Mary Moss — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shasta-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Mary Moss across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shasta-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 80 b. ~1860 Female Head Born: Kansas Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shasta-County, California
Surname	Moss
Given Name	Mary M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Anderson
1935 Residence (County)	Shasta
Additional Details
Occupation	Retired
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Retired
Township / Ward	Anderson
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mary Moss	Head	—	80	~1860
Audilla Lewis	Daughter	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

Shasta, California

Head, age 58

Shasta, California · implied b. ~1862 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moss
Given Name	Mary M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Shasta, California

Head, age 69

Shasta, California · implied b. ~1861

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Moss
Given Name	Mary M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kansas
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	500
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Shasta-County, California

Head, age 80

Shasta-County, California · implied b. ~1860 — 2 household members

Surname	Moss
Given Name	Mary M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Anderson
1935 Residence (County)	Shasta
Occupation	Retired
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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Mary Moss

Head · 1940 · age 80 · b. ~1860 · California

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Shasta-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00344-00653)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Cordelia Mundell	22	daughter	—	Oklahoma
42	Hollan J Mundell	18	daughter	—	Oklahoma
43	Janie M Mundell	16	daughter	—	Oklahoma
44	Frances A Mundell	14	daughter	—	Oklahoma
45	Frank J Mundell	14	son	—	Oklahoma
46	Viola M Worley	9	niece	—	Oklahoma
47	Glenda Oliphant	3	daughter	—	California
48	Richard C Mundell	3	son	—	California
49	Charles M Love	68	Head	Retired	California
50	Lewis J Slayton	50	Head	Manager	California
51	Mary F Slayton	51	wife	—	New York
52	Samuel J Olive	73	Head	Retired	Missouri
53	Franklin Moss	52	Head	Road Foreman	Texas
54	Leona M Moss	44	wife	—	California
55	Kathryn Phillips	21	daughter	Operator	California
56	John Phillips	17	son	—	California
57	Betty M Moss	14	daughter	—	California
58	John W Daffley	50	Head	Cement Finisher	California
59	Velma A Daffley	46	wife	—	Arizona
60	Barbara L Daffley	15	daughter	—	California
61	James W Daffley	15	son	—	California
62	George D Daffley	10	son	—	California
63	Clark H Grubbs	52	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
64	Irma Z Grubbs	37	wife	—	Denmark
65	Lela May Grubbs	17	daughter	—	Idaho
66	Clark E Grubbs	15	son	—	California
67	Carl A Grubbs	13	son	—	California
68	Donald R Grubbs	2	son	—	California
69	Mary M Moss THIS PERSON	80	Head	Retired	Kansas
70	Audilla Lewis	15	daughter	Retired	California
71	Asa H Olney	67	Head	Retired	Michigan
72	George L Wilkerson	57	Head	Operator	Canada
73	Effie A Wilkerson	64	wife	—	Canada
74	Jeffere James	50	Head	Logger	California
75	Mattie James	67	wife	—	California
76	Ruth James	15	daughter	—	California
77	Albert Thomas	65	Head	Laborer	California
78	Genevieve Thomas	18	daughter	—	California
79	Henry F Taylor	34	Head	Laborer	California
80	Gertrude H Taylor	28	wife	—	California

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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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