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James Clarke — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · Gunnison, Colorado
Our Model Tree links this James Clarke across the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gunnison, Colorado (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joseph & Agnes — first a son (b.~1881), then head of a 2-person household.
Age 39
b. ~1881
Male
Son
Born: Scotland
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Gunnison, Colorado |
| Surname | Clarke |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Year of Immigration | 1886 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Industry | Coal Mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Scotch |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Year of Naturalization | 1906 |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Township / Ward | Crested Butte Town Part Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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.
2 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Clarke | Son | — | 39 | ~1881 |
| Agnes Clarke | Head | — | 75 | ~1845 |
Census Appearances
1900
Gunnison, Colorado
Son, age 19
Gunnison, Colorado · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 18 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Birth Month | July |
| Birth Year | 1881 |
| Year of Immigration | 1881 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Miner, coal |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1910
Gunnison, Colorado
Son, age 30
Gunnison, Colorado · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Year of Immigration | 1887 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Coal Mine |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1920
Gunnison, Colorado
Son, age 39
Gunnison, Colorado · implied b. ~1881 — 2 household members
| Surname | Clarke |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Year of Immigration | 1886 |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Industry | Coal Mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Scotch |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Year of Naturalization | 1906 |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1930
Gunnison, Colorado
Head, age 48
Gunnison, Colorado · implied b. ~1882 — 2 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 48 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Year of Immigration | 1885 |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Industry | Coal Mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 10 |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1940
Gunnison-County, Colorado
Other, age 58
Gunnison-County, Colorado · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Lodger |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 58 |
| Marital Status | Separated |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Crested Butte town |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Gunnison |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Occupation | laborer |
| Industry | building construction |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 108 |
| Income (1939) | 215 |
| Highest Grade | No 4 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links James Clarke across 5 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Joseph Clark (~0.92 confidence) and mother Agnes Clarke (~0.92 confidence) and mother Agnes Clark (~0.92 confidence) and father James Clark (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Joseph Clark
b. ~1837
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Agnes Clarke
b. ~1845
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Agnes Clark
b. ~1859
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
James Clark
b. ~1867
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Clarke
Son · 1920 · age 39 · b. ~1881 · Colorado
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Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Gunnison, Colorado
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1920 US Federal Census — Gunnison, Colorado
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu164unit:0520)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Clarke | 39 | Head | Miner | Scotland |
| 2 | Jessie Clarke | 33 | Wife | — | Scotland |
| 3 | George Clarke | 9 | Son | — | Colorado |
| 4 | Wynette Clarke | 4 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 5 | Agnes Clarke | 75 | Head | — | Scotland |
| 6 | James Clarke THIS PERSON | 39 | Son | Miner | Scotland |
| 7 | Thomas Campbell | 59 | Head | Labourer | Scotland |
| 8 | Sarah Campbell | 59 | Wife | — | Scotland |
| 9 | Alexander Campbell | 22 | Son | Salesman | Colorado |
| 10 | Andrew Campbell | 21 | Son | — | Colorado |
| 11 | George Morgan | 20 | Boarder | Driver | Colorado |
| 12 | Edward Sorkell | 24 | Boarder | Driver | Colorado |
| 13 | John Williams | 50 | Head | Labourer | Italy |
| 14 | Caroline Williams | 51 | Wife | — | Italy |
| 15 | Frank Kondara | 48 | Boarder | Labourer | Italy |
| 16 | Bernie Benjamins | 26 | Boarder | Labourer | Italy |
| 17 | John Velmon | 43 | Head | Labourer | Italy |
| 18 | Mary Velmon | 44 | Wife | — | Italy |
| 19 | John Velmon | 17 | Son | Driver | Utah |
| 20 | Dave Velmon | 11 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 21 | Fred Velmon | 11 | Son | — | Colorado |
| 22 | Joseph Lacey | 29 | Head | Miner | Austria |
| 23 | Mary Lacey | 23 | Wife | — | Colorado |
| 24 | Helen Lacey | 5 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 25 | Christina Lacey | 3 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 26 | Walter Baxter | 62 | Head | Labourer | Scotland |
| 27 | John Yoklavich | 27 | Head | Salesman | Colorado |
| 28 | Kathryn Yoklavich | 27 | Wife | — | Colorado |
| 29 | John H. Yoklavich | 2 | Son | — | Colorado |
| 30 | Mary K. Yoklavich | 0 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 31 | Carl G. Bergman | 29 | Head | Foreman | Illinois |
| 32 | Nellie D. Bergman | 30 | Wife | — | Colorado |
| 33 | Carl Bergman | 2 | Son | — | Colorado |
| 34 | Pollyanne Bergman | 0 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 35 | Adina Bergman | 54 | Mother | — | Sweden |
| 36 | Estella Bergman | 28 | Sister | Bookkeeper | Illinois |
| 37 | Samuel J. Botsford | 47 | Head | Farmer | Kansas |
| 38 | Mary Botsford | 31 | Wife | — | England |
| 39 | Elva J. Botsford | 24 | Son | Labourer | Wyoming |
| 40 | Ernest H. Botsford | 17 | Son | Labourer Farm | Colorado |
| 41 | Francis J. Schommer | 39 | Head | Teacher | Minnesota |
| 42 | Elizabeth Schommer | 27 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 43 | J. Theo Schommer | 6 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 44 | Marie Schommer | 4 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 45 | Joseph Schommer | 2 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 46 | Dorothy Schommer | 0 | Daughter | — | Colorado |
| 47 | John Mccorkey | 78 | Head | Salesman | Ireland |
| 48 | Christian J. Dick | 67 | Head | — | Germany |
| 49 | Minnie Dick | 68 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 50 | Al B. Arnold | 43 | Head | Miner | New Mexico |
Pedigree Summary
James
Gen 1 · 4 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)