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Martha Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Yalobusha-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Martha Baker across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Yalobusha-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1924), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1924 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Yalobusha-County, Mississippi
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Yalobusha
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1924

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Emma Baker	Spouse	—	33	~1907
Minnie Baker	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Imogene Baker	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Learport Baker	Son	—	8	~1932
Dan Baker	Son	—	1	~1939
Ned Baker	Head	—	43	~1897
Esther Baker	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Bernice Baker	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Martha Baker	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Christa Baker	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Yalobusha, Mississippi

Daughter, age 6

Yalobusha, Mississippi · implied b. ~1924 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Yalobusha-County, Mississippi

Daughter, age 16

Yalobusha-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1924 — 10 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Yalobusha
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Martha Baker across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Martha Baker

Daughter · 1940 · age 16 · b. ~1924 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Bernice Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Esther Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Minnie Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Dan Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Learport Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Imogene Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Christa Baker

Sibling · 1940 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Yalobusha-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02079-00393)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Arthur Lee Brooks	0	Son	—	Mississippi
42	Dan Smith	61	Head	Farm	Mississippi
43	Lona Smith	57	Wife	—	Mississippi
44	Dan Jr. Smith	20	Son	Farm	Mississippi
45	Mary Smith	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Henry Scott	7	Grandson	—	Mississippi
47	Hattie Mae Morris	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Leslie J. Morris	1	Grandson	—	Mississippi
49	Jim Elliot	44	Head	Farm	Mississippi
50	Mag Elliot	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	March Lee Elliot	19	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Alliedge Elliot	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
53	Willie Bell Flowers	9	Niece	—	Mississippi
54	Mack Mccallico	21	Head	Farm	Mississippi
55	Cheney Mccallico	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	Ned Baker	43	Head	Farm	Mississippi
57	Emma Baker	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
58	Minnie Baker	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Esther Baker	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Martha Baker THIS PERSON	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Christa Mae Baker	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Learport Baker	8	Son	—	Mississippi
63	Imogene Baker	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Bernice Baker	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Dan Baker	1	Son	—	Mississippi
66	Jasper Smith	22	Head	Farm	Mississippi
67	Enelena Smith	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Jasper Smith	26	Head	Farm	Mississippi
69	Frenie Smith	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	J. W. Smith	2	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Mary Smith	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Willie Ealy	24	Head	Farm	Mississippi
73	Ellen Ealy	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
74	Rena Mae Ealy	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Buddy Ealy	10	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Lonise Ealy	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Bo Ealy	7	Son	—	Mississippi
78	Leroy Ealy	3	Son	—	Mississippi
79	John Ealy	55	Head	Farm	Mississippi
80	Annie Ealy	52	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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