Thomas Roberts — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gage-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Roberts across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gage-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gage-County, Nebraska
Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Thomas E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R.
1935 Residence (County)	Gage
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Elm Township
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Harriet Roberts	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Thomas Roberts	Head	—	43	~1897
Eldon Roberts	Son	—	18	~1922
Robert Roberts	Son	—	11	~1929
Anna Roberts	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Gage, Nebraska

Head, age 23

Gage, Nebraska · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Thomas E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Gage, Nebraska

Head, age 33

Gage, Nebraska · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5
Veteran	No
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Gage-County, Nebraska

Head, age 43

Gage-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Roberts
Given Name	Thomas E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R.
1935 Residence (County)	Gage
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Thomas Roberts

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Nebraska

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1940 US Federal Census — Gage-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02247-00434)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Nora Amos	32	Wife	—	Missouri
2	Henry Ellis	59	Head	Farmer	Germany
3	Meno Hicken	48	Partner	Farmer	Nebraska
4	George Hicken	56	Partner	Farmer	Nebraska
5	John Dauber	49	Head	Farmer	Germany
6	Pauline Dauber	39	Wife	—	Germany
7	Otto Dauber	14	Son	—	Beatrice
8	Ruby Dauber	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
9	Gladdus Davis	66	Head	—	Illinois
10	Melvin Nelson	48	Son-in-law	Farmer	Nebraska
11	Elizabeth Nelson	40	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Ruth Nelson	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
13	Theodore Nelson	73	Lodger	—	Sweden
14	Bertie Kite	28	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
15	Gladys Kite	30	Wife	—	Nebraska
16	Roger Kite	3	Son	—	Nebraska
17	Ross Highland	71	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
18	Hattie A. Highland	70	Wife	—	Indiana
19	Grace J. Highland	39	Daughter	—	Nebraska
20	Charles E. Carpenter	64	Head	Farmer	Missouri
21	Annie Carpenter	64	Wife	—	Illinois
22	Adam Wasserman	25	Head	Farmer	Kansas
23	Cena Wasserman	23	Wife	—	South Dakota
24	Virgil Wasserman	2	Son	—	Nebraska
25	Edward Walter	34	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
26	Euvone Walter	30	Wife	—	Nebraska
27	Twila Walter	12	Daughter	—	Nebraska
28	Ila Walter	10	Daughter	—	Kansas
29	Elmer Greider	63	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
30	Purlie Greider	49	Wife	—	Nebraska
31	Thomas E. Roberts THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
32	Anna Ora Roberts	46	Wife	—	Nebraska
33	Eldon Roberts	18	Son	—	Nebraska
34	Robert Roberts	11	Son	—	Nebraska
35	Harriet Roberts	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
36	Mckinley C. Bowen	43	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
37	Lennie Bowen	42	Wife	—	Missouri
38	Gerald Bowen	20	Son	Teacher	Colorado
39	Albert L. Hubka	42	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
40	Anna S. Hubka	33	Wife	—	Nebraska

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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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