Mary Carpenter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clinton-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Mary Carpenter across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clinton-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clinton-County, Michigan
Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	St. Johns City
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	St Johns City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Henry Carpenter	Head	—	47	~1893
Douglas Carpenter	Son	—	11	~1929
Jack Carpenter	Son	—	17	~1923
Merlin Carpenter	Son	—	18	~1922
Harry Carpenter	Son	—	19	~1921
Mary Carpenter	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Clinton, Michigan

Spouse, age 20

Clinton, Michigan · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Clinton, Michigan

Spouse, age 31

Clinton, Michigan · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Clinton-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 41

Clinton-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	St. Johns City
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Occupation	Housewife
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Mary Carpenter

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Clinton-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01743-00651)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ida V. Kelly	70	Head	Housewife	Michigan
42	Elizabeth Longcor	57	Maid	Housekeeper	Michigan
43	Eli Mattison	73	Head	Attendant	Michigan
44	Rosa Mattison	66	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
45	George Van De Vusse	22	Head	Truck Driver	Michigan
46	Marcella Van De Vusse	20	Wife	Housekeeper	Michigan
47	Edgar Ray Mclaughlin	47	Head	Laborer	Ohio
48	Neva Mclaughlin	41	Wife	Housewife	Illinois
49	Delight Mclaughlin	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
50	Daniel Mclaughlin	9	Son	—	Illinois
51	Noreda Mclaughlin	7	Daughter	—	New York
52	Herbert Rynard	50	Head	Salesman	Michigan
53	Alta Rynard	46	Wife	Housewife	Illinois
54	Iloris Rynard	17	Daughter	Typist	Michigan
55	Marvin Rynard	15	Son	—	Michigan
56	Samuel Porterfield	73	Head	Retired Minister	Michigan
57	Bina Porterfield	61	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
58	Verna Baron	58	Head	Housewife	Michigan
59	Maybelle Fury	79	Head	Housewife	Michigan
60	Castic Fury	56	Daughter	Housewife	Michigan
61	Edward Eaton	68	Head	Proprietor	Michigan
62	Kathryn Eaton	59	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
63	Harold Eaton	42	Nephew	Salesman	Michigan
64	Henry Carpenter	47	Head	Mailing Clerk	Michigan
65	Mary Carpenter THIS PERSON	41	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
66	Harry Jr. Carpenter	19	Son	New Worker	Michigan
67	Merlin Carpenter	18	Son	New Worker	Michigan
68	Jack Carpenter	17	Son	New Worker	Michigan
69	Douglas Carpenter	11	Son	—	Michigan
70	Murton Jones	73	Head	Farmer	New York
71	Nora Jones	75	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
72	Central School Baldwin'S Church	None	Clinton County Normal discontinued.	—	—
73	Rodney Nelson Cass St.	None	High School.	—	—
74	Robert Fowler	61	Head	Partnership	Michigan
75	Mable Fowler	57	Wife	Housewife	New York
76	Margaret Fowler	86	Mother in law	Housewife	New York
77	Claude Lentner	38	Head	Farmer	Michigan
78	Allen Wegman	30	Head	Inspector	Michigan
79	Leonora Wegman	31	Wife	Housewife	Illinois
80	William Wegman	2	Son	—	Michigan

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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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