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Mary Cummings — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Knox-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Cummings across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Knox-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1923), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 17 b. ~1923 Female Daughter Born: Tennessee Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationKnox-County, Tennessee
SurnameCummings
Given NameMary
Relationship to Headdaughter
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age17
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceTennessee
1935 Residence (City)Knoxville
1935 Residence (County)Knox
Additional Details
Occupationtextile spooler
IndustryBrookside Mills
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked58
Income (1939)48
Highest GradeNo 8
1935 Residencesame place
Birth StateTennessee
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)tennessee
OccupationTextile Spooler
Township / WardKnoxville
Est. Birth Year~1923

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Mary Age Birth yr
Mary Cummings Daughter — 17 ~1923
Margaret Cummings Daughter — 16 ~1924
Bobbie Cummings Daughter — 5 ~1935
Harry Cummings Head — 49 ~1891
James Cummings Son — 28 ~1912
Fred Cummings Son — 12 ~1928
Idena Cummings Spouse — 51 ~1889

Census Appearances

1930
Knox, Tennessee
Daughter, age 6
Knox, Tennessee · implied b. ~1924 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Cummings
Given Name Mary
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 6
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1940
Knox-County, Tennessee
Daughter, age 17
Knox-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1923 — 7 household members
Surname Cummings
Given Name Mary
Relationship to Head daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Tennessee
1935 Residence (City) Knoxville
1935 Residence (County) Knox
Occupation textile spooler
Industry Brookside Mills
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 58
Income (1939) 48
Highest Grade No 8
1935 Residence same place
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Mary Cummings across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Cummings
Daughter · 1940 · age 17 · b. ~1923 · Tennessee
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Sibling
James Cummings
Sibling · 1940 · age 28
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Bobbie Cummings
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Fred Cummings
Sibling · 1940 · age 12
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Margaret Cummings
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03958-00965)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Wanda Harris 3 daughter — Tennessee
42 Fay Harris 0 daughter — Tennessee
43 Margaret B. Hill 64 head Room Furnace Tennessee
44 Roy Hill 42 son Laborer Tennessee
45 John Thomas 30 head Weaver Tennessee
46 Eda O. Thomas 30 wife Spooler Tennessee
47 Pleas Thomas 52 father Laborer Tennessee
48 Lizzie Thomas 54 mother 0 Tennessee
49 Harry B. Cummings 49 head Loom Fixer Tennessee
50 Idena Cummings 51 wife 0 Tennessee
51 James Elmer Cummings 28 son Cloth Doffer Tennessee
52 Mary Cummings THIS PERSON 17 daughter Textile Spooler Tennessee
53 Margaret Cummings 16 daughter 0 Tennessee
54 Fred Cummings 12 son — Tennessee
55 Bobbie Cummings 5 daughter — Tennessee
56 Nell Freeman 35 head Spotter Tennessee
57 Mary Freeman 15 daughter 0 Tennessee
58 Hazel Freeman 13 daughter — Tennessee
59 Lynn Freeman 10 son — Tennessee
61 William D. Sharp 38 head Digs Post Holes Tennessee
62 Georgia Sharp 10 daughter — Tennessee
63 Nicholas Sharp 9 son — Tennessee
64 E. G. Sharp 8 son — Tennessee
65 Odell Sharp 6 son — Tennessee
66 Jackie Sharp 4 son — Tennessee
67 Charles Sharp 2 son — Tennessee
68 Hassie Rouse 23 sister 0 Tennessee
69 Ralph Rouse 3 nephew — Tennessee
70 Charlie Braden 35 head Laborer Tennessee
71 Grace Braden 31 wife 0 Kentucky
72 Juanita Braden 8 daughter — Tennessee
73 Edith Braden 6 daughter — Kentucky
74 James Braden 4 son — Tennessee
75 Shirley Mae Braden 2 daughter — Tennessee
77 Arthur B. Fillers 43 head Marble Polisher Tennessee
78 Effie Fillers 46 wife Clerk In Grocery Tennessee
79 Donald Fillers 22 son Truck Driver Tennessee
80 Bobbie Fillers 16 daughter 0 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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