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Martha Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sussex-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Martha Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sussex-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationSussex-County, Delaware
SurnameThompson
Given NameMartha
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age42
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceDelaware
1935 Residence (City)Rep. Dist. 6
1935 Residence (County)Sussex
Additional Details
Occupationhousewife
Highest GradeNo 0
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateDelaware
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)delaware
OccupationHousewife
Township / WardRep Dist 6
Est. Birth Year~1898

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Martha Age Birth yr
Primrose Thompson Daughter — 5 ~1935
Samuel Thompson Head — 44 ~1896
Samuel Thompson Son — 9 ~1931
James Thompson Son — 1 ~1939
Dale Thompson Son — 17 ~1923
Jack Thompson Son — 8 ~1932
Paul Thompson Son — 19 ~1921
George Thompson Son — 14 ~1926
Martha Thompson Spouse — 42 ~1898

Census Appearances

1930
Sussex, Delaware
Other, age 31
Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Thompson
Given Name Martha E.
Relationship to Head Wife-H
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Delaware
Age at First Marriage 14
Father's Birthplace Delaware
Mother's Birthplace Delaware
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Delaware
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) delaware
1940
Sussex-County, Delaware
Spouse, age 42
Sussex-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1898 — 9 household members
Surname Thompson
Given Name Martha
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 42
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Delaware
1935 Residence (City) Rep. Dist. 6
1935 Residence (County) Sussex
Occupation housewife
Highest Grade No 0
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Delaware
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) delaware

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Our Model Tree links Martha Thompson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Martha Thompson
Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Delaware
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Sussex-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00548-00047)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Lida Steele 46 Wife Housewife Delaware
42 Lewis D. Marvel 72 Head Farmer Delaware
43 Mary Marvel 65 Wife — Delaware
44 Herman P. Hearn 33 Head Laborer Delaware
45 Nellie Hearn 31 Wife Housewife Delaware
46 William Hearn 10 Son Student Delaware
47 Harry Hearn 8 Son Student Delaware
48 Hayward Hearn 5 Son Student Delaware
49 Richard Hearn 3 Son Infant Delaware
50 Kendal Hearn 1 Son Infant Delaware
51 Minnie Baker 65 Head House Hold Delaware
52 Grace Baker 20 Daughter House Work Delaware
53 Clarence Betts 40 Head Farmer Delaware
54 Essie E. Betts 34 Wife Housewife Delaware
55 Elwood Betts 13 Son Student Delaware
56 William Betts 12 Son Student Delaware
57 Betty Betts 10 Daughter Student Delaware
58 Doris Betts 8 Daughter Student Delaware
59 Edward Stewart 28 Hired hand Hired Hand Delaware
60 John T. Windsor 52 Head — Delaware
61 Lillie E. Windsor 50 Wife Housewife Delaware
62 Morris P. Windsor 12 Brother — Delaware
63 Wm J. Thompson 78 Head — Delaware
64 Elias Thompson 30 Son Cement Finisher Delaware
65 Thomas Richards 84 Head — Delaware
66 Rachel A. Richards 78 Wife — Delaware
67 Walter Richards 57 Head Carpenter Delaware
68 Nora Richards 64 Wife Housewife New York
69 — None — — —
70 Arville Mccray 34 Head Laborer Delaware
71 Anna Mccray 31 Wife Servant Delaware
72 Samuel Thompson 44 Head Laborer Delaware
73 Martha Thompson THIS PERSON 42 Wife Housewife Delaware
74 Paul Thompson 19 Son Laborer Delaware
75 Dale Thompson 17 Son Student Last Year Delaware
76 George Thompson 14 Son Student Delaware
77 Samuel Thompson 9 Son Student Delaware
78 Jack Thompson 8 Son Student Delaware
79 Primrose Thompson 5 Daughter Infant Delaware
80 James Thompson 1 Son Infant Delaware

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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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