Clara Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pulaski-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Clara Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pulaski-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pulaski-County, Illinois
Surname	Clark
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Mounds
1935 Residence (County)	Pulaski
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Mounds
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

2 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Aurora Clark	Daughter	—	52	~1888
Clara Clark	Head	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

Pulaski, Illinois

Spouse, age 46

Pulaski, Illinois · implied b. ~1874 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Pulaski, Illinois

Spouse, age 54

Pulaski, Illinois · implied b. ~1876 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Pulaski-County, Illinois

Head, age 65

Pulaski-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Mounds
1935 Residence (County)	Pulaski
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Clara Clark

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · 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 — Pulaski-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00870-00189)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Charles Taggart	47	Head	Truck Driver	Arkansas
42	Jacob Taggart	50	Wife	Seamstress	Mississippi
43	Mary Alice Taggart	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Pimmie Hillard	44	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
45	Verna Hillard	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Lue Jane Hillard	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
47	Raymond Orade	4	Boarder	—	Illinois
48	Walter Harris	49	Head	—	Mississippi
49	Alma Harris	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
50	Lucille Harris	19	Daughter	Stenographer	Arkansas
51	Velma Harris	17	Daughter	—	Arkansas
52	Emerald Shelby	1	Boarder	—	Illinois
53	Nerma Curry	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
54	Zela Jones	65	Head	—	Tennessee
55	Margarette Jones	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
56	James Jones	14	Son	—	Tennessee
57	Sallie Dawson	48	Head	—	Mississippi
58	Percy Brown	32	Son-in-law	Laborer	Tennessee
59	Jennie Mae Brown	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
60	La Dona Brown	9	Daughter	—	Illinois
61	Verdaline Brown	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
62	William Clark	31	Head	Truck Driver	Illinois
63	Ethel Clark	36	Wife	—	Illinois
64	James C. Clark	17	Son	—	Illinois
65	Frederick Clark	16	Son	—	Illinois
66	William Clark	14	Son	—	Illinois
67	Edward Clark	13	Son	—	Illinois
68	Barbara L. Clark	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
69	Clarice Clark	9	Daughter	—	Illinois
70	Evelyn Clark	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
71	Eugene Clark	5	Son	—	Illinois
72	Ethel Clark	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
73	Lee Louis Clark	2	Son	—	Illinois
74	Mattie Haynes	62	Head	—	Tennessee
75	Sylvia Ward	59	Head	20	Tennessee
76	John Dixon	45	Head	—	Missouri
77	Ida Dixon	45	Wife	—	Missouri
78	Willie Green	24	Step-son	Laborer	Tennessee
79	Clara Clark THIS PERSON	65	Head	—	Mississippi
80	Aurora Clark	52	Daughter	—	Illinois

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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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