Robert Watkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ingham-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Robert Watkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ingham-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ingham-County, Michigan
Surname	Watkins
Given Name	Robert F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Lansing Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ingham
Additional Details
Occupation	Dairyman
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Dairyman
Township / Ward	Lansing Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Jean Watkins	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Shirley Watkins	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Robert Watkins	Head	—	50	~1890
Floy Watkins	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Doris Watkins	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Ingham, Michigan

Head, age 30

Ingham, Michigan · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	Robert H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Ingham, Michigan

Other, age 40

Ingham, Michigan · implied b. ~1890 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	Robert N.
Relationship to Head	O
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Fruit farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Ingham-County, Michigan

Head, age 50

Ingham-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	Robert F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Lansing Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ingham
Occupation	Dairyman
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Robert Watkins

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Ingham-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01763-00527)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ruth Fussman	19	Daughter	Farmer	Michigan
2	Edwin W. Manley	63	Head	Farmer	Michigan
3	Josephine Manley	63	Wife	—	Michigan
4	Howard E. Manley	13	Son	—	Michigan
5	Chauncey D. Manley	12	Son	—	Michigan
6	Clyde Campbell	58	Head	Teacher	Michigan
7	Ida Campbell	57	Wife	—	Michigan
8	Clyde Jr. Campbell	22	Son	Farmer	Michigan
9	Edward Banks	69	Head	Farmer	Michigan
10	Winifred Banks	65	Wife	—	Michigan
11	Keith Kueag\|Kneag	27	Head	Forester	Indiana
12	Dorothy Kueag\|Kneag	26	Wife	—	Kansas
13	Floyd E. Allen	34	Head	Plater	Michigan
14	Gladys Allen	39	Wife	—	Michigan
15	Frank P. Smith	39	Head	Foreman	Michigan
16	Irene E. Smith	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
17	Frank P. Jr. Smith	9	Son	—	Michigan
18	Betty Jane Smith	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
19	Marilyn E. Smith	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
20	Robert H. Smith	2	Son	—	Michigan
21	Leon H. Parks	58	Head	—	Michigan
22	Emma Parks	52	Wife	Cook	North Carolina
23	Robert F. Watkins THIS PERSON	50	Head	Dairyman	Michigan
24	Floy C. Watkins	50	Wife	—	Michigan
25	Shirley Watkins	14	Daughter	—	Same Place
26	Jean Watkins	13	Daughter	—	Same Place
27	Doris Watkins	10	Daughter	—	Same Place
28	Adolph Zill	48	Head	Merchant	Germany
29	Edith Zill	42	Wife	—	Michigan
30	Elsie Zill	20	Daughter	—	Michigan
31	Carl Zill	19	Son	Service Man	Michigan
32	Lester Robb	38	Head	Driver	Illinois
33	Florence Robb	27	Wife	—	Illinois
34	Dennis E. Robb	5	Son	—	Michigan
35	Jerry Robb	3	Son	—	Michigan
36	Richard Southerland	79	Head	—	Michigan
37	Russell Southerland	57	Son	—	Michigan
38	Carl Lozak	13	Lodger	—	Michigan
39	Stewart Trumble	61	Head	—	Michigan
40	Jessie B. Trumble	55	Wife	—	Michigan

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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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