Robert Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Robert Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walker & Kate — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Virginia
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Abingdon
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer Farm
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	P W
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	866
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Laborer Farm
Township / Ward	Abingdon Magisterial District
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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
Robert Thomas	Head	—	23	~1917
Lucille Thomas	Other	—	7	~1933
Jessie Thomas	Son	—	2	~1938
Hattie Thomas	Spouse	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Virginia

Son, age 4

Washington, Virginia · implied b. ~1916 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Washington, Virginia

Son, age 13

Washington, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

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

1940

Washington-County, Virginia

Head, age 23

Washington-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Abingdon
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Occupation	Laborer Farm
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	P W
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	866
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walker Thomas

b. ~1888

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Kate Thomas

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Thomas

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Virginia

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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, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04300-00130)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jackson Shutter	74	Head	Farmer	Virginia
2	Ida Shutter	64	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Dave C. Repass	39	Head	Farmer	Virginia
4	Ethel Repass	35	Wife	—	Virginia
5	Mary B. Repass	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
6	Cordelia Whiteaker	80	Mother	—	Virginia
7	Ella Mae Brannon	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	Dave S. Roberts	34	Head	Farmer	Virginia
9	Ida Roberts	48	Wife	—	Virginia
10	Nancy Roberts	22	Daughter	Teacher	Virginia
11	David G. Jr. Roberts	15	Son	—	Virginia
12	Milt Updyke	42	Head	Laborer	Texas
13	Frances Updyke	29	Wife	—	Virginia
14	A. M. Updyke	13	Son	—	Virginia
15	Harry Updyke	10	Son	—	Virginia
16	Vivian Updyke	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Donald Updyke	7	Son	—	Virginia
18	Sam Updyke	4	Son	—	Virginia
19	Robert Thomas THIS PERSON	23	Head	Laborer Farm	Virginia
20	Hattie B. Thomas	19	Wife	—	Virginia
21	Jessie Lee Thomas	2	Son	—	Virginia
22	Lucille Thomas	7	Sister	—	Virginia
23	C. C. Worsham	44	Head	Farmer	Virginia
24	Ida Worsham	38	Wife	—	Virginia
25	Catherine Worsham	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
26	C. M. Worsham	11	Son	—	Virginia
27	Jessie May Worsham	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
28	Beatrice Worsham	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	Charley Clark	40	Head	Laborer	Tenn.
30	Cora Clark	37	Wife	—	Tenn.
31	Albert Clark	14	Son	—	Tenn.
32	Charlie Clark	10	Son	—	Tenn.
33	Lester Clark	6	Son	—	Tenn.
34	Chester Clark	3	Son	—	Tenn.
35	Charles E. Hughes	38	Head	Farmer	Virginia
36	Maude Hughes	24	Wife	—	Virginia
37	Lucy Ruth Hughes	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	James A. Hughes	8	Son	—	Virginia
39	Mary Hughes	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Arch Hughes	57	Father in law	—	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

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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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