Mary Cobb — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Tate-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mary Cobb across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tate-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tate-County, Mississippi
Surname	Cobb
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Senatobia
1935 Residence (County)	Tate
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Senatobia
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mcblue Cobb	Son	—	13	~1927
Ida Codney	Other	—	4	~1936
Lester Cobb	Son	—	16	~1924
Lannie Cobb	Son	—	3	~1937
Mary Cobb	Spouse	—	40	~1900
Henry Cobb	Son	—	5	~1935
Sylvan Cobb	Son	—	9	~1931
Porter Cobb	Son	—	11	~1929
Sullivan Cobb	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Tate, Mississippi

Other, age 33

Tate, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cobb
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Cook
Industry	High School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Tate-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 40

Tate-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 9 household members

Surname	Cobb
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Senatobia
1935 Residence (County)	Tate
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Mary Cobb across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Mary Cobb

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Mississippi

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Tate-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02069-00314)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ruby Mae Givan	17	Lodger	Cook	Mississippi
42	Annie Milam	48	Head	Cook	Mississippi
43	Mattie B. Davis	24	Daughter	Cook	Mississippi
44	Curtis Milam	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
45	Louise Milam	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Harmaby Mickens	6	Grandson	—	Mississippi
47	Lavoris Brownlee	58	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
48	Audrey Brownlee	45	Wife	Cook	Mississippi
49	Percy Brownlee	17	Son	House Boy	Mississippi
50	Willodine Taylor	20	Stepdaughter	—	Mississippi
51	Frank Cox	78	Father in law	—	Mississippi
52	Felix Cauthen	39	Head	Attendant	Mississippi
53	Maud E. Cauthen	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Peridun Cauthen	19	Daughter	Teaching	Mississippi
55	Lillie Huffman	21	Lodger	Teaching	Mississippi
56	Wiley Glover	54	Head	Janitor	Mississippi
57	Lillie Glover	36	Wife	Cooking	Mississippi
58	Louise Phyic	40	Head	Teaching	Mississippi
59	Charlene Phyic	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Luther Brown	22	Son in law	Truck Driver	Mississippi
61	Lillian Brown	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Charles Earl Brown	0	Grandson	—	Mississippi
63	Niram Wilson	50	Head	Watchman	Mississippi
64	Mattie Wilson	58	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Cora Mae Beck	13	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
66	Sullivan Cobb	42	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
67	Mary Cobb THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Lester Cobb	16	Son	—	Mississippi
69	Mcblue Cobb	13	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Porter Cobb	11	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Sylvan Cobb	9	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Henry Clay Cobb	5	Son	—	Mississippi
73	Lannie Muriel Cobb	3	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Ida Codney	4	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
75	Lee Edell Brown	49	Head	Barber	Mississippi
76	Bessie Brown	46	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Tommie Hall	49	Head	Delivery Boy	Mississippi
78	Jessie Hall	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Floydie Mae Hall	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Tommie Jr. Hall	11	Son	—	Mississippi

Search for Mary Cobb

All Mary Cobb Census Records Discover Cobb Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data