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Mary Best — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Payne-County, Oklahoma
Our Model Tree links this Mary Best across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Payne-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 53
b. ~1887
Female
Spouse
Born: Kansas
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Payne-County, Oklahoma |
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary A. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Pawnee |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Payne |
| Additional Details | |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
| Township / Ward | Pawnee |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1887 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orval Best | Son | — | 23 | ~1917 |
| Dora Best | Daughter | — | 28 | ~1912 |
| E Best | Head | — | 60 | ~1880 |
| Bern Best | Son | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Verdia Best | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Mary Best | Spouse | — | 53 | ~1887 |
| Rachel Best | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Lydia Best | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
Census Appearances
1930
Payne, Oklahoma
Spouse, age 43
Payne, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1887 — 10 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 43 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| Age at First Marriage | 19 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
1940
Payne-County, Oklahoma
Spouse, age 53
Payne-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary A. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Pawnee |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Payne |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Best across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Best
Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Oklahoma
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Payne-County, Oklahoma
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1940 US Federal Census — Payne-County, Oklahoma
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03323-00522)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Mary Tinsenmeyer | 18 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 42 | Freda Tinsenmeyer | 15 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 43 | F. M. Maughan | 37 | Head | Pumper | Oklahoma |
| 44 | Alice V. Maughan | 35 | Wife | — | Indiana |
| 45 | Mary Helen Maughan | 14 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 46 | Donald Maughan | 2 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 47 | Albert Trompler | 40 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 48 | Emma Trompler | 38 | Wife | — | Oklahoma |
| 49 | Edgar R. Trompler | 15 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 50 | Bert A. Trompler | 10 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 51 | E. H. Best | 60 | Head | — | Wisconsin |
| 52 | Mary A. Best THIS PERSON | 53 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 53 | Dora M. Best | 28 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 54 | Orval L. Best | 23 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 55 | Rachel M. Best | 18 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 56 | Lydia May Best | 15 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 57 | Bern A. Best | 11 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 58 | Verdia A. Best | 11 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 59 | A. B. Wondran | 38 | Head | Farming | Missouri |
| 60 | Robert Lee Wondran | 10 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 61 | Charles F. Cook | 40 | Head | Pumper | Oklahoma |
| 62 | Mable E. Cook | 34 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 63 | Ernestine V. Cook | 16 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 64 | Kenneth R. Cook | 9 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 65 | Bill Gartman | 19 | Head | Farming | Oklahoma |
| 66 | Fern E. Gartman | 16 | Wife | — | Oklahoma |
| 67 | Carolyn K. Gartman | 0 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 68 | Ralph Majors | 22 | Head | Farming | Oklahoma |
| 69 | Wilda M. Majors | 22 | Wife | — | Oklahoma |
| 70 | Twila M. Majors | 2 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 71 | Delbert Ray Majors | 0 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 72 | H. H. Todd | 57 | Head | Farming | Missouri |
| 73 | Claude Todd | 18 | Son | Farming | Arkansas |
| 74 | Vernon Todd | 11 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 75 | George W. Patterson | 52 | Head | Farming | Illinois |
| 76 | Vertie Mae Patterson | 48 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 77 | Melma Juanita Patterson | 14 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 78 | Oscar C. Amey | 30 | Head | Farming | Oklahoma |
| 79 | Phyle A. Amey | 31 | Wife | — | Oklahoma |
| 80 | G. A. Palmer | 69 | Father in law | — | Iowa |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)