Martha Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Martha Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rutherford-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1869), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rutherford-County, Tennessee
Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 16
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil District 16
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Bertha Case	Daughter	—	46	~1894
A Hill	Head	—	80	~1860
Summars Case	Other	—	52	~1888
Robert Porterfield	Other	—	18	~1922
Martha Hill	Spouse	—	71	~1869

Census Appearances

1920

Rutherford, Tennessee

Spouse, age 51

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Rutherford, Tennessee

Spouse, age 61

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 71

Rutherford-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 16
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Martha Hill

Spouse · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · Tennessee

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03931-00930)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clarence Davenport	28	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
2	Georgie Pearl Davenport	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Ernest Wayne Davenport	5	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Melvin Ray Davenport	3	Son	—	Tennessee
5	Mary Frances Davenport	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Irene Baird	41	Head	—	Tennessee
7	Elizabeth Baird	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Robert Baird	13	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Charles Baird	12	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Dudley Baird	11	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Christine Baird	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
12	Gary Baird	5	Son	—	Tennessee
13	Roy Mcmillen	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
14	Jennie Lee Mcmillen	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
15	M. F., Sr. Adams	53	Head	Well Digger	Tennessee
16	Annie Adams	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
17	M. F., Jr. Adams	17	Son	—	Tennessee
18	Tom Martin	27	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
19	Harriet Martin	67	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	W. T. Mathews	36	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
21	Sallie Mathews	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Thomas C. Mathews	14	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Marie Marie Mathews	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Henry David Mathews	9	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Kyle Mathews	4	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Peggy Madeline Mathews	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	Lyle Franklin Mathews	None	Son	—	Tennessee
28	A. B. Hill	80	Head	—	Tennessee
29	Martha Hill THIS PERSON	71	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	Summars Case	52	Son-in-law	Painter	Tennessee
31	Bertha Case	46	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Robert H. Porterfield	18	Grand-son	Farmer	Tennessee
33	George Shores	30	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
34	Mary Shores	33	Sister	—	Tennessee
35	J. P. Leaman	61	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
36	Allie Leaman	58	Wife	—	Tennessee
37	Ray Leaman	23	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
38	Jason Leaman	21	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
39	Nina Ruth Leaman	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Lillian Leaman	14	Daughter	—	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.

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