Mary Owens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Patrick-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Owens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Patrick-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1881), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Patrick-County, Virginia
Surname	Owens
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Peters Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Patrick
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	Housekeeping
Class of Worker	NP
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	Peters Creek Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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
Ethel Owens	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Jewel Owens	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Elzie Owens	Head	—	68	~1872
Winford Owens	Son	—	24	~1916
Fleetus Owens	Son	—	11	~1929
Mary Owens	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Patrick, Virginia

Spouse, age 40

Patrick, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Patrick, Virginia

Spouse, age 50

Patrick, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	74
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Patrick-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 59

Patrick-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Peters Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Patrick
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	Housekeeping
Class of Worker	NP
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Mary Owens

Spouse · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Virginia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04282-00811)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martha Collins	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	Curtis R Castleman	40	Head	Farmer	Virginia
3	Laura Castleman	31	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
4	Curtis Junior Castleman	13	Son	—	Virginia
5	Johnnie Clark	35	Head	Farmer	Virginia
6	Laura Clark	31	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
7	Virginia Clark	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	Nancy Clark	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
9	Frankie Clark	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Rebecca Clark	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
11	Boas Willard	30	Head	Farmer	Virginia
12	Mary Willard	30	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
13	Garland Willard	10	Son	—	Virginia
14	Guilford Willard	8	Son	—	Virginia
15	Clyde Willard	7	Son	—	Virginia
16	Barber Ann Willard	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Betty Willard	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
18	Herman Lee Willard	3	Son	—	Virginia
19	Elzie J Owens	68	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
20	Mary Owens THIS PERSON	59	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
21	Winford Owens	24	Son	Farmer	Virginia
22	Jewel Owens	21	Daughter	Housewife	Virginia
23	Ethel Owens	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	Fleetus Owens	11	Son	—	Virginia
25	Jean M Simmons	40	Head	Farmer	Virginia
26	Maud Simmons	39	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
27	Perry Simmons	18	Son	Farmer	Virginia
28	Haskell Simmons	16	Son	—	Virginia
29	Lawrence Simmons	13	Son	—	Virginia
30	Nealie Simmons	10	Son	—	Virginia
31	Alpha Simmons	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
32	Hurley Simmons	5	Son	—	Virginia
33	Lottie Williams	83	Head	—	Virginia
34	Grace Williams	48	Daughter	Housewife	Virginia
35	Jewell Williams	46	Daughter	Housewife	Virginia
36	Earl Williams	36	Son	Farmer	Virginia
37	Tom Willard	32	Head	Farmer	Virginia
38	Ruby Willard	22	Housekeeper	Housewife	N. C.
39	Charlie Edward Willard	9	Lodger	—	N. C.
40	Ruben Overby	17	Lodger	Laborer	Virginia

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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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