Roy Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Iowa-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Roy Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Iowa-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ellsworth & Mary — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Iowa-County, Iowa
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Dayton Township
1935 Residence (County)	Iowa
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	operator
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Highest Grade	No 4-4\|No 4-30
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Dayton Township
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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 Roy	Age	Birth yr
Helen Taylor	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Marguerite Taylor	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Mary Taylor	Other	—	57	~1883
Roy Taylor	Head	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Iowa, Iowa

Son, age 15

Iowa, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Iowa, Iowa

Head, age 24

Iowa, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 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	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Iowa-County, Iowa

Head, age 35

Iowa-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Roy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Dayton Township
1935 Residence (County)	Iowa
Occupation	Farming
Industry	operator
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Highest Grade	No 4-4\|No 4-30
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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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 Ellsworth 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

Ellsworth Taylor

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Taylor

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Roy Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Iowa

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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 — Iowa-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01168-00017)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ida Franken	34	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
42	Virgil O Grimm	36	Head	Farming	Iowa
43	Ethel Grimm	36	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
44	Eugene Grimm	14	Son	In School	Iowa
45	Phyllis Grimm	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
46	Lois Grimm	6	Son	—	Iowa
47	Kenneth Grimm	1	Son	—	Iowa
48	Steve Mcdanell	60	—	Farm Hand	Nebraska
49	Hubert Montross	29	Head	—	Iowa
50	Ruth Montross	22	Wife	—	Iowa
51	Charles Montross	4	Son	—	Iowa
52	Juanita Montross	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
53	Keith Montross	0	Son	—	Iowa
54	John B. Donaghu	21	Head	Laborer	Iowa
55	Sherman A Wilhite	52	Head	Farming	Iowa
56	Gertrude R Wilhite	47	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
57	Ellis G Wilhite	27	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
58	Roy Taylor THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farming	Iowa
59	Marguerite Taylor	30	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
60	Helen Taylor	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
61	Mary Taylor	57	Mother	Helper House Keep	Iowa
62	Gladith Grimm	37	Head	Farming	Iowa
63	Gertrude Grimm	36	Wife	—	Iowa
64	Melvin Grimm	14	Son	—	Iowa
65	Evelyn Grimm	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
66	Vince Secor	76	Head	—	Iowa
67	Hiller Secor	47	Daughter	House Work	Iowa
68	Bernard Secor	44	Son	Farming	Iowa
69	Luke Cunningham	68	Head	Farming	Iowa
70	Michael Cunningham	73	Brother	Farming	Iowa
71	Everett Jordan	42	Head	Farming	Iowa
72	Mildred Jordan	40	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
73	Leslie Jordan	15	Son	Farm Work	Iowa
74	Miriam Jordan	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
75	Eunice Jordan	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
76	Roscoe Jordan	10	Son	—	Iowa
77	Norman Jordan	6	Son	—	Iowa
78	Walter Pruendt	25	Hired man	Hired Hand	Iowa
79	Cyriel Jordan	79	Head	—	Iowa
80	Roxie Jordan	57	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Roy

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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