Mary Howard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Lawrence-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Mary Howard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Lawrence-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Lawrence-County, New York
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Canton village
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Canton Village
Est. Birth Year	~1883

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Frances Howard	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Horton Howard	Head	—	55	~1885
Kent Howard	Son	—	27	~1913
Mary Howard	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

St Lawrence, …

Spouse, age 36

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

St Lawrence, …

Spouse, age 47

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Mary E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

St.-Lawrence-County, New …

Spouse, age 57

St.-Lawrence-County, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Canton village
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Mary Howard

Spouse · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Lawrence-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02769-00067)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clarence Armstrong	40	Head	District Supt. Of Schools	New York
2	Harriett Armstrong	34	Wife	—	New York
3	Neil Armstrong	10	Son	—	New York
4	Nancy Armstrong	1	Daughter	—	New York
5	John Agon	57	Head	Laborer	New York
6	Mark Bradley	55	Head	—	New York
7	George Collins	64	Head	Laborer	Canada-English
8	Mildred Collins	56	Wife	—	New York
9	Alton Collins	32	Son	Operator Of Cigarette Machines	Canada-English
10	Helen Collins	28	Daughter	Waitress	Canada-English
11	Marian Collins	24	Daughter	Clerk	New York
12	Murray Collins	21	Son	Truck Driver	New York
13	George Collins	16	Son	—	New York
14	Charles Witherbee	65	Father-in-law	—	New York
15	Horton Howard	55	Head	Rural Mail Carrier	New York
16	Mary Howard THIS PERSON	57	Wife	—	New York
17	Kent A. Howard	27	Son	Substitute Rural Mail Carrier	New York
18	Frances Howard	20	Daughter	—	New York
19	Michael Carraher	50	Head	Producing And Retailing Milk	New York
20	Loutta Carraher	50	Wife	—	New York
21	Helen Carraher	18	Daughter	—	New York
22	Betty Carraher	13	Daughter	—	New York
23	Ann Carraher	11	Daughter	—	New York
24	Frank Fitzgerald	45	Head	Laborer	New York
25	Alfred Felt	65	Head	Employer	New York
26	Cora Felt	65	Wife	—	New York
27	Robert Hill	57	Lodger	Laborer	New York
28	Ward Hamilton	60	Head	Cashier	New York
29	Mabel Hamilton	53	Wife	—	New York
30	Hard Hamilton	19	Son	—	New York
31	Harold Thomas	47	Head	Engineer	Vermont
32	Belva Thomas	50	Wife	—	New York
33	Franklin R. Thomas	24	Son	—	New York
34	Gerald Thomas	14	Son	—	New York
35	David Reddick	31	Head	Janitor	New York
36	Harriet Reddick	30	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
37	William Reddick	7	Son	—	New York
38	Robert C. Dominey	69	Head	—	New York
39	Ida A. Dominey	68	Wife	—	Massachusetts
40	Extra Line Dominey	None	Head	—	—

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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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