Mary Burns — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Mary Burns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Kentucky
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Class of Worker	H
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Magisterial District 1
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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
Steve Burns	Head	—	63	~1877
Dewey Burns	Son	—	38	~1902
Mary Burns	Spouse	—	60	~1880

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Kentucky

Spouse, age 39

Clay, Kentucky · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Clay, Kentucky

Spouse, age 49

Clay, Kentucky · implied b. ~1881 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Clay-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 60

Clay-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Class of Worker	H
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Mary Burns

Spouse · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Clay-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01296-00378)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Iren Pilla	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
2	Jane Ignite	32	Head	—	Kentucky
3	Marie Ignite	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
4	Joe Ignite	8	Son	—	Kentucky
5	Carrol Jean Ignite	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
6	Preston Ignite	4	Son	—	Kentucky
7	Geneva Ignite	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
8	Layton Gains	15	Son	—	Kentucky
9	Margaret Gains	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
10	W. H. Davidson	44	Head	Labor	Kentucky
11	Ollie Davidson	29	Wife	Labor	Kentucky
12	Homer Davidson	18	Son	Labor	Kentucky
13	Louis Davidson	15	Son	Labor	Kentucky
14	Genie Davidson	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Sarah Davidson	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Martha Bell Davidson	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Virda Mae Davidson	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
18	R. H. Davidson	4	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Oliver Davidson	2	Son	—	Kentucky
20	Groom Hamblin	38	Head	Labor	Kentucky
21	Christine Hamblin	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
22	Mona Hamblin	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Mary Christie Hamblin	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Mildred Hamblin	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
25	Thomas Hamblin	6	Son	—	Kentucky
26	Joyce Hamblin	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	Steve Burns	63	Head	Labor	Kentucky
28	Mary Burns THIS PERSON	60	Wife	—	Kentucky
29	Dewey Burns	38	Son	Labor	Kentucky
30	Joe Burns	64	Head	—	Kentucky
31	Sylvania Burns	61	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	Willie Burns	43	Head	Labor	Kentucky
33	Alice Burns	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Earl Burns	18	Son	Labor	Kentucky
35	Asher Burns	16	Son	Labor	Kentucky
36	Afton Burns	14	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Shir Jean Burns	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
38	R. J. Burns	7	Son	—	Kentucky
39	Cathaleen Burns	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
40	Arthur Burns	54	Head	Labor	Kentucky

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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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