Ray Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Steuben-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Ray Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Steuben-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 63 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Steuben-County, Indiana
Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Scott Township
1935 Residence (County)	Steuben
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Scott Township
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ray	Age	Birth yr
Ray Clark	Head	—	63	~1877
Helen Clark	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Luella Clark	Spouse	—	63	~1877

Census Appearances

1920

Steuben, Indiana

Head, age 43

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1877 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	G. Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Steuben, Indiana

Head, age 53

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	38
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Steuben-County, Indiana

Head, age 63

Steuben-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Scott Township
1935 Residence (County)	Steuben
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Ray Clark

Head · 1940 · age 63 · b. ~1877 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01096-00332)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Arthur D. Fisher	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
2	Elsie Fisher	50	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Otha Fisher	27	Daughter	Operator	Indiana
4	Donna G. Fisher	21	Daughter	—	Indiana
5	Byron Gochenaur	54	Head	Farmer	Indiana
6	Rosa Gochenaur	53	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Lowell Weller	41	Head	Farmer	Indiana
8	Jennie Weller	38	Wife	—	Indiana
9	Blaine Weller	20	Son	Farmer	Indiana
10	Lewis D. Wheeler	53	Head	—	Michigan
11	Pauline Wheeler	47	Wife	—	Illinois
12	Virginia Wheeler	16	Daughter	Laborer	Utah
13	Ellis Wheeler	14	Son	—	Utah
14	Barbara Wheeler	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
15	Betty Wheeler	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
16	Lois D. Wheeler	0	Son	—	Indiana
17	Samuel Miller	34	Head	Farmer	Indiana
18	Meta Jane Miller	30	Wife	—	Indiana
19	Samuel Jr. Miller	3	Son	—	Indiana
20	Jane Louise Miller	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
21	Steve Nagy	52	Head	Farmer	Hungary
22	Mary Nagy	45	Wife	—	Hungary
23	Steve Jr. Nagy	25	Son	Coremaker	Ohio
24	Mary Nagy	21	Daughter	Operator	Ohio
25	Elmer Nagy	17	Son	—	Ohio
26	Ellen Nagy	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
27	Ray Clark THIS PERSON	63	Head	Farmer	Indiana
28	Luella Clark	63	Wife	—	Indiana
29	Helen Louisa Clark	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
30	Albert Smith	38	Head	Farmer	Indiana
31	Viola Marie Smith	35	Wife	—	Indiana
32	Clifford Smith	6	Son	—	Indiana
33	Marylin Smith	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
34	Floyd Smith	2	Son	—	Indiana
35	Jessie Elvin Smith	12	Son	—	Indiana
36	Neville Gochenaur	66	Head	—	Indiana
37	Alice Gochenaur	59	Wife	—	Indiana
38	John Argant	24	Head	Farm Manager	Indiana
39	Ruth Argant	23	Wife	Bookkeeper	Kansas
40	Diana Argant	5	Daughter	—	Ohio

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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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