Ruby Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ouachita-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Ruby Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ouachita-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Wesley & Mattie — first a spouse (b.~1918), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ouachita-County, Louisiana
Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Monroe
1935 Residence (County)	Ouachita
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	West Monroe
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 Ruby	Age	Birth yr
Billy Clark	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Sidney Clark	Head	—	24	~1916
Riley Clark	Son	—	4	~1936
Frankie Clark	Daughter	—		~1940
Ruby Clark	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Ouachita, Louisiana

Daughter, age 2

Ouachita, Louisiana · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Ouachita, Louisiana

Daughter, age 12

Ouachita, Louisiana · implied b. ~1918 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ruby L.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Ouachita-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 22

Ouachita-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Monroe
1935 Residence (County)	Ouachita
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Wesley Clark

b. ~1890

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mattie Clark

b. ~1900

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ruby Clark

Spouse · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · Louisiana

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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 — Ouachita-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01438-00307)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Wieland Head	25	Head	Agent	Louisiana
2	Martha Head	20	Wife	—	Louisiana
3	Billie Head	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
4	John Hanner	50	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
5	Leslie Shumm	46	Head	Mechanic	Illinois
6	Agat Shumm	46	Wife	—	Illinois
7	Ray Barber	36	Head	Seamstress	Louisiana
8	Mollie Barber	26	Wife	Chauffeur	Louisiana
9	William Barber	6	Son	—	Louisiana
10	Sidney Clark	24	Head	Chauffeur	Louisiana
11	Ruby Clark THIS PERSON	22	Wife	—	Louisiana
12	Riley Joe Clark	4	Son	—	Louisiana
13	Billy Jean Clark	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
14	Frankie Clark	0	Daughter	—	Louisiana
15	Annie Belleme	45	Head	—	Louisiana
16	Mike Belleme	18	Son	None	Louisiana
17	Lucille Belleme	13	Daughter	None	Louisiana
18	Jo Mary Belleme	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
19	Robert Belleme	8	Son	—	Louisiana
20	Zack Head	58	Head	None	Louisiana
21	Mary Head	57	Wife	—	Georgia
22	Arthur Head	30	Son	None	Louisiana
23	Flora Head	20	Daughter	Chauffeur	Louisiana
24	Leon Head	19	Son	C.C.C. Camp	Louisiana
25	Louis Head	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
26	Chloe Fleming	79	Head	—	Louisiana
27	Charles Wood	26	Head	Chauffeur	Louisiana
28	Agnes Wood	17	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Benson Young	38	Head	None	Louisiana
30	Jessie Young	18	Daughter	None	Louisiana
31	Thames Young	15	Son	None	Louisiana
32	Ilovis Young	11	Son	—	Arkansas
33	Lenita Young	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
34	Leander Young	2	Son	—	Louisiana
35	Charles Baker	62	Head	Fishing	Louisiana
36	Arthur Baker	14	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Thomas Wilson	36	Head	City Mail Carrier	Georgia
38	Marimoore Wilson	27	Wife	None	Louisiana

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Pedigree Summary

Ruby

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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