Sarah Young — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Independence-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Young across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Independence-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Female Head Born: Missouri Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Independence-County, Arkansas
Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah Ann
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	S. House
1935 Residence (County)	Independence
Additional Details
Occupation	School T.
Industry	Public S.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	32
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri
Occupation	School T.
Township / Ward	Newark Town
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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
Opal Young	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Gallie Young	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Sarah Young	Head	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Independence, Arkansas

Spouse, age 47

Independence, Arkansas · implied b. ~1873 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1930

Independence, Arkansas

Spouse, age 58

Independence, Arkansas · implied b. ~1872 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1940

Independence-County, Arkansas

Head, age 64

Independence-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah Ann
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	S. House
1935 Residence (County)	Independence
Occupation	School T.
Industry	Public S.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	32
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Sarah Young across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Sarah Young

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Arkansas

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Independence-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00143-00062)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Hattie Fox	70	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
2	D. V. Lowe	58	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
3	Elizabeth Lowe	57	Wife	—	Arkansas
4	Mary Louise Lowe	18	Daughter	Clerk	Arkansas
5	Ray Edwards	23	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
6	Marie Edwards	19	Wife	—	Arkansas
7	Joe L. Horn	59	Head	Clerk	Missouri
8	Cora Horn	57	Wife	—	Arkansas
9	George Martin	19	Son	—	Alabama
10	Pearl Woodson	50	Head	—	Arkansas
11	Dean Woodson	16	Son	—	Arkansas
12	Carol Roy Woodson	8	Son	—	Arkansas
13	Walter Rutledge	36	Head	Button Cutter	Arkansas
14	Clara Rutledge	29	Wife	—	Arkansas
15	Walter Jr. Rutledge	3	Son	—	Arkansas
16	John Billings	33	Head	Button Cutter	Arkansas
17	Mae Billings	30	Wife	—	Arkansas
18	Doris Jean Billings	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
19	Sallie Fields	70	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
20	Ralph Fields	36	Son	Farmer	Arkansas
21	Lacey Fields	33	Son	—	Arkansas
22	Hecta Dearing	60	Head	Labour	Arkansas
23	W. C. Dearing	47	Son	—	Arkansas
24	Etta Mcdaniel	85	Mother	—	Arkansas
25	Dollie Drinnen	60	Lodger	—	Arkansas
26	W. J. Fruge	51	Head	Merchant	Arkansas
27	Beatrice Fruge	53	Wife	—	Arkansas
28	Alestrice Fruge	20	Daughter	—	Arkansas
29	Billie Joe Fruge	9	Son	—	Arkansas
30	Sarah Ann Young THIS PERSON	64	Head	School T.	Missouri
31	Opal Young	32	Daughter	House Keeper	Missouri
32	Gallie Young	26	Daughter	Labour	Missouri
33	Clarence Gray	46	Head	—	Arkansas
34	Martha Gray	46	Wife	Clerk	Arkansas
35	Loren Gray	21	Son	—	Arkansas
36	Glenda Gray	18	Daughter	—	Arkansas
37	Loyd Gene Gray	15	Son	—	Arkansas
38	Donald L. Gray	8	Son	—	Arkansas
39	Virginia Gray	2	Daughter	—	Arkansas
40	S. W. Price	71	Head	Farmer	Missouri

Search for Sarah Young

All Sarah Young Census Records Discover Young Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data