Mary Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · White-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in White-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1870), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 70 b. ~1870 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	White-County, Tennessee
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	9th Civil Dist
1935 Residence (County)	White
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	9Th Civil Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Baker	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Wiles Baker	Head	—	69	~1871
Mary Baker	Spouse	—	70	~1870

Census Appearances

1920

White, Tennessee

Spouse, age 51

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Mary E
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

White, Tennessee

Spouse, age 60

White, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

White-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 70

White-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	9th Civil Dist
1935 Residence (County)	White
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mary Baker

Spouse · 1940 · age 70 · b. ~1870 · Tennessee

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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 — White-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03948-00357)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edith Cravins	10	daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Myrtle Cravins	7	daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Bettie Cravins	4	daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Billie Wayne Cravins	2	son	—	Tennessee
5	John Polston	52	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
6	Millie Polston	55	wife	—	Tennessee
7	Edward Polston	28	son	—	Tennessee
8	Eglicate\|Eglicati Polston	18	son	—	Tennessee
9	Modesta Polston	15	son	—	Tennessee
10	Margie Polston	14	daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Woodroe Doney	26	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
12	Grace Doney	25	wife	—	Tennessee
13	Frank Polston	30	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
14	Minalou\|Minalon Polston	30	wife	—	Tennessee
15	Jimmie Lee Polston	6	daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Myrtle Polston	3	daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Sollie Polston	32	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
18	Jewel Polston	24	wife	—	Tennessee
19	Merie Polston	14	daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Monroe Polston	11	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Milburn Polston	9	son	—	Tennessee
22	Moline Polston	7	daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Odra Doney	5	nephew	—	Tennessee
24	Nora Farley	60	Head	—	Tennessee
25	Richard Farley	27	son	Farmer	Tennessee
26	Ramon Farley	17	son	—	Tennessee
27	Oscar Farley	13	son	—	Tennessee
28	Hamp Nash	61	Head	Miller	Tennessee
29	Claud Farley	32	son-in-law	Farmer	Tennessee
30	Ethel Farley	29	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Leara Ann Farley	11	grand daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Carl Farley	9	grand son	—	Tennessee
33	Willie Farley	6	grand son	—	Tennessee
34	Billie Joe Farley	4	grand son	—	Tennessee
35	Roy Hughes Farley	2	son	—	Tennessee
36	Wiles Baker	69	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Mary Baker THIS PERSON	70	wife	—	Tennessee
38	Ruth Baker	28	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Jay Scott	29	Head	Teacher	Tennessee
40	Elsie Scott	22	wife	—	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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