Ethel Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bell-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ethel Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bell-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Head Born: Kentucky Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bell-County, Kentucky
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Ethel O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Unincorporated place (name of unincorporated place having 100 or more inhabitants) Ferndale
1935 Residence (County)	Bell
Additional Details
Industry	H
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Unincorporated Place Name Of Unincorporated Place Having 100 Or More Inhabitants Ferndale
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ethel	Age	Birth yr
May Baker	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mourine Baker	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Ethel Baker	Head	—	42	~1898
Troy Gross	Other	—	5	~1935
Vloda Gross	Other	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Bell, Kentucky

Spouse, age 22

Bell, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Bell, Kentucky

Other, age 33

Bell, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Eathel
Relationship to Head	wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Bell-County, Kentucky

Head, age 42

Bell-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Ethel O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Unincorporated place (name of unincorporated place having 100 or more inhabitants) Ferndale
1935 Residence (County)	Bell
Industry	H
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Ethel Baker

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Bell-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01280-00487)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jake O Knuckle	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
2	Kate Knuckle	65	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	Homer Knuckle	26	Son	Truck Driver	Kentucky
4	Gilman A Knuckle	33	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
5	Ada Knuckle	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Gilman Jr Knuckle	8	Son	—	Kentucky
7	George O Hanks	54	Head	—	Kentucky
8	May Hanks	50	Wife	—	Virginia
9	Glenn Howard	11	Grand son	—	Kentucky
10	Henil Howard	11	Grand dau	—	Kentucky
11	Ben Neal	38	Head	Labor	Kentucky
12	Martha O Neal	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	Jeff Neal	7	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Chester Neal	4	Son	—	Kentucky
15	Florence Neal	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Milton A Hubbard	37	Head	—	Kentucky
17	Corson A Hubbard	16	Son	—	Kentucky
18	Lola Hubbard	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Catherine Baker	70	Mother	—	Kentucky
20	Lee O Neals	24	Head	Labor	Kentucky
21	Daisy Neals	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
22	Georgia Neals	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Ethel O Baker THIS PERSON	42	Head	—	Kentucky
24	Mourine Baker	23	Daughter	—	Kentucky
25	May Baker	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
26	Troy Jr. Gross	5	Grand son	—	Kentucky
27	Vloda Gross	5	Grand dau	—	Kentucky
28	Mary O Hurst	47	Head	—	Kentucky
29	Chester Hurst	23	Son	Coal Loader	Kentucky
30	Fred Hurst	14	Son	Coal Loader	Kentucky
31	Charlie Hurst	13	Son	—	Kentucky
32	Bradley Purrier	25	Lodger	Coal Loader	Kentucky
33	Rubbin Baker	50	Head	Coal Loader	Kentucky
34	Ella O Baker	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Millard Baker	7	Son	—	Kentucky
36	Walter Watson	43	Head	Coal Loader	Kentucky
37	May O Watson	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Thomas Ab Watson	19	Son	—	Kentucky
39	Charlie Watson	6	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Rosetta Watson	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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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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