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Alice Clark — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Petersburg-City-County, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Alice Clark across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Petersburg-City-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1881), then head of a 26-person household.
Age 59
b. ~1881
Female
Spouse
Born: North Carolina
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Petersburg-City-County, Virginia |
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Alice |
| Relationship to Head | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 59 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Petersburg City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Dinwiddie |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 0 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Township / Ward | Petersburg City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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.
26 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Alice | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delores Richburg | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1936 |
| Mary Morgan | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Thelma Davis | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Catherine Baxter | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Mary Clarkson | Other | — | 55 | ~1885 |
| Bessie Davis | Other | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Irena Miller | Other | — | — | |
| Willie Belcher | Other | — | 62 | ~1878 |
| Lottie Thomas | Other | — | 57 | ~1883 |
| Melvina Moore | Other | — | 49 | ~1891 |
| Vernon Mckelvey | Other | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| Roselia Panky | Other | — | 32 | ~1908 |
| Charles Pigram | Other | — | 36 | ~1904 |
| Samuel Larry | Other | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Faith Midland | Other | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| Lucy Newton | Other | — | 78 | ~1862 |
| Edward Mckenny | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Otis Davis | Son | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Ernest Mckenny | Son | — | 23 | ~1917 |
| Jimmie Walker | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| James Thomas | Son | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Gerald Davis | Son | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Ernest Panniel | Son | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Ernest Davis | Son | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| John Clark | Son | — | 25 | ~1915 |
| Alice Clark | Spouse | — | 59 | ~1881 |
Census Appearances
1930
Petersburg, Virginia
Spouse, age 50
Petersburg, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Alice |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1940
Petersburg-City-County, Virginia
Spouse, age 59
Petersburg-City-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1881 — 26 household members
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Alice |
| Relationship to Head | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 59 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Petersburg City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Dinwiddie |
| Highest Grade | No 0 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Alice Clark across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Alice Clark
Spouse · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Virginia
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Petersburg-City-County, Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Petersburg-City-County, Virginia
Page Contents
31 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04316-00525)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roselia Panky | 32 | lodger | Domestic | Virginia |
| 2 | Catherine Baxter | 8 | daughter | — | Virginia |
| 3 | Lucy H. Newton | 78 | grandmother | — | Virginia |
| 4 | Vernon L. Mckelvey | 21 | lodger | Wood Cutter | North Carolina |
| 5 | Ernest Jr. Mckenny | 23 | son | Shoe-Shine Boy | Virginia |
| 6 | Edward Mckenny | 18 | son | — | Virginia |
| 7 | James H. Thomas | 8 | son | — | North Carolina |
| 8 | Irena S. Miller | None | sister-in-law | — | — |
| 9 | Bessie E. Davis | 42 | lodger | Beauty Operator | Virginia |
| 10 | Willie T. Belcher | 62 | lodger | Shaper Knitter | Virginia |
| 11 | Charles G. Pigram | 36 | brother | Laborer | Virginia |
| 12 | Faith Midland | 9 | grand daughter | — | New Jersey |
| 13 | Mary Clarkson | 55 | partner | — | Virginia |
| 14 | Ernest Jr. Panniel | 1 | son | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Thelma Davis | 12 | daughter | — | Virginia |
| 16 | Ernest Davis | 8 | son | — | Virginia |
| 17 | Gerald Davis | 3 | son | — | Virginia |
| 18 | Otis Davis | 1 | son | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Delores Richburg | 4 | daughter | — | Virginia |
| 20 | Jimmie Walker | 7 | son | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Alice Clark THIS PERSON | 59 | wife | — | North Carolina |
| 22 | John Clark | 25 | son | — | North Carolina |
| 23 | Melvina Moore | 49 | cousin | Janitor | North Carolina |
| 24 | Lottie Thomas | 57 | aunt | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Samuel Larry | 5 | grandson | — | Virginia |
| 26 | Mary Morgan | 18 | daughter | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Maybelle Goodwin | 34 | head | Housekeeper | Virginia |
| 28 | David Goodwin | 16 | son | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Manchester Goodwin | 14 | son | — | Virginia |
| 30 | Charlie Goodwin | 12 | son | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Floyd White Gruber | 33 | lodger | Waterman | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)