William Clark — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hawkins-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this William Clark across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hawkins-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joe & Bessie — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hawkins-County, Tennessee
Surname	Clark
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Kingsport
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumberyard
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Civil District 7
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Elizabeth Clark	Daughter	—	2	~1938
William Clark	Head	—	29	~1911
Adeland Clark	Son	—		~1940
Gene Clark	Son	—	4	~1936
Ethel Clark	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Hawkins, Tennessee

Son, age 8

Hawkins, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Hawkins, Tennessee

Son, age 19

Hawkins, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clark
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Hawkins-County, Tennessee

Head, age 29

Hawkins-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 5 household members

Surname	Clark
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Kingsport
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumberyard
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links William Clark across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Joe Clark (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bessie Clark (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joe Clark

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bessie Clark

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Clark

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Tennessee

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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 — Hawkins-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03902-00626)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henrietta Palmer	28	Wife	—	Virginia
2	Louis K. Jr. Palmer	3	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Ida Clark	67	Aunt	—	Tennessee
4	Jessie L. Brooks	36	Head	Foreman	Tennessee
5	Mattie Brooks	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Robert Brooks	14	Son	Delivery Boy	Tennessee
7	Joe D. Brooks	12	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Jimmy Brooks	10	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Gene Brooks	9	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Donald Brooks	5	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Lena Sensabaugh	41	Head	—	Tennessee
12	William Clark THIS PERSON	29	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
13	Ethel Clark	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
14	Gene A. Clark	4	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Elizabeth Clark	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Adeland V. Clark	0	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Hubert Franbarger	26	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
18	Lula Franbarger	25	Wife	Laborer	Tennessee
19	Edgar Clark	32	Head	Painter	Tennessee
20	Junita Clark	20	Wife	Laborer	Tennessee
21	C. Hugh Carmack	54	Head	Fireman	Tennessee
22	Garland Carmack	24	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
23	William Carmack	12	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Robert Carmack	8	Son	—	Tennessee
25	William B. Williams	27	Son	Machine Operator	Virginia
26	Grace Williams	26	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	Jack Williams	6	Grandson	—	Tennessee
28	Clay Jones	31	Head	Loom Fixer	Virginia
29	Grace Jones	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	Imogene Jones	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Glenn Jones	6	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Lennie Jones	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	William J. Calhoun	67	Head	—	Tennessee
34	William L. Clark	44	Son-in-law	Farmer	Tennessee
35	Mary L. Clark	44	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	William R. Clark	18	Grandson	Laborer	Tennessee
37	Charlene Clark	13	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
38	Julian Arnett	25	Head	Machine Operator	Tennessee
39	Edith Arnett	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
40	Phylis Arnett	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee

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Pedigree Summary

William

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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