nurse	Iowa
18	Tom Berdo	44	Head	Caretaker	Iowa
19	Ida Berdo	44	Wife	Time-Payment Clerk	Iowa
20	Claire Morton	24	Head	Book-Keeper	Iowa
21	Carma Morton	24	Wife	Saleslady	Iowa
22	Emma Leppert	74	Head	—	Iowa
23	Carl W Klein	42	Head	Minister	Iowa
24	Ruth Klein	42	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Carl Junior Klein	17	Son	Clerk	Iowa
26	Donald Klein	15	Son	—	Iowa
27	Donald D Sherman	67	Head	—	Iowa
28	Maude Sherman	70	Wife	—	Iowa
29	Robert Sherman THIS PERSON	33	Son	—	Iowa
30	Clarence A Berkhoff	28	Head	Barber	Iowa
31	Dorothy V Berkhoff	27	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Paul Brock	36	Head	Painter	Iowa
33	Hazel Brock	30	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Paul Richard Brock	8	Son	—	Iowa
35	David Brock	6	Son	—	Iowa
36	Rolla Hesselrine	36	Brother-in-law	Waiter	Iowa
37	Edna Wittrig	53	Head	School Teacher	Iowa
38	Mary Mcconahay	45	Sister	—	Illinois
39	John B Mcconahay	69	Brother-in-law	—	Iowa
40	Eugenia Smith	54	Head	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 2 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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