Mary Burns — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brown-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Mary Burns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brown-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Female Spouse Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brown-County, Texas
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 5
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Township / Ward	Justice Precinct 5
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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
Aline Burns	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Walter Burns	Head	—	63	~1877
Mary Burns	Spouse	—	62	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Brown, Texas

Spouse, age 43

Brown, Texas · implied b. ~1877 — 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	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Brown, Texas

Spouse, age 52

Brown, Texas · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Brown-County, Texas

Spouse, age 62

Brown-County, Texas · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 5
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Mary Burns

Spouse · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Brown-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03994-00543)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John H Trigg	61	Head	Farmer	Texas
2	Annie Trigg	54	Wife	—	Texas
3	Margret Trigg	26	Daughter	Teacher	Texas
4	Maxine Trigg	24	Daughter	Teacher	Texas
5	Floy Trigg	21	Daughter	—	Texas
6	Owen Smith	23	Head	Farmer	Texas
7	Hazel Smith	26	Wife	—	Texas
8	O'Daniel Smith	2	Son	—	Texas
9	Walter Burns	63	Head	Farmer	Texas
10	Mary Burns THIS PERSON	62	Wife	—	Texas
11	Aline Burns	29	Daughter	—	Texas
12	Felix E Jackson	63	Head	Farmer	Texas
13	W Tom Bushy	69	Lodger	—	Texas
14	Henry Brown	53	Head	Common Laborer	New Mexico
15	Addie Brown	49	Wife	—	Texas
16	Ben F Fairchilds	52	Head	Carpenter	Texas
17	Lily Fairchilds	49	Wife	—	Texas
18	Dora Jones	54	Head	—	Texas
19	Alvin Jones	29	Son	Common Laborer	Texas
20	Fay Jones	24	Daughter-in-law	—	Texas
21	Nancy Fay Slate	4	Grandchild	—	New Mexico
22	Delbert Ray Jones	0	Grandson	—	Texas
23	William W Evans	34	Head	Farmer	Texas
24	Josie Evans	25	Wife	—	Texas
25	Calvin Evans	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Oklahoma
26	Marie Evans	12	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
27	Irene Evans	4	Daughter	—	Texas
28	Rosa Lee Evans	2	Daughter	—	Texas
29	David Tyson	46	Head	Farmer	Texas
30	Booker Floyd Tyson	39	Brother-in-law	Driller	Texas
31	Helen Tyson	41	Sister	—	Texas
32	Norline Tyson	16	Niece	—	Texas
33	Billie Tyson	12	Nephew	—	Texas
34	David Tyson	5	Nephew	—	Texas
35	Carrington Ezra	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
36	Lillian Ezra	38	Wife	—	Texas
37	Kathryn Ezra	11	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Nelda Ezra	8	Daughter	—	Texas
39	Pearl Ezra	6	Daughter	—	Texas
40	Martha Ezra	2	Daughter	—	Texas

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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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