Ruby Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ruby Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents W & Lula — first a spouse (b.~1909), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Browder
1935 Residence (County)	Muhlenberg
Additional Details
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	WPA
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	384
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Seamstress
Township / Ward	Browder
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruby	Age	Birth yr
Ruby Lee	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Freida Lee	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Everett Lee	Head	—	32	~1908
Willie Lee	Son	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Daughter, age 10

Muhlenberg, Kentucky · implied b. ~1910 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Other, age 21

Muhlenberg, Kentucky · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Daughter-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 31

Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Browder
1935 Residence (County)	Muhlenberg
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	WPA
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	384
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

W Lee

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lula Lee

b. ~1894

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ruby Lee

Spouse · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · 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 — Muhlenberg-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01344-00797)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Everett Rich	39	Head	Miner	Kentucky
2	Bennie Rich	35	Wife	No	Kentucky
3	Annie J Rich	16	Daughter	No	Kentucky
4	Charlie Dennis	44	Head	Miner	Kentucky
5	Effie Dennis	50	Wife	No	Kentucky
6	Amos Dennis	22	Son	Miner	Kentucky
7	James Dennis	19	Son	No	Kentucky
8	James Pellow	52	Head	Weighman	Kentucky
9	Mary Pellow	47	Wife	No	Tennessee
10	Elado Pellow	27	Son	Miner	Kentucky
11	Keith Pellow	20	Son	Miner	Kentucky
12	James Epley	44	Head	Miner	Kentucky
13	Hattie Epley	47	Wife	No	Kentucky
14	Mary E Epley	20	Daughter	Waitress	Kentucky
15	Vergie Epley	18	Daughter	New Worker	Kentucky
16	J. D. Epley	11	Son	—	Kentucky
17	Frank Humphrey	53	Head	Miner	Kentucky
18	Frankie Humphrey	34	Wife	No	Kentucky
19	Kenneth Humphrey	23	Son	New Worker	Kentucky
20	Ozelia Humphrey	19	Daughter	Waitress	Kentucky
21	Frank Jr Humphrey	17	Son	New Worker	Kentucky
22	Ruby Nell Humphrey	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Vincent Henrietta Humphrey	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Will Rice	50	Head	No	Kentucky
25	William Rice	13	Son	—	Kentucky
26	Anna M Rice	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	Patsy L Rice	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	Franklin D Rice	4	Son	—	Kentucky
29	John C Harper	57	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
30	Laura E Harper	57	Wife	No	Kentucky
31	Crunk Willie Harper	20	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
32	Tatie Ethel Harper	19	Daughter	No	Kentucky
33	Everett Lee	32	Head	Miner	Kentucky
34	Ruby Lee THIS PERSON	31	Wife	Seamstress	Kentucky
35	Freida Lee	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
36	Willie J Lee	10	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Harrison Roach	49	Head	Miner	Kentucky
38	Flora Roach	37	Wife	No	Kentucky
39	Elizabeth Roach	18	Daughter	Waitress	Kentucky
40	Cara Roach	15	Daughter	No	Kentucky

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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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