Martha Richardson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Seminole-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Martha Richardson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Seminole-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Seminole-County, Georgia
Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Donalsonville city
1935 Residence (County)	Seminole
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	75
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Donalsonville City
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Fannie Richardson	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Lillie Richardson	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Richard Richardson	Head	—	44	~1896
Donnell Richardson	Son	—	11	~1929
Martha Richardson	Spouse	—	40	~1900
William Richardson	Son	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1930

Seminole, Georgia

Spouse, age 33

Seminole, Georgia · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Seminole-County, Georgia

Spouse, age 40

Seminole-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Donalsonville city
1935 Residence (County)	Seminole
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	75
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Martha Richardson

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Georgia

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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 — Seminole-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00708-00070)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Chocodata Promise	30	Head	Laborer	Georgia
2	Azalee Promise	24	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
3	Willie Promise	2	Son	—	Georgia
4	Biglow Brown	28	Head	Laborer	Georgia
5	Arfancis Brown	21	Wife	Cook	Georgia
6	Otis Nichols	40	Head	Deliveryman	Georgia
7	Lucy Bell Nichols	32	Wife	—	Georgia
8	Lucy Lovelace	69	Head	Housekeeper	Georgia
9	Elsie Brown	52	Brother	—	Georgia
10	Caiphus Bell	26	Head	Boot Black	Georgia
11	Maple Bell	19	Wife	—	Georgia
12	Herbert Pollard	35	Head	Attendant	Georgia
13	Quilla Pollard	35	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
14	Herbert Pollard	17	Son	Waiter	Georgia
15	Jim Mitchell	36	Head	Laborer	Georgia
16	Jewel Mitchell	35	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
17	Hutto Mitchell	8	Son	—	Georgia
18	Berthina Williams	13	Step-daughter	—	Georgia
19	Marion Williams	12	Step-daughter	—	Georgia
20	Elma Thomas	31	Head	Presser	Georgia
21	Eva Thomas	28	Wife	—	Georgia
22	Daisy Dell Thomas	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
23	Katherine Thomas	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
24	Constance Thomas	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
25	Ruth Morton	33	Head	Agent	Georgia
26	Bruce Morton	15	Son	—	Georgia
27	Ella Martina Morton	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
28	George Kier	60	Head	Laborer	Georgia
29	Anna Kier	49	Wife	—	Georgia
30	Ora P. Kier	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Richard Richardson	44	Head	Mechanic	Georgia
32	Martha Richardson THIS PERSON	40	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
33	William Richardson	19	Son	Helper	Georgia
34	Lillie Richardson	14	Daughter	Cook	Georgia
35	Fannie Richardson	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
36	Donnell Richardson	11	Son	—	Georgia
37	Joseph Fricker	54	Head	Common Laborer	Alabama
38	Nancy Fricker	50	Wife	—	Alabama
39	John Albert Smith	26	Lodger	Laborer	Alabama
40	Roselle Banks	25	Lodger	Laborer	Alabama

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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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