Margaret Palmer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Amite-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Palmer across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Amite-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Amite-County, Mississippi
Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Amite
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Oral Palmer	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Leroy Palmer	Son	—	13	~1927
Bill Palmer	Head	—	47	~1893
Virginia Palmer	Other	—	9	~1931
Bill Palmer	Son	—	16	~1924
Margaret Palmer	Spouse	—	53	~1887
Dora Palmer	Other	—	11	~1929
Sarah Palmer	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1930

Amite, Mississippi

Head, age 45

Amite, Mississippi · implied b. ~1885 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Cotton farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Amite-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 53

Amite-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Amite
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Margaret Palmer

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Mississippi

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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 — Amite-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02007-00217)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ira L. Newton	4	Son	—	Mississippi
2	Robert Newton	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	Celia Newton	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
4	Margie Newton	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	L. V. Newton	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Rufus Jones	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
7	Jena M. Jones	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Albertha Jones	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Mary L. Jones	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Mary J. Jones	50	Mother	Laborer	Mississippi
11	Bill Jefferson	61	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Mamie Jefferson	55	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Jerry Palmer	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lillie Palmer	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Dave Jackson	60	Father-in-law	—	Mississippi
16	Easter Jackson	60	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
17	Mamie B. Coke	74	Head	—	Mississippi
18	Willie Coke	44	Son	Clerk	Mississippi
19	Paul Jones	17	Grandson	Laborer	Mississippi
20	Winnie Jones	13	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
21	Oral Whitstone	38	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Richard Whitstone	12	Grandson	—	Mississippi
23	Beatrice Whitstone	4	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
24	Emmerson Coke Jr.	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
25	Montiel Coke Jr.	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	Emmerson Coke Jr.	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
27	Elvinia Coke Jr.	13	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Geneva Ruse	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Alton Ruse	25	Son-in-law	—	Mississippi
30	Charles R. Ruse	1	Grandson	—	Mississippi
31	Bill Palmer	47	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
32	Margaret Palmer THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	Sarah Palmer	18	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
34	Bill Palmer	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
35	Oral Palmer	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Leroy Palmer	13	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Dora Palmer	11	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
38	Virginia Palmer	9	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
39	Henry Bocking	53	Head	Farmer	England
40	Daisy Bocking	55	Wife	—	England

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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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