Mary Maxwell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Putnam-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Maxwell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Putnam-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Putnam-County, Tennessee
Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District No 13
1935 Residence (County)	Putnam
Additional Details
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil District No 13
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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
James Maxwell	Son	—	9	~1931
Christopher Maxwell	Son	—	20	~1920
Mary Maxwell	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Otto Maxwell	Head	—	61	~1879
Ernest Maxwell	Son	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Putnam, Tennessee

Spouse, age 29

Putnam, Tennessee · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
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

Putnam, Tennessee

Spouse, age 41

Putnam, Tennessee · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Putnam-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 47

Putnam-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District No 13
1935 Residence (County)	Putnam
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mary Maxwell

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Tennessee

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03928-00488)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martha Clemons	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
2	Clyde Clemons	6	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Reece D. Clemons	54	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
4	Annabell Clemons	46	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Everette Clemons	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
6	Sara Clemons	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Pete Clemons	14	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Ellis D. Clemons	22	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
9	Flora D. Clemons	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	Neal Clemons	5	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Barbara Clemons	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
12	Earl O. Helms	36	Head	Merchant	Tennessee
13	Birdie Helms	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
14	June Helms	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Glynn Helms	9	Son	—	Tennessee
16	Peggy Ann Helms	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Florence La Fever	70	Head	—	Tennessee
18	Tom La Fever	43	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
19	Nellie La Fever	34	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
20	Rutledge La Fever	36	Son	Merchant	Tennessee
21	Jamie La Fever	9	Grandson	—	Tennessee
22	Homer La Fever	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
23	Mattie La Fever	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
24	H. L. La Fever	4	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Claude La Fever	1	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Abraham Garrett	76	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
27	John D. New	63	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
28	Lilly New	53	Wife	—	Tennessee
29	Buster Turner	21	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
30	Hazel D. Turner	17	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
31	Otto Maxwell	61	Head	—	Tennessee
32	Mary Maxwell THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Christopher C. Maxwell	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
34	Ernest V. Maxwell	19	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
35	James E. Maxwell	9	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Rube Jones	53	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Martha Jones	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
38	Caralee Jones	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Larry D. Jones	13	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Polly Jones	58	Head	Farmer	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.

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