Mary Lawson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hawkins-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Lawson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hawkins-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hawkins-County, Tennessee
Surname	Lawson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hawkins
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	2Nd District
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Oral Lawson	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Hugh Lawson	Head	—	47	~1893
Plush Lawson	Son	—	13	~1927
Nesbit Lawson	Son	—	11	~1929
Carl Lawson	Son	—	18	~1922
Mary Lawson	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Hawkins, Tennessee

Spouse, age 22

Hawkins, Tennessee · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	Mary E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Hawkins, Tennessee

Spouse, age 34

Hawkins, Tennessee · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Hawkins-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 43

Hawkins-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hawkins
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mary Lawson

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Tennessee

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03902-00117)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Beatrice Carpenter	14	daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Joy Carpenter	7	daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Neal Winstead	60	head	Farmer	Tennessee
4	Ida Winstead	55	wife	—	Tennessee
5	Roland Winstead	10	grandson	—	Iowa
6	Clay Carroll	48	head	Farmer	Tennessee
7	Lizzie Carroll	21	wife	—	Tennessee
8	Wahota Carroll	5	daughter	0	Tennessee
9	Betty Carroll	2	daughter	0	Tennessee
10	Daniel Carroll	56	head	Farmer	Tennessee
11	Clara Carroll	55	wife	—	Tennessee
12	Allice Carroll	20	daughter	Labor	Tennessee
13	Jack Carroll	18	son	—	Tennessee
14	John Carroll	15	son	—	Tennessee
15	Tylen Carroll	12	son	—	Tennessee
16	Charlott Carroll	8	daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Verman Adams	23	lodger	Labor	Tennessee
18	Henry Hix	19	lodger	Labor	Tennessee
19	Hubert Wells	32	head	Farmer	Tennessee
20	Lida Wells	27	wife	—	Tennessee
21	Burnice Wells	9	daughter	—	Tennessee
22	Cleason Wells	6	son	—	Tennessee
23	H B Wells	3	son	0	Tennessee
24	Mellie Tressay	64	head	—	Tennessee
25	Mamie Tressay	48	daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Ben Fain	52	head	Salesman	Tennessee
27	Laura Fain	52	wife	—	Tennessee
28	Ella Fain	17	daughter	—	Tennessee
29	Joe Fain	13	son	—	Tennessee
30	Lins Fain	44	head	Farmer	Tennessee
31	Beatrice Fain	37	wife	—	Tennessee
32	Glen Fain	13	son	—	Tennessee
33	Celeste Fain	12	daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Cecil Fain	11	daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Hugh Lawson	47	head	Farmer	Tennessee
36	Mary Lawson THIS PERSON	43	wife	—	Tennessee
37	Carl Lawson	18	son	Labor	Tennessee
38	Oral Lawson	16	daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Plush Lawson	13	son	—	Tennessee
40	Nesbit Lawson	11	son	—	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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