Mary Palmer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Mary Palmer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Grosse Park Village
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Grosse Park Village
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Susan Palmer	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Paul Palmer	Head	—	49	~1891
Mary Palmer	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 25

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1895 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Marie
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 35

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1895 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Marie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 44

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Grosse Park Village
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Mary Palmer

Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Michigan

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01829-00032)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Bulkley	38	Head	Attorney	Michigan
2	Wilhelmina Bulkley	37	Wife	—	Michigan
3	John Bulkley	9	Son	—	Michigan
4	Alvina Gripke	55	Maid	House Maid	Michigan
5	Edward Stair	32	Head	Executive	Ohio
6	Kathleen Stair	34	Wife	—	Michigan
7	Infant Stair	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
8	Mary Daniels	40	Maid	House Maid	Michigan
9	Louis Lambert	44	Head	Executive	Mich
10	Edna Lambert	39	Wife	Office Mgr	Mich
11	Edith Rutilla	23	Maid	House Maid	Michigan
12	William Brown	60	Head	Executive	Michigan
13	Lucinda Brown	50	Wife	—	Michigan
14	Chas A Tallems	55	Head	Plumbing & Heating	Eng Canada
15	Eleanor Tallems	49	Wife	—	Michigan
16	Mary E Tallems	14	Daughter	—	Michigan
17	Barbara Tallems	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
18	Ann Bodi	28	Maid	House Maid	Indiana
19	Viola Burnett	43	Head	School Teacher	Michigan
20	Allan Burnett	10	Son	—	Michigan
21	Cynthia Burnett	38	Sister	House Keeper	Michigan
22	Lee Casert	39	Head	Sales Manager	Illinois
23	Jacqueline Casert	35	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Lee Don Casert	7	Son	—	Illinois
25	Ella Casert	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	Ella Coleman Casert	70	Mother	—	Illinois
27	Billie Casert	4	Son	—	Michigan
28	Leonard Walker	38	Chauffer	Chauffeur	Tennessee
29	Anna M Walker	35	Maid	House Maid	Mississippi
30	Andrew Belcher	60	Head	Designer	Michigan
31	Elsie Belcher	58	Wife	—	New York
32	Robert Hawken	63	Head	Broker	Eng Canada
33	Mary Hawken	58	Wife	—	Michigan
34	Jeanette Eng	50	Maid	House Maid	Eng Canada
35	Cecil Shimer	47	Head	Coal Co	Ohio
36	Theodora Shimer	42	Wife	—	Ohio
37	Paul J Palmer	49	Head	Designer	Kansas
38	Mary Palmer THIS PERSON	44	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Susan Palmer	13	Daughter	—	Michigan
40	Elmer Adler	49	Head	Floor Manager	Minnesota

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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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