Mary Flowers — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Montgomery-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mary Flowers across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Montgomery-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Montgomery-County, Mississippi
Surname	Flowers
Given Name	Mary Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Montgomery
Additional Details
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Helper
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mozelle Flowers	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Eugene Burnells	Other	—	20	~1920
Hattie Flowers	Other	—	52	~1888
Margaret Caffey	Other	—	84	~1856
Ambus Flowers	Head	—	58	~1882
Moses Flowers	Son	—	17	~1923
Mary Flowers	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Parker Taylor	Other	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Montgomery, Mississippi

Spouse, age 33

Montgomery, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Flowers
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Montgomery, Mississippi

Spouse, age 44

Montgomery, Mississippi · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Flowers
Given Name	Mae
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Montgomery-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 54

Montgomery-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

Surname	Flowers
Given Name	Mary Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Montgomery
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Mary Flowers

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

36 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02051-00118)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Earnest Powell	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Marie Powell	27	Wife	Laundress	Mississippi
3	Earnest Powell	8	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Bennett Powell	7	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Ernestine Powell	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Tilman Powell	3	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Willie Hayes Powell	1	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Ellen Mcbride	43	Lodger	—	Mississippi
9	Charlie Horning	33	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
10	Annie Horning	29	Cousin	Cook	Mississippi
11	Thomas C Mires	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Annie Mires	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Bill C Hanes	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lula Hanes	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	John William Hanes	19	Son	Truck Driver	Mississippi
16	Vernon Hanes	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	John Falkner	19	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
18	Ouida Falkner	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Charlie G Hemphill	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
20	Daisy Hemphill	23	Wife	Helper	Mississippi
21	John Albert Hemphill	3	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Ruth Mae Hemphill	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Floyd Hemphill	0	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Renford R Beach	38	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
25	Ethel Beach	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Mary Beach	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	Iena Mae Beach	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Joseph W Beach	80	Father	—	Mississippi
29	Ambus Flowers	58	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Mary Ella Flowers THIS PERSON	54	Wife	Helper	Mississippi
31	Moses Flowers	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
32	Mozelle Flowers	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
33	Hattie Flowers	52	Sister	—	Mississippi
34	Margaret Caffey	84	Aunt	—	Mississippi
35	Eugene Burnells	20	Lodger	Hired Hand	Mississippi
36	Parker Taylor	39	Brother-in-law	Seaman	Mississippi

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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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