Martha Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Martha Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-City-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-City-County, Virginia
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond city
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Additional Details
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Hospital
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	390
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Maid
Township / Ward	Richmond City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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
Charles Baker	Son	—	24	~1916
Martha Baker	Head	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Henrico, Virginia

Spouse, age 27

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Henrico, Virginia

Spouse, age 38

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1892 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Head, age 48

Richmond-City-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1892 — 2 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond city
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Hospital
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	390
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Martha Baker

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Virginia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04321-00158)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charlie Bernstein	58	Head	Carpenter	Russia
2	Lena Bernstein	48	Wife	—	Poland
3	Joe Bernstein	16	Son	—	Michigan
4	Lillie Lewis	57	Head	Housekeeper	Virginia
5	Virginia Lewis	13	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
6	Bertha Lewis	7	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
7	Mary Washington	57	Head	—	Virginia
8	Charlie Puryear	48	Head	Hod-Carrier	Virginia
9	Laura Puryear	39	Wife	—	Virginia
10	Charlie Jr. Puryear	18	Son	New Worker	Virginia
11	Alice Puryear	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
12	Earl Puryear	15	Son	—	Virginia
13	Harold Puryear	11	Son	—	Virginia
14	Susie Puryear	26	Sister	—	Virginia
15	Shirley Jones	21	Lodger	—	Virginia
16	Mills Tuck	49	Head	Stock-Packer	Virginia
17	Amy Tuck	47	Wife	Stemmer	Virginia
18	Herman White	22	Step-son	Machine-Cleaner	Virginia
19	Mary White	21	Daughter-in-law	Stemmer	Virginia
20	Jean White	2	Grand-daughter	—	Virginia
21	James Stevens	50	Head	Stock-Packer	Virginia
22	Louise Stevens	44	Wife	Machine-Operator	Virginia
23	Linwood Stevens	22	Son	Stemmer	Virginia
24	James Stevens	20	Son	Stemmer	Virginia
25	Landon Stevens	18	Son	—	Virginia
26	Richard Stevens	17	Son	—	Virginia
27	Dorothy Stevens	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
28	Mary High	48	Head	Housekeeper	North Carolina
29	Katie Chipper	36	Head	Stemmer	Virginia
30	Ruth Chipper	17	Daughter	New Worker	Virginia
31	Paul Chipper	15	Son	Scrap Gatherer	Virginia
32	Bernard Shelton	26	Head	Book Keeper	Virginia
33	Dorothy Shelton	21	Wife	Maid	Virginia
34	Bernard Jr. Shelton	5	Son	—	Virginia
35	Yvonne Shelton	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Estelle Shelton	43	Mother	—	Virginia
37	Maria Shelton	73	Aunt	—	Virginia
38	Ethel Thomas	44	Head	Housekeeper	Virginia
39	Martha Baker THIS PERSON	48	Head	Maid	Virginia
40	Charles Baker	24	Son	Stemmer	Virginia

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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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