Sarah Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Frontier-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Frontier-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Female Spouse Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Frontier-County, Nebraska
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Curtis city
1935 Residence (County)	Frontier
Additional Details
Occupation	Executive
Industry	Merchandise
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Executive
Township / Ward	Curtis City
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Edgar Adams	Head	—	65	~1875
John Adams	Son	—	22	~1918
Sarah Adams	Spouse	—	62	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Frontier, Nebraska

Spouse, age 44

Frontier, Nebraska · implied b. ~1876 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Frontier, Nebraska

Other, age 52

Frontier, Nebraska · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah E
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Hemstitcher
Industry	Hemstitching
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Frontier-County, Nebraska

Spouse, age 62

Frontier-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Curtis city
1935 Residence (County)	Frontier
Occupation	Executive
Industry	Merchandise
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Sarah Adams

Spouse · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Nebraska

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02246-00303)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ruth Owens	13	Granddaughter	—	Nebraska
2	Clarence Bauer	36	Head	Laborer	Iowa
3	Helen Bauer	33	Wife	—	Iowa
4	John Pekett	14	Son	—	Iowa
5	George Pekett	13	Son	—	Iowa
6	Earl Pekett	11	Son	—	S. Dakota
7	Dorothy Pekett	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
8	Donald Pekett	7	Son	—	Iowa
9	James Baker	64	Head	Laborer	Iowa
10	May Baker	56	Wife	—	Nebraska
11	Orville Cole	26	Head	Campusworker	Nebraska
12	Phyllis Cole	23	Wife	—	Minnesota
13	Linda Cole	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
14	Clarence Still	39	Head	Dealer	Nebraska
15	Freda Still	35	Wife	—	Nebraska
16	Gordon Still	13	Son	—	Nebraska
17	Fredrick Still	2	Son	—	Nebraska
18	Sarah Grunden	85	Head	—	Ohio
19	Emmert Housley	38	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
20	Mary Housley	37	Wife	—	Nebraska
21	Emmert Jr. Housley	18	Son	—	Nebraska
22	Mary Virginia Housley	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
23	Don C. Smith	49	Head	Photographer	Nebraska
24	Leona Smith	36	Wife	Photographer	Nebraska
25	Jennie Berry	67	Head	—	Kansas
26	Gertrude Martin	58	Head	—	Nebraska
27	Earl Stoutimore	39	Head	Manager Owner	Missouri
28	Elsie Stoutimore	31	Wife	Saleslady	Nebraska
29	Robert Stoutimore	11	Son	—	Nebraska
30	Gary Stoutimore	5	Son	—	Nebraska
31	Georgia Lee Stoutimore	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
32	Dorothy Francis	24	Lodger	Maid	Nebraska
33	Harvey Nelson	26	Lodger	Clerk	Nebraska
34	Ruth Nelson	24	Lodger	Clerk	Nebraska
35	Edgar Adams	65	Head	Clerk	Iowa
36	Sarah Adams THIS PERSON	62	Wife	Executive	Illinois
37	John Adams	22	Son	Laboratory Work	Nebraska
38	Ernest Peter	40	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
39	Gladys Peter	42	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	Arthur Peter	12	Son	—	Nebraska

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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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