Clarence Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Clarence Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Iowa
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Des Moines Township
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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 Clarence	Age	Birth yr
Clarence Lee	Head	—	57	~1883
Harold Lee	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Iowa

Head, age 37

Jefferson, Iowa · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	English
Mother's Birthplace	English
Occupation	Yes
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Jefferson, Iowa

Head, age 47

Jefferson, Iowa · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Grinder
Industry	Machine Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	No
Home Value / Rent	80
Veteran	12.00
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Jefferson-County, Iowa

Head, age 57

Jefferson-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1883 — 2 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Clarence Lee

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Iowa

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1940 US Federal Census — Jefferson-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01170-00086)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George Tedrow	48	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Arthur Tedrow	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
3	Russell Taylor	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
4	Willa Taylor	34	Wife	—	Iowa
5	Mary Margaret Taylor	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	James Howard Taylor	8	Son	—	Iowa
7	Russell Jr Taylor	4	Son	—	Iowa
8	Linda Ann Taylor	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
9	Jesse Manning	54	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Catharine Manning	52	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Kathalene Manning	21	Daughter	Telephone Office	Iowa
12	Fred L Johnston	54	Head	Farmer	Iowa
13	Elnora Johnston	49	Wife	—	Iowa
14	Walter H Johnston	27	Son	Physically Disabled	Iowa
15	Frank Johnston	22	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
16	Betty Sue Johnston	20	Daughter	Nurse Training	Iowa
17	Martha E Johnston	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Dixie P Johnston	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Maude Lee	49	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Clarence Lee THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	Iowa
21	Harold Lee	13	Son	—	Iowa
22	R J Leubbage	58	Head	Farmer	Illinois
23	Cora E Leubbage	57	Wife	—	Iowa
24	Eugene Leubbage	19	Son	Farmer	Iowa
25	Robert Leubbage	14	Son	—	Iowa
26	Harold Leubbage	34	Head	Farmer	Illinois
27	Lydia Leubbage	44	Wife	—	Iowa
28	Ray A Emmons	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Augusta E Emmons	87	Mother	Invalid	Indiana
30	Grace L Emmons	66	Sister	House Keeper	Wisconsin
31	James M Tenel	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Grace M Tenel	46	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Vernita Tedrow	26	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Rex Tedrow	6	Grandson	—	Iowa
35	Gerald Tedrow	2	Grandson	—	Iowa
36	Kenneth L Fordyce	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
37	Elinor Fordyce	24	Wife	—	Iowa
38	Son Fordyce	2	Son	—	Iowa
39	Francis Ernest Davidson	31	Farm helper	Hired Hand	Iowa

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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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