Ruth Pruitt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clackamas-County, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Pruitt across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clackamas-County, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Female Daughter Born: Oregon Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clackamas-County, Oregon
Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth M.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Clarks E. P.
1935 Residence (County)	Clackamas
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon
Township / Ward	Clarks E P
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 Ruth	Age	Birth yr
George Pruitt	Son	—	9	~1931
Ruth Pruitt	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Edward Pruitt	Head	—	50	~1890
Eva Pruitt	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Norma Pruitt	Daughter	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1930

Clackamas, Oregon

Daughter, age 14

Clackamas, Oregon · implied b. ~1916 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Oregon
Mother's Birthplace	Oregon
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1940

Clackamas-County, Oregon

Daughter, age 24

Clackamas-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth M.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Clarks E. P.
1935 Residence (County)	Clackamas
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

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Our Model Tree links Ruth Pruitt across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Ruth Pruitt

Daughter · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Oregon

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Sibling

Norma Pruitt

Sibling · 1940 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Pruitt

Sibling · 1940 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Clackamas-County, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03354-00368)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bert Gillett	31	Head	Farmer	Colorado
2	Ruth Gillett	30	Wife	—	Nebraska
3	James Davault	61	Head	Farmer	Missouri
4	Nola Davault	48	Wife	—	Missouri
5	Clifford Davault	20	Son	Laborer	Missouri
6	Pauline Davault	18	Daughter	Attendant	Missouri
7	Freddie Davault	15	Son	—	Missouri
8	Imoggen Davault	10	Daughter	—	Missouri
9	Andrew Smeer	53	Head	Farmer	Hungary
10	Helen Smeer	45	Wife	—	Hungary
11	Andy Smeer	21	Son	Laborer	Canada
12	Steven Smeer	19	Son	Laborer	Canada
13	Lewis Smeer	18	Son	Farmer	Canada
14	George Bethke	48	Head	Laborer	Oregon
15	John Delepine	53	Head	Carpenter	England
16	Celaria Delepine	42	Wife	—	Louisiana
17	Sidney Delepine	18	Son	—	Oregon
18	Lillian Delepine	10	Daughter	—	Oregon
19	Robert Delepine	6	Son	—	Oregon
20	Robert Bradshaw	33	Head	Farmer	Ill
21	Melissie Bradshaw	33	Wife	—	Ill
22	Jewel M. Bradshaw	7	Daughter	—	Wyo.
23	Roger H. Bradshaw	5	Son	—	Wyo.
24	William Baker	60	Head	Woodcutter	Kans.
25	Myrta M. Baker	59	Wife	—	Mo.
26	Sylvia Baker	23	Daughter	—	Okla.
27	A. Earl Baker	20	Son	Woodcutter	Okla.
28	Verna Baker	30	Daughter	—	Nebr.
29	William Baker	37	Head	Barber	Okla.
30	Leona L. Baker	34	Wife	—	Oregon
31	Edward Pruitt	50	Head	Laborer	Oregon
32	Eva L. Pruitt	46	Wife	—	Oregon
33	Ruth M. Pruitt THIS PERSON	24	Daughter	—	Oregon
34	Norma E. Pruitt	16	Daughter	—	Oregon
35	George F. Pruitt	9	Son	—	Oregon
36	Charles Weldon	31	Head	Barkerman	Nebr.
37	Lillian Weldon	29	Wife	—	Oregon
38	Billy Weldon	5	Son	—	Oregon
39	Barbara Weldon	5	Daughter	—	Oregon
40	Frank Tallman	71	Head	Farmer	New York

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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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