Clara Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Putnam-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Clara Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Putnam-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Putnam-County, Ohio
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Putnam
Additional Details
Occupation	House Wife
Class of Worker	NP
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	House Wife
Township / Ward	Jackson Township
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 Clara	Age	Birth yr
Oliver Adams	Head	—	46	~1894
Evelin Adams	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Clara Adams	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Putnam, Ohio

Spouse, age 24

Putnam, Ohio · implied b. ~1896 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Putnam, Ohio

Spouse, age 35

Putnam, Ohio · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adam
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Putnam-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 44

Putnam-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Putnam
Occupation	House Wife
Class of Worker	NP
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Clara Adams

Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Putnam-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03133-00070)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Almee Wurst	15	Son	Newspaper Carrier	Ohio
2	Harled Wurst	13	Son	—	Ohio
3	Karl Wurst	11	Son	—	Ohio
4	Elaine Wurst	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Thomas Wurst	5	Son	—	Ohio
6	Joseph Unverferth	45	Head	Owner	Ohio
7	Emma Unverferth	42	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
8	George Oglebaur	62	Head	Owner	Ohio
9	Anna Oglebaur	55	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
10	George Thomas Oglebaur	14	Son	—	Ohio
11	Oliver Adams	46	Head	Owner	Ohio
12	Clara Adams THIS PERSON	44	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
13	Evelin Adams	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
14	W. Frank Bear	54	Head	Owner	Ohio
15	Tillie Bear	49	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
16	Paul Bear	27	Son	Laborer	Ohio
17	Clarence Bear	25	Son	Laborer	Ohio
18	Emma Bear	22	Daughter	House Wife	Ohio
19	J. Harold Bear	24	Son	Laborer	Ohio
20	Wilfred Bear	21	Son	Laborer	Ohio
21	J. Judith Bear	21	Son	Laborer	Ohio
22	Mable Bear	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
23	Norma Bear	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
24	Mildred Bear	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
25	J. Jack Bear	10	Son	—	Ohio
26	Anna Buss	54	Head	House Wife	Ohio
27	Joseph Buss	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
28	Marcella Buss	13	Daughter	House Keeper	Ohio
29	Leo Buss	15	Son	—	Ohio
30	Mildred Buss	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
31	G. Fred Heerfeld	75	Head	Owner	Ohio
32	Minnie Heerfeld	74	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
33	Baron Michael	60	Head	Rent	Ohio
34	Lucretia Michael	64	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
35	J. Albert Groff	37	Head	Owner	Ohio
36	John Groff	77	Father	—	Germany
37	Bessie Sarker	34	House Keep	House Keeper	Ohio
38	James Studer	32	Head	Rent	Ohio
39	John Studer	34	Brother	Rent	Ohio
40	Edward Korte	52	Head	Rent	Ohio

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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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