Martha Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scioto-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Martha Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scioto-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scioto-County, Ohio
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Portsmouth
1935 Residence (County)	Scioto
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	Portsmouth
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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
Eleanor Thompson	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Frieda Thompson	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Gloria Thompson	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Frank Thompson	Head	—	46	~1894
Floyd Thompson	Son	—	13	~1927
James Thompson	Son	—	17	~1923
Clifford Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Russell Thompson	Son	—	15	~1925
Martha Thompson	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1930

Scioto, Ohio

Spouse, age 31

Scioto, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Scioto-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 41

Scioto-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 9 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Portsmouth
1935 Residence (County)	Scioto
Occupation	Housewife
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Martha Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Scioto-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03143-00565)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter Scott	42	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
2	Inez Scott	35	Wife	Housewife	Kentucky
3	Warren Scott	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
4	Louella Scott	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Walter Scott	13	Son	—	Ohio
6	Mary Alice Scott	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
7	Donald Scott	8	Son	—	Ohio
8	Clarence Scott	6	Son	—	Ohio
9	Robert Scott	2	Son	—	Ohio
10	Patricia Scott	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
11	Oscar Ward	24	Head	Laborer	Ohio
12	Mae Ward	18	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
13	Donald Shelov	21	Son	Truck Driver	Ohio
14	William C. Easman	65	Head	Railroad Conductor	Ohio
15	Alice Easman	62	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
16	Estell Easman	29	Daughter	Cutter	Ohio
17	Judith Hollis	10	—	—	Kentucky
18	Frank Thompson	46	Head	Grocer	Ohio
19	Martha Thompson THIS PERSON	41	Wife	Housewife	New York
20	Clifford Thompson	20	Son	—	Ohio
21	James Thompson	17	Son	—	Ohio
22	Russell Thompson	15	Son	—	Ohio
23	Floyd Thompson	13	Son	—	Ohio
24	Eleanor Thompson	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
25	Gloria Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
26	Frieda Thompson	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
27	Ernest Gibbs	61	Head	Shoe Repair	Kentucky
28	Virgie Gibbs	63	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
29	Russell Gibbs	32	Son	Shoe Worker	Ohio
30	Charles Gibbs	24	Son	Shoe Worker	Ohio
31	Richard Talbright	41	Head	Steel Worker	Ohio
32	Florence Talbright	34	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
33	Clayton Copas	60	Head	Steel Worker	Ohio
34	Jennie Copas	56	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
35	Verlin Copas	37	Son	Restaurant	Indiana
36	Mildred Copas	32	Daughter	Housewife	Ohio
37	Patricia Copas	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
38	Richard Cyrus	49	Head	Repairman	West Virginia
39	Carrie L. Cyrus	60	Wife	Housewife	Kentucky
40	Richard Cyrus	19	Son	—	Ohio

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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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