Mary Donovan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kent-County, Delaware

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

Age 62 b. ~1878 Female Head Born: Delaware Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kent-County, Delaware
Surname	Donovan
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	City of Milford
1935 Residence (County)	Kent
Additional Details
Hours Worked	17
Income (1939)	21
Highest Grade	G-6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	City Of Milford
Est. Birth Year	~1878

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mary Donovan	Head	—	62	~1878
L Hudson	Other	—	27	~1913
John Donovan	Son	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Kent, Delaware

Head, age 44

Kent, Delaware · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donovan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

Kent, Delaware

Head, age 57

Kent, Delaware · implied b. ~1873

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Donovan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	R
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

Kent-County, Delaware

Head, age 62

Kent-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Donovan
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	City of Milford
1935 Residence (County)	Kent
Hours Worked	17
Income (1939)	21
Highest Grade	G-6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Mary Donovan

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Delaware

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1940 US Federal Census — Kent-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00544-00966)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Norman Cordrey	32	Head	Mechanic	Delaware
42	Margaret H Cordrey	31	Wife	Decoratress	West Virginia
43	John Cordrey	5	Son	—	Delaware
44	Steven Roberts	20	Boarder	Clerk	Delaware
45	Jane Roberts	22	Boarder	Clerk	West Virginia
46	Charles White	50	Head	Shipping Clerk	Delaware
47	Myrtle G White	44	Wife	—	Delaware
48	Edward Saffold	56	Head	Electrical Engineer	Maryland
49	Clara Saffold	53	Wife	—	Delaware
50	Edward M Bailey	64	Head	Fireman	Delaware
51	Mary E Bailey	57	Wife	Head Housekeeper	Delaware
52	Thomas Tibbetts	52	Head	Mechanic	Delaware
53	Virginia Tibbetts	44	Wife	Clerk	Maryland
54	Mula Keen	63	Head	—	Delaware
55	Mary A Donovan THIS PERSON	62	Head	—	Delaware
56	John W Donovan	33	Son	—	Delaware
57	L. Loyd Hudson	27	Boarder	—	Delaware
58	Harry E Vinyard	76	Head	Constable	Delaware
59	Ida W Vinyard	68	Wife	—	Delaware
60	Harry Jr Vinyard	32	Son	Clerk	Delaware
61	George P Vinyard	25	Son	Solicitor	Delaware
62	Leonard Matthews	64	Head	Manager	Delaware
63	Emma S Matthews	63	Wife	—	Delaware
64	Emma Pettyjohn	7	Foster daughter	—	Delaware
65	S. Nye Matthews	63	Brother	—	Delaware
66	Eugene F Mccarty	37	Head	Pastor	Delaware
67	James C Power	44	Assistant	Assistant Pastor	Ireland
68	Margaret Evelyn	40	Servant	Servant	South America
69	Gertrude Dickerson	65	Head	Housework	Delaware
70	Laura Powell	42	Daughter	—	Delaware
71	Orlando Camp	5	Grandson	—	Penn
72	Austin H. Hudson	25	Head	Machine Operator	Delaware
73	Helen E Hudson	24	Wife	—	Delaware
74	Shirley Hudson	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
75	William Hitchens	70	Head	Owner And Operator	Delaware
76	Mary E Hitchens	62	Wife	—	Delaware
77	Annie M Hess	66	Mother-in-law	—	Delaware
78	Harry Lindale	61	Head	Owner	Delaware
79	Pearl O Lindale	43	Wife	—	Delaware
80	Augustus H Lindale	20	Son	Clerk	Delaware

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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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