Robert Stevens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sangamon-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Robert Stevens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sangamon-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walter & Addie — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sangamon-County, Illinois
Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Springfield
1935 Residence (County)	Sangamon
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Office Equipment
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Springfield
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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
Joanne Stevens	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Robert Stevens	Head	—	31	~1909
Esther Stevens	Spouse	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Sangamon, Illinois

Son, age 11

Sangamon, Illinois · implied b. ~1909 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Sangamon, Illinois

Son, age 21

Sangamon, Illinois · implied b. ~1909 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Sangamon-County, Illinois

Head, age 31

Sangamon-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Springfield
1935 Residence (County)	Sangamon
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Office Equipment
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walter Stevens

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Addie Stevens

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Stevens

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · Illinois

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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 — Sangamon-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00885-00286)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lorel Rehault	47	Wife	H	Indiana
42	Loyd Rehault	15	Son	S	Illinois
43	Teddy Rehault	8	Son	S	Illinois
44	Thelma Riecken	24	Daughter	H	Indiana
45	Catherine Riecken	18	Daughter	H	Indiana
46	Ruth Roberts	23	Daughter	H	Indiana
47	Minna Stern	69	Mother-in-law	U	Indiana
49	Elmer A. Ruff	43	Head	Motor Man	Illinois
50	Florence Ruff	32	Wife	H	Illinois
51	Clarence Ruff	11	Son	S	Illinois
52	Robert Stevens THIS PERSON	31	Head	Proprietor	Illinois
53	Esther Stevens	29	Wife	H	Illinois
54	Joanne Stevens	7	Daughter	S	Illinois
55	Robert E. Hill	39	Head	Line Man	Illinois
56	Geneva O. Hill	33	Wife	H	Illinois
57	Robert H. Hill	15	Son	S	Illinois
58	James D. Hill	12	Son	S	Illinois
59	Marcilus Howard	52	Head	Guard	Illinois
60	Jessie Howard	48	Wife	H	Illinois
61	Virginia Howard	16	Daughter	S	Illinois
62	Howard Holty	31	Head	Salesman	Iowa
63	Bernice Holty	30	Wife	Sales Lady	Kentucky
64	Wanda Holty	11	Daughter	S	Iowa
65	John Van Scoy	78	Father-in-law	U	Indiana
66	Martha Van Scoy	74	Mother-in-law	H	Kentucky
67	Gual Neyland	31	Head	Window Cleaner	Illinois
68	Louise Neyland	28	Wife	Elevator Operator	Illinois
70	John Kibbey	47	Head	Laborer	Illinois
71	Stella Kibbey	38	Wife	H	Illinois
72	Mary Kibbey	16	Daughter	S	Illinois
73	John Kibbey	14	Son	S	Illinois
74	Eugene Kibbey	10	Son	S	Illinois
75	Donald Spain	24	Head	Assembler	Illinois
76	Louise Spain	20	Wife	Assembler Packer	Illinois
77	Joann Spain	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
78	Kenneth Phelps	19	Brother-in-law	Car Washer	Illinois
79	Eileen Phelps	23	Sister-in-law	Housekeeper	Illinois
80	Barbara Phelps	0	Daughter	—	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

Robert

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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