Roy Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Douglas-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Roy Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Douglas-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joe & Mary — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Douglas-County, Illinois
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Villa Grove City
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer section
Industry	Rail Road
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	840
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Laborer Section
Township / Ward	Villa Grove City
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 Roy	Age	Birth yr
Roy Taylor	Son	—	10	~1930
Hazel Taylor	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Roy Taylor	Head	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Douglas, Illinois

Son, age 12

Douglas, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Douglas, Illinois

Head, age 22

Douglas, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Douglas-County, Illinois

Head, age 33

Douglas-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Villa Grove City
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Occupation	laborer section
Industry	Rail Road
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	840
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joe Taylor

b. ~1881

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Taylor

b. ~1891

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Roy Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · 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 — Douglas-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00795-00227)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	William T. Lincoln	6	son	—	Illinois
42	Lyle R. Lincoln	26	Head	Machinist	Illinois
43	Arletha D. Lincoln	25	wife	—	Illinois
44	Janice Lincoln	2	daughter	—	Illinois
45	Charles Lincoln	0	son	—	Illinois
46	Harry D. Wilson	67	Head	—	Indiana
47	Bessie Wilson	62	wife	—	Illinois
48	Frank Stalzer	33	Head	Laborer	Illinois
49	Merle D. Stalzer	36	wife	—	Illinois
50	Darrell Stalzer	13	son	—	Illinois
51	Lynn Stalzer	5	son	—	Illinois
52	Neil Stalzer	1	son	—	Illinois
53	Levi Lewis	36	Head	Truck Driver	Illinois
54	Mae D. Lewis	35	wife	—	Illinois
55	Thelma Lewis	15	daughter	—	Illinois
56	Loretta Lewis	11	daughter	—	Illinois
57	Carl Lewis	9	son	—	Illinois
58	Donald Lewis	3	son	—	Illinois
59	Kenneth Lewis	0	son	—	Illinois
60	Jess Canfield	50	Head	Mail Messenger	Illinois
61	Eva D. Canfield	44	wife	—	Illinois
62	George Canfield	22	son	New Worker	Illinois
63	John Canfield	11	son	—	Illinois
64	James D. Downie	39	brother	—	Indiana
65	Roy Taylor THIS PERSON	33	Head	Laborer Section	Illinois
66	Hazel D. Taylor	31	wife	—	Illinois
67	Roy Jr. Taylor	10	son	—	Illinois
68	Guy Corlet	38	Head	Owner	Missouri
69	Amy D. Corlet	32	wife	—	Illinois
70	Donald Corlet	4	son	—	Illinois
71	Chas. N. Johnson	57	Head	Crossing Watchman	Illinois
72	Minnie D. Johnson	54	wife	—	Missouri
73	Lewis E. Johnson	23	son	Ex-Section Laborer	Illinois
74	Lester Johnson	15	son	Clerk	Illinois
75	Donald Johnson	5	son	—	Illinois
76	Paul Buken	33	Head	Oiler	Illinois
77	Mary Belle D. Buken	32	wife	—	Illinois
78	Billie F. Buken	14	son	—	Illinois
79	Joyce Buken	12	daughter	—	Illinois
80	Dean Buken	9	son	—	Illinois

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Roy

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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