Mary Carpenter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hancock-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Carpenter across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hancock-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Head Born: Tennessee Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hancock-County, Tennessee
Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	District 8
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	District 8
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Rittie Carpenter	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Mazie Carpenter	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Georgia Carpenter	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Mary Carpenter	Head	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Hancock, Tennessee

Spouse, age 25

Hancock, Tennessee · implied b. ~1895 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Hancock, Tennessee

Spouse, age 35

Hancock, Tennessee · implied b. ~1895 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Hancock-County, Tennessee

Head, age 46

Hancock-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

Surname	Carpenter
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	District 8
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mary Carpenter

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Tennessee

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Hancock-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03900-00225)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Homer Young	19	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Hughy W Young	17	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
3	Lucy M Young	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Oda M Young	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Nancy Young	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Edith P Young	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Dewey Young	8	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Lillard E Young	5	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Kenneth J Young	3	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Jessie H Young	1	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Bill Young	60	Head	Old Age P	Tennessee
12	Nancy Young	74	Wife	—	Tennessee
13	Noel Young	40	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
14	John Harvey	36	Head	Farming	Tennessee
15	Ollie Harvey	35	Wife	House K	Tennessee
16	Curson Seals	37	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
17	Porter Seals	35	Wife	House K	Tennessee
18	Laura Seals	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Loyd Seals	14	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Ruby Seals	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Billie Seals	9	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Pansy Seals	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Dean Seals	3	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Charles Seals	2	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Mary Carpenter THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farming	Tennessee
26	Rittie Carpenter	21	Daughter	House K	Tennessee
27	Mazie Carpenter	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Georgia Ann Carpenter	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
29	Joe Carpenter	26	Head	Farm Labor	Tennessee
30	Rose Carpenter	23	Wife	House K	Tennessee
31	Fred Wolfe	21	Head	Farm Labor	Tennessee
32	Evie Wolfe	22	Wife	House K	Tennessee
33	Lucile Wolfe	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Kenneth Wolfe	4	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Opal R Wolfe	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Ada Young	32	Head	—	Tennessee
37	Jerry Young	15	Son	—	Tennessee
38	Bessie Young	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Irene Young	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Roy D Young	3	Son	—	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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