Robert Wallace — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henderson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Robert Wallace across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henderson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henderson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	1st District
1935 Residence (County)	Henderson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	1St District
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Bonnie Wallace	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Anita Wallace	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Robert Wallace	Head	—	47	~1893
Charles Wallace	Son	—	10	~1930
Odean Wallace	Son	—	13	~1927
Edward Wallace	Son	—	12	~1928
Nettie Wallace	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Henderson, Tennessee

Head, age 23

Henderson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Henderson, Tennessee

Head, age 35

Henderson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Henderson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 47

Henderson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	1st District
1935 Residence (County)	Henderson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Robert Wallace

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Tennessee

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Henderson-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03904-00045)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Wylie Rhodes	73	Father	—	Tennessee
42	Lutie Rhodes	56	Mother	—	Tennessee
43	J. D. Milam	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
44	Mary Sue Milam	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
45	Gerald Milam	3	Son	—	Tennessee
46	Billy Wayne Milam	1	Son	—	Tennessee
47	Brenda Carol Milam	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
48	Melvin Hamilton	36	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
49	Berdie Hamilton	34	Wife	—	Tennessee
50	Edward Hamilton	14	Son	—	Tennessee
51	Arleen Hamilton	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
52	Joseph Weaver	64	Head	—	Tennessee
53	Ella Weaver	54	Wife	—	Texas
54	Gaines Weaver	21	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
55	Vela Weaver	26	Daughter	—	Tennessee
56	Elam Fesmire	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
57	Maggie Fesmire	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
58	Odell Fesmire	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
59	Lucille Fesmire	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
60	Hurl Fesmire	16	Son	—	Tennessee
61	Leotha Fesmire	14	Son	—	Tennessee
62	Pearline Fesmire	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
63	Odean Fesmire	9	Son	—	Tennessee
64	Austin Fesmire	6	Son	—	Tennessee
65	Walter Phillips	52	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
66	Kate Phillips	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
67	Robert Wallace THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
68	Nettie Wallace	46	Wife	—	Tennessee
69	Bonnie Lee Wallace	24	Daughter	—	Tennessee
70	Anita Wallace	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	Odean Wallace	13	Son	—	Tennessee
72	Edward Wallace	12	Son	—	Tennessee
73	Charles Wallace	10	Son	—	Tennessee
74	Johnnie Kunsford	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
75	Willie Kunsford	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
76	Betty Joe Kunsford	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	Tommie Kunsford	23	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
78	Annie Kunsford	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
79	Daisy Moore	66	Head	—	Tennessee
80	Roy Moore	30	Son	Farmer	Tennessee

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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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