Betty Moore — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Maury-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Betty Moore across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Maury-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Female Head Born: Tennessee Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Maury-County, Tennessee
Surname	Moore
Given Name	Betty D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 5
1935 Residence (County)	Maury
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil District 5
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Betty	Age	Birth yr
Betty Moore	Head	—	69	~1871
Virgil Moore	Son	—	40	~1900
Fannie Mckissick	Other	—	65	~1875
Fannie Moore	Other	—	37	~1903
Jackie Moore	Other	—	5	~1935
Virgil Moore	Other	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

Maury, Tennessee

Head, age 50

Maury, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Bettie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Maury, Tennessee

Other, age 59

Maury, Tennessee · implied b. ~1871 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Bettie
Relationship to Head	Head-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Dairy Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Maury-County, Tennessee

Head, age 69

Maury-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1871 — 6 household members

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Betty D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 5
1935 Residence (County)	Maury
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Betty Moore

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · Tennessee

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Maury-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03920-00308)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sadie Moore	18	Wife	—	Tennessee
2	J. W. Moore	1	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Tom Troope	65	Head	Construction	Tennessee
4	Effie V. Troope	57	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Thomas Troope	16	Son	—	Tennessee
6	Clarence Westmoreland	37	Son-in-law	Bus Driver	Tennessee
7	Elizabeth Westmoreland	29	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Jean Westmoreland	10	Granddaughter	—	Michigan
9	Mary Ann Westmoreland	8	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
10	Betty D. Moore THIS PERSON	69	Head	—	Tennessee
11	Virgil Moore	40	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
12	Fannie Mae Moore	37	Daughter-in-law	—	Tennessee
13	Virgil Jr. Moore	15	Grandson	—	Tennessee
14	Jackie Ruth Moore	5	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
15	Fannie Mckissick	65	Housekeeper	House Keeper	Tennessee
16	James Murphy	31	Head	Peddler	Tennessee
17	Meredith Murphy	26	Wife	—	Alabama
18	Patsy Murphy	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Carolyn Murphy	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Leonard Trooper	26	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
21	Josephine Trooper	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	The B. Dawson	75	Head	—	Tennessee
23	Alice Dawson	75	Wife	—	Alabama
24	Cecil B. Dawson	19	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
25	Sallie Dawson	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	Herman B. Viar	21	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
27	Pauline Viar	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
28	Bennie Jones	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
29	Mary Jones	49	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	Sally Jones	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Irene Jones	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Eugene Jones	13	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Clifford Jones	10	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Betty Jones	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Adell Jones	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Sherman Viar	26	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Vera Viar	23	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
38	Beatrice Daniel	19	Sister-in-law	—	Tennessee
39	Jim Pillow	56	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
40	Nancy Pillow	53	Wife	—	Tennessee

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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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