Edith Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ross-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Edith Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ross-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ross-County, Ohio
Surname	Clark
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Union Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Union Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edith	Age	Birth yr
Frank Clark	Head	—	65	~1875
Dallas Mccarty	Other	—	12	~1928
Edith Clark	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Leon Clark	Son	—	27	~1913
Louis Clark	Son	—	22	~1918
Ned Mccarty	Other	—	5	~1935
Anna Clark	Other	—	21	~1919
Frank Clark	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Ross, Ohio

Spouse, age 36

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
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

Ross, Ohio

Other, age 45

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Ross-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 55

Ross-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 8 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Union Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Edith Clark

Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Ohio

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03138-00854)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Emma Buchanan	57	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Woodrow Buchanan	27	Son	—	Ohio
3	Gilbert Buchanan	23	Son	—	Ohio
4	Dorothy Buchanan	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Ray Sampson	45	Head	District Superintendent	Ohio
6	Margaret Sampson	41	Wife	—	Ohio
7	John Sampson	20	Son	—	Ohio
8	James Sampson	16	Son	—	Ohio
9	David P. Sampson	11	Son	—	Ohio
10	Frank Clark	65	Head	Farmer	Ohio
11	Edith Clark THIS PERSON	55	Wife	—	Ohio
12	Louis Clark	22	Son	Rybolt Furnas	Ohio
13	Frank Jr. Clark	16	Son	—	Ohio
14	Leon Clark	27	Son	—	Ohio
15	Anna Clark	21	Daughter-in-law	—	Ohio
16	Dallas Mccarty	12	Grandson	—	Ohio
17	Ned Mccarty	5	Grandson	—	Ohio
18	Frank H. Brown	64	Head	—	Ohio
19	Leona H. Brown	52	Wife	—	Missouri
20	Emery Meadows	38	Head	Farm Hand	West Virginia
21	Mabel Meadows	35	Wife	—	West Virginia
22	Glenn Meadows	6	Son	—	Ohio
23	Sarah Meadows	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
24	Orville Meadows	2	Son	—	Ohio
25	Betty L. Meadows	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
26	Harrison Meadows	27	Brother	Farm Hand	West Virginia
27	Dorothy Meadows	25	Sister-in-law	—	Ohio
28	Helen Meadows	3	Niece	—	Ohio
29	Robert Meadows	1	Nephew	—	Ohio
30	George Meadows	81	Father	—	West Virginia
31	Idal Meadows	71	Mother	—	West Virginia
32	Hugh Winks	55	Head	—	Ohio
33	Andy Winks	57	Wife	—	Ohio
34	William Winks	24	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
35	Emma Winks	20	Daughter	—	Ohio
36	Calvin Winks	15	Son	—	Ohio
37	Leona Winks	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
38	Vancil Henry	45	Head	Farmer	Ohio
39	Grace Henry	52	Wife	—	Ohio
40	James Henry	9	Son	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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