Martha Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Caldwell-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Martha Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Caldwell-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Head Born: Texas Divorced

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Caldwell-County, Texas
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Caldwell
Additional Details
Occupation	operator
Industry	on farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Precinct 4
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Marshall Baker	Son	—	21	~1919
Martha Baker	Head	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Caldwell, Texas

Spouse, age 28

Caldwell, Texas · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Caldwell, Texas

Spouse, age 38

Caldwell, Texas · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Caldwell-County, Texas

Head, age 49

Caldwell-County, Texas · implied b. ~1891 — 2 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Caldwell
Occupation	operator
Industry	on farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Martha Baker

Head · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Caldwell-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03996-00558)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eda Mathis	2	Granddaughter	—	Texas
2	Charles Mathis	1	Grandson	—	Texas
3	Burks Moore	54	Head	Operator	Texas
4	Ollie K Moore	51	Wife	—	Texas
5	Learoy Winkfield	36	Head	Operator	Texas
6	Abbie Winkfield	34	Wife	—	Texas
7	Frank Winkfield	13	Son	—	Texas
8	Hattie M Winkfield	11	Daughter	—	Texas
9	Learoy Jr Winkfield	10	Son	—	Texas
10	Gladys Winkfield	8	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Jodie Winkfield	6	Daughter	—	Texas
12	Katharine Winkfield	4	Daughter	—	Texas
13	Sanford Hunter	49	Head	Operator	Texas
14	Essie Hunter	37	Wife	—	Texas
15	John Clark	42	Head	Operator	Texas
16	Cora Clark	40	Wife	—	Texas
17	Tom Berry	23	Head	Labour	Texas
18	Ethelene Berry	18	Wife	—	Texas
19	Virginia Berry	1	Daughter	—	Texas
20	Lula Martindale	74	Head	—	Georgia
21	Wesley Stevens	51	Son	Operator	Texas
22	Georgetta Stevens	93	Mother	—	Mississippi
23	John H Banderman	30	Head	Operator	Texas
24	Frankie A Banderman	27	Wife	—	Texas
25	L. Ray Banderman	5	Daughter	—	Texas
26	Larry D Banderman	3	Son	—	Texas
27	Maria Wells	70	Head	Operator	Texas
28	Wayne Houston	30	Head	Operator	Texas
29	Eva M Houston	27	Wife	—	Texas
30	Sonnie Houston	6	Son	—	Texas
31	Martha A Baker THIS PERSON	49	Head	Operator	Texas
32	Marshall W Baker	21	Son	Watchman	Texas
33	J. Austin Magee	43	Head	Operator	Texas
34	Dora E Magee	40	Wife	Teacher	Texas
35	Charles Murphree	42	Head	Pumper	Texas
36	Stella Murphree	39	Wife	—	Texas
37	Jo Ann Murphree	15	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Manuel Dugeman	26	Head	Labour	Texas
39	Isabel Dugeman	25	Wife	—	Texas
40	Rosa Dugeman	2	Daughter	—	Texas

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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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