Ethel Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ethel Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Kentucky
Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 3
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 3
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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
Rossie Clark	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Carolyn Clark	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Marvin Clark	Head	—	46	~1894
Marvin Clark	Son	—	9	~1931
Ethel Clark	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Kentucky

Spouse, age 23

Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Shelby, Kentucky

Spouse, age 33

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Shelby-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 43

Shelby-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 3
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Ethel Clark

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Kentucky

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01356-00271)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Rouse	1	Son	—	Kentucky
2	John (Nephew) Harris	60	Head	Cropper	Kentucky
3	Robert L Patterson	27	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
4	Mary Bell Patterson	19	Housekeeper	—	Kentucky
5	Ernest Morris	40	Head	Cropper	Kentucky
6	Zula Morris	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
7	Ernest Morris	1	Son	—	Kentucky
8	Marvin Clark	46	Head	Section Foreman	Kentucky
9	Ethel Clark THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
10	Rossie Clark	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
11	Carolyn Clark	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
12	Marvin Clark	9	Son	—	Kentucky
13	Rollie Miller	33	Head	Section Hand	Kentucky
14	Grace Miller	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	Fred Miller	14	Son	—	Kentucky
16	William Miller	12	Son	—	Kentucky
17	Marjorie Miller	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
18	Rosanna Miller	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Everett Gordon	30	Head	Tenant	Kentucky
20	Roselle Gordon	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Everett Jr Gordon	10	Son	—	Kentucky
22	Lawrence Gordon	7	Son	—	Kentucky
23	Everett Gordon	5	Son	—	Kentucky
24	Begins Lincoln Institute	None	here	—	—
25	J M Tidings	32	Head	Business Manager	Kentucky
26	Mary Page Tidings	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Anne Russell Tidings	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	Bernard Flober	40	Head	Agricultural Manager	Germany
29	Elizabeth Flober	36	Wife	—	Germany
30	Henry Flober	12	Son	—	Kentucky
31	Frieda Flober	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
32	Lamont Pearson	30	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
33	Charlotte Pearson	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Brenda Sue Pearson	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	J Elene Earle	20	Daughter	Cook	Kentucky
36	Josephine Carroll	28	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
37	Kathleen Carroll	27	Wife	Teacher	Kentucky
38	Whitney Young	42	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
39	Laura Young	40	Wife	Postmistress	Kentucky
40	Arnetta Louise Young	20	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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