Sarah Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leslie-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leslie-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leslie-County, Kentucky
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist #2
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 2
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sophie Adams	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Johnny Adams	Head	—	52	~1888
Stephen Minyard	Other	—	31	~1909
Sarah Adams	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Leslie, Kentucky

Spouse, age 32

Leslie, Kentucky · implied b. ~1888 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Leslie, Kentucky

Spouse, age 42

Leslie, Kentucky · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Leslie-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 51

Leslie-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist #2
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Sarah Adams

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · 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 — Leslie-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01329-00591)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Blaney Huff	6	Son	—	Kentucky
2	Franklin Huff	3	Son	—	Kentucky
3	Joe Minyard	39	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
4	Honey Ann Minyard	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
5	Lois Minyard	16	Daughter	Laborer	Kentucky
6	Mae Minyard	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
7	Alpha Minyard	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
8	William Kenneth Minyard	11	Son	—	Kentucky
9	Murphy Minyard	9	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Major Minyard	3	Son	—	Kentucky
11	Okinley Minyard	36	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
12	Nannie Minyard	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	Hattie Minyard	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
14	Cursey Minyard	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Christine Minyard	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Eugene Minyard	3	Son	—	Kentucky
17	James Bailey	37	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
18	Gladie Bailey	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
19	Carl Turner	4	Son	—	Kentucky
20	Hobart Minyard	42	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
21	Rebecca Minyard	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
22	Leslie Minyard	13	Son	—	Kentucky
23	Willard Minyard	13	Son	—	Kentucky
24	Hobart Jr. Minyard	11	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Cooper Minyard	48	Head	Tax Commissioner	Kentucky
26	Flora Minyard	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Honey Margaret Minyard	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	John Bunyan Minyard	13	Son	—	Kentucky
29	Martha Lee Minyard	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	William Henry Minyard	10	Son	—	Kentucky
31	Gladys Minyard	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
32	Honey Margaret Minyard	76	Mother	—	Kentucky
33	Roscoe Day	25	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
34	Callie Eva Day	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Neva Day	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
36	Johnny Adams	52	Head	Stone Mason	Kentucky
37	Sarah Adams THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Sophie Midge Adams	19	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	Stephen Minyard	31	Nephew	Stone Mason	Kentucky
40	Henry Engle	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky

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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.

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