George Gilbert — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this George Gilbert across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Isaac & Emmaline — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Kentucky
Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial Dist #3
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Road Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Magisterial Dist 3
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Hazel Gilbert	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Olla Gilbert	Spouse	—	22	~1918
Raymond Gilbert	Son	—	1	~1939
George Gilbert	Head	—	27	~1913
Jennie Gilbert	Son	—	2	~1938
Bernice Gilbert	Daughter	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Kentucky

Son, age 7

Clay, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Clay, Kentucky

Son, age 17

Clay, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	No
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Clay-County, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Clay-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial Dist #3
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Road Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Isaac Gilbert

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Emmaline Gilbert

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Gilbert

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Kentucky

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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 — Clay-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01296-00370)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elbert Stidham	74	Head	—	Kentucky
2	Easter Stidham	64	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	C. C. Burns	58	Head	Labor	Kentucky
4	Lucille Burns	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
5	Taylor Burns	18	Son	—	Kentucky
6	Bessie Burns	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
7	Russell Stidham	13	Lodger	—	Kentucky
8	Earl Gay	26	Head	Labor	Kentucky
9	Opal Gay	23	Wife	Teacher	Kentucky
10	Shilo Couch	43	Head	Labor	Kentucky
11	Julia Couch	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	Dillard Couch	15	Son	Labor	Kentucky
13	Dallas Couch	13	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Dock Couch	11	Son	—	Kentucky
15	Elzie Couch	9	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Myrtle Elizabeth Couch	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Cressy Couch	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
18	Elmer Couch	2	Son	—	Kentucky
19	America Burns	73	Head	—	Kentucky
20	Napoleon Burns	30	Son	Farm Labor	Kentucky
21	Buddy Ray Burns	8	Son	—	Ohio
22	Homer Stidham	40	Head	Building Const.	Kentucky
23	Clara Stidham	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
24	Charlotte Stidham	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
25	Della Ledford	40	Daughter	Waitress	Kentucky
26	Helen Ledford	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	George Gilbert THIS PERSON	27	Head	Labor	Kentucky
28	Olla Gilbert	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
29	Hazel Gilbert	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	Bernice Gilbert	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
31	Jennie Gilbert	2	Son	—	Kentucky
32	Raymond Gilbert	1	Son	—	Kentucky
33	Charles D. Burns	50	Head	Labor	Kentucky
34	Nancy Ann Burns	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Charles Jr. Burns	17	Son	—	Kentucky
36	Arvin Burns	15	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Gloria Burns	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
38	Ray Burns	11	Son	—	Kentucky
39	Richard Burns	10	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Adna Burns	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

George

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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