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Samuel Clark — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Mcdowell, West Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Samuel Clark across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Mcdowell, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 13-person household.
Age 47
b. ~1873
Male
Head
Born: Virginia
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Mcdowell, West Virginia |
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Samuel |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Industry | Coal mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Township / Ward | Powhatan Village |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1873 |
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.
13 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Samuel | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Clark | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1907 |
| Earnest Clark | Son | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Aritt Clark | Other | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Dora Clark | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Lovel Clark | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| Cecil Clark | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Pauline Clark | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Belva Clark | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1914 |
| Samuel Clark | Head | — | 47 | ~1873 |
| Leslie Clark | Daughter | — | 28 | ~1892 |
| Marie Clark | Spouse | — | 43 | ~1877 |
| Myrtle Clark | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Patsy Clark | Other | — | 2 | ~1918 |
Census Appearances
1910
Mcdowell, West …
Head, age 38
Mcdowell, West Virginia · implied b. ~1872 — 4 household members
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Household
| Surname | Clarke |
| Given Name | Smith |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Years Married | 16 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Industry | Coal Mine |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1920
Mcdowell, West …
Head, age 47
Mcdowell, West Virginia · implied b. ~1873 — 13 household members
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Samuel |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Industry | Coal mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Samuel Clark across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Mcdowell, West Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Samuel Clark
Head · 1920 · age 47 · b. ~1873 · West Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Mcdowell, West Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Mcdowell, West Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1960unit:0259)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Howard Trip | 35 | Head | Bookkeeper | Virginia |
| 52 | Lillian Trip | 39 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 53 | Smith Cofee | 29 | Boarder | Asst Garage | Virginia |
| 54 | Belle G. Cofee | 25 | Boarder | — | Virginia |
| 55 | Patton Gregory | 42 | Head | Priest | Alabama |
| 56 | Blanche Gregory | 32 | Servant | — | Indiana |
| 57 | Blanche Gregory | 9 | Son | — | Kentucky |
| 58 | James Jr. Hildreth | 42 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 59 | Minnie Hildreth | 38 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 60 | Harry Hildreth | 16 | Son | Clerk | Virginia |
| 61 | Emilious Duyer | 40 | Head | Blacksmith | Norway |
| 62 | Mary Duyer | 40 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 63 | William Glover | 32 | Head | Miner | Virginia |
| 64 | Lizzie Glover | 38 | Wife | — | England |
| 65 | Addie Glover | 8 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 66 | Garfield Watkins | 30 | Head | Miner | North Carolina |
| 67 | Mary Watkins | 22 | Wife | — | West Virginia |
| 68 | George Watkins | 6 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 69 | Edward Watkins | 4 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 70 | Burl Watkins | 2 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 71 | July Pennington | 23 | Boarder | Miner | North Carolina |
| 72 | Robert Mattox | 21 | Boarder | Miner | West Virginia |
| 73 | Samuel Clark THIS PERSON | 47 | Head | Blacksmith | Virginia |
| 74 | Marie Clark | 43 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 75 | Leslie Clark | 28 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 76 | Dora Clark | 20 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 77 | Myrtle Clark | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 78 | Pauline Clark | 16 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 79 | Bonnie Clark | 13 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 80 | Cecil Clark | 11 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 81 | Lovel Clark | 8 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 82 | Belva Clark | 6 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 83 | Earnest Clark | 2 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 84 | Aritt Clark | 4 | Niece | — | West Virginia |
| 85 | Patsy Clark | 2 | Niece | — | West Virginia |
| 86 | Albert Collins | 26 | Head | Miner | Virginia |
| 87 | Myrtle Collins | 19 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 88 | Howard Collins | 2 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 89 | Calvin Shub | 53 | Head | Carpenter | North Carolina |
| 90 | Love Shub | 46 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 91 | Blair Shub | 25 | Son | Carpenter | North Carolina |
| 92 | Maud Shub | 23 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 93 | Jacob Shub | 21 | Son | Carpenter | North Carolina |
| 94 | Bessie Shub | 15 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 95 | William Shub | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 96 | Henry Shub | 8 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 97 | Andrew Hall | 25 | Head | Blacksmith | Virginia |
| 98 | Ethel Hall | 18 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 99 | Billie Hall | 1 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 100 | William Lansbury | 21 | Boarder | Miner | North Carolina |
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)