Fred Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Stark-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Fred Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Stark-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Clara — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Stark-County, Illinois
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Modena
Additional Details
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Miner
Township / Ward	Osceola
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Fred	Age	Birth yr
Harlan Scott	Son	—	2	~1938
Clifford Scott	Son	—	10	~1930
James Scott	Son	—	4	~1936
Fred Scott	Head	—	32	~1908
Alice Scott	Spouse	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Stark, Illinois

Son, age 12

Stark, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Stark, Illinois

Head, age 22

Stark, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	6
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Stark-County, Illinois

Head, age 32

Stark-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Modena
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Our Model Tree links Fred Scott across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father James Scott (~0.92 confidence) and mother Clara Scott (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Scott

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Clara Scott

b. ~1882

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Fred Scott

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Illinois

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Stark-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00891-00007)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dora Snyder	56	Wife	—	Illinois
2	William Alvis	83	Head	—	Tennessee
3	Ida Alvis	59	Wife	—	Illinois
4	Albro Amburgery	49	Head	Hired Hand	Kentucky
5	Ira D. Amburgery	51	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Dorothy Amburgery	15	Daughter	—	Illinois
7	Opal Amburgery	2	Daughter	—	Illinois
8	Fred Scott THIS PERSON	32	Head	Miner	Illinois
9	Alice Scott	28	Wife	—	Illinois
10	Clifford Scott	10	Son	—	Illinois
11	James Scott	4	Son	—	Illinois
12	Harlan Scott	2	Son	—	Illinois
14	Wm. T. Phillips	47	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
15	Bettie Phillips	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
16	Leala Phillips	22	Daughter	Teacher	Kentucky
17	Bernelyn Phillips	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
18	Orville Phillips	15	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Doyle Phillips	12	Son	—	Illinois
20	Donald Phillips	7	Son	—	Illinois
21	Lloyd Phillips	6	Son	—	Illinois
22	Robert Phillips	4	Son	—	Illinois
23	John Bates	47	Head	Farmer	Illinois
24	Eurah Bates	51	Wife	Teacher	Illinois
25	Iris Bates	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	Edward Bates	40	Brother	Farmer	Illinois
27	James Clarke	52	Head	Farmer	Maryland
28	Ruby Clarke	49	Wife	—	Nebraska
29	Helen Clarke	23	Daughter	—	Illinois
30	Harold Clarke	20	Son	Hired Hand	Illinois
31	Dean Clarke	13	Son	—	Illinois
32	Alvin Johnson	74	Lodger	—	Sweden
33	Robert Cressey	57	Head	Farmer	England
34	Alma Cressey	51	Wife	—	Sweden
35	William Cressey	26	Son	Hired Hand	Illinois
36	Marguerite Cressey	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
37	Ernest Olson	73	Head	Retired Farmer	Sweden
38	George Olson	47	Son	Farmer	Illinois
39	Flora Olson	35	Daughter	—	Illinois
40	Eva Olson	34	Daughter	—	Illinois

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Fred

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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