Mary Leonard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dougherty-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Leonard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dougherty-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dougherty-County, Georgia
Surname	Leonard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Albany City
1935 Residence (County)	Dougherty
Additional Details
Occupation	boarding house keeper
Industry	boarding house
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	712
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Boarding House Keeper
Township / Ward	Albany City
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
N Leonard	Head	—	49	~1891
Marguerite Basham	Other	—	28	~1912
Robert Basham	Other	—	36	~1904
Gordon Leonard	Son	—	15	~1925
Mary Leonard	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Dougherty, Georgia

Spouse, age 16

Dougherty, Georgia · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Leonard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	No
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Dougherty, Georgia

Spouse, age 27

Dougherty, Georgia · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Leonard
Given Name	Mary M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Dougherty-County, Georgia

Spouse, age 38

Dougherty-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

Surname	Leonard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Albany City
1935 Residence (County)	Dougherty
Occupation	boarding house keeper
Industry	boarding house
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	712
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Mary Leonard

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Georgia

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Dougherty-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00667-00386)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Holland	15	Head	None	Georgia
2	Byrd Holland	12	Grandson	None	Georgia
3	Edward Sumner	24	Head	Salesman	Georgia
4	Iola Sumner	20	Wife	Bottle Inspector	Georgia
5	W. Calvin Langford	38	Head	Manager	Florida
6	Mattie Langford	38	Wife	None	Georgia
7	William S. Langford	14	Son	Attendant	Georgia
8	Edith Langford	12	Daughter	None	Georgia
9	Jeanette Langford	9	Daughter	None	Georgia
10	Margaret A. Langford	5	Daughter	None	Georgia
11	Milton Mitchell	52	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
12	Bessie Mitchell	44	Wife	None	Georgia
13	James R. Randall	61	Head	None	Georgia
14	Florrie Randall	55	Wife	None	Georgia
15	Elma Alligood	35	Head	Butcher	Georgia
16	Ada Alligood	34	Wife	None	Georgia
17	Olive Alligood	14	Daughter	None	Georgia
18	William H. Alligood	5	Son	None	Georgia
19	Mattie Baudry	53	Head	None	Georgia
20	Gwendolyn Baudry	21	Daughter	Clerk	Georgia
21	Nora Baudry	19	Daughter	Steno Grapher	Georgia
22	Guy Johnson	28	Head	Attendant	Georgia
23	Buford Johnson	21	Wife	Traper	Georgia
24	Jesse Brooks	45	Lodger	Butcher	Georgia
25	Mary Lou Brooks	24	Lodger	Peanut Packer	Georgia
26	Robert Brooks	45	Lodger	None	Georgia
27	Darlene Brooks	23	Lodger	None	Florida
28	Elizabeth Dean	33	Head	Clerical Work	Georgia
29	Robert Dean	13	Son	None	Illinois
30	Patty Dean	11	Daughter	None	Illinois
31	William A. Graves	34	Lodger	Radio Repairman	Georgia
32	Alice Graves	32	Lodger	Credit Manager	Georgia
33	James I. Russell	40	Lodger	Carpenter	Alabama
34	William H. Holman	52	Head	District Manager	Tennessee
35	Florence Holman	52	Wife	None	Kentucky
36	N. H. Leonard	49	Head	None	Illinois
37	Mary Leonard THIS PERSON	38	Wife	Boarding House Keeper	Alabama
38	Gordon Leonard	15	Son	None	Georgia
39	Robert Basham	36	Lodger	Plumber	Georgia
40	Marguerite Basham	28	Lodger	None	Florida

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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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