Mary Maxwell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lincoln-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mary Maxwell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lincoln-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lincoln-County, Mississippi
Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	No
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	No
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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 Maxwell	Son	—	54	~1886
Georgia Maxwell	Other	—	53	~1887
Victor Maxwell	Other	—	13	~1927
Mabel Maxwell	Other	—	20	~1920
Mary Maxwell	Head	—	71	~1869

Census Appearances

1920

Lincoln, Mississippi

Spouse, age 50

Lincoln, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Lincoln, Mississippi

Spouse, age 61

Lincoln, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Lincoln-County, Mississippi

Head, age 71

Lincoln-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	No
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Mary Maxwell

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Lincoln-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02045-00262)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Alps White	25	Head	Salesman	Mississippi
2	Carrie White	20	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Linda White	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Ed Sherman	53	Head	—	Mississippi
5	Dolly Sherman	64	Wife	—	Oklahoma
6	Hollis White	36	Head	Mechanic	Mississippi
7	Bessie White	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Katherine White	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Ellis Lamar White	0	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Ed Lusk	60	Father-in-law	—	Mississippi
11	George Allred	66	Head	Field Work	Mississippi
12	Alta Allred	56	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Wilton Allred	18	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Fred Allred	16	Son	—	Mississippi
15	B. F. Roberts	70	Head	—	Mississippi
16	Ethel Roberts	56	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	James Lewis Wilson	31	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
18	Jewel Wilson	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Paul Wilson	8	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Patsy Ruth Wilson	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Wayne Wilson	1	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Mary J. Maxwell THIS PERSON	71	Head	—	Mississippi
23	N. C. Maxwell	54	Son	Engineer	Mississippi
24	Georgia Maxwell	53	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
25	Mabel Hall Maxwell	20	Grand-daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Victor Maxwell	13	Grand-son	—	Mississippi
27	M. G. Smith	48	Head	Operator	Mississippi
28	Sarah Smith	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	Billie F. Smith	17	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Maggie Holloway	47	Head	—	Mississippi
31	John Holloway	14	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Marvin Miles Rees	34	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
33	Delia Rees	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	Marvin Jr. Rees	10	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Frank Rees	9	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Harold Rees	7	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Morris Rees	5	Son	—	Mississippi
38	T. M. Furr	52	Head	—	Mississippi
39	Mary Furr	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	John Furr	30	Son	U.S. Engineer	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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