Clara Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Olmsted-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Clara Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Olmsted-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Olmsted-County, Minnesota
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Additional Details
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Township / Ward	Rochester
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Clara Lee	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Betty Lee	Daughter	—	12	~1928
David Mort	Other	—	29	~1911
Robert Lee	Son	—	18	~1922
Eugene Lee	Son	—	20	~1920
Elbert Lee	Head	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Olmsted, Minnesota

Spouse, age 27

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Olmsted, Minnesota

Spouse, age 37

Olmsted, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Olmsted-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 47

Olmsted-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Rochester
1935 Residence (County)	Olmsted
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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Clara Lee

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Minnesota

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1940 US Federal Census — Olmsted-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01944-00119)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John A. Larson	10	Son	—	Minnesota
2	James A. Larson	7	Son	—	Minnesota
3	Cecil Taylor	27	Head	Salesman	South Dakota
4	Vera Taylor	24	Wife	—	Minnesota
5	Cecil Jr. Taylor	3	Son	—	Minnesota
6	Elbert L. Lee	47	Head	Fireman	Minnesota
7	Clara Lee THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Minnesota
8	Eugene Lee	20	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
9	Robert (Ab) Lee	18	Son	—	Minnesota
10	Betty Alice Lee	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
11	David Mort	29	Lodger	Architect	New York
12	Walter F. Hansen	27	Head	Milk Delivery	South Dakota
13	Elna Hansen	27	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Arline Hansen	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
15	Robert Hansen	2	Son	—	Minnesota
16	George Bauer	23	Head	Pressman	Minnesota
17	Patricia Bauer	22	Wife	Telephone Operator	Minnesota
18	John Hilman Wang	57	Head	Carpenter	Minnesota
19	Myrtle E. Wang	46	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Roy H. Nordby	42	Head	Teacher	Wisconsin
21	Pearl Nordby	42	Wife	—	Minnesota
22	Eugene Nordby	12	Son	—	Minnesota
23	Phyllis Nordby	10	Daughter	—	Minnesota
24	Ronald Nordby	5	Son	—	Minnesota
25	Archie Ackerman	44	Head	Salesman	Minnesota
26	Marnie Ackerman	36	Wife	—	Minnesota
27	James K. Ackerman	3	Son	—	Minnesota
28	Alan D. Ackerman	2	Son	—	Minnesota
29	Mary Graham	70	Mother-in-law	—	Norway
30	Agna Scholstad	20	Maid	Maid	Minnesota
31	John Casad	22	Head	Salesman	North Dakota
32	Gertrude Casad	39	Wife	—	Minnesota
33	Nola Casad	20	Daughter	Receiving Clerk	Minnesota
34	Gary Casad	3	Son	—	Iowa
35	Benjamine F. Benson	46	Head	Teacher	Minnesota
36	Alta F. Benson	41	Wife	—	Kansas
37	Alice Louise Benson	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
38	David Benson	5	Son	—	Minnesota
39	Harvey Woodhouse	45	Head	Sheet Metal Work	Iowa
40	Edna Woodhouse	39	Wife	—	Minnesota

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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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