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Mary Russell — 1940 US Census Record
Model Tree available1940 United States Federal Census · Blount-County, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Mary Russell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Blount-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fred & Frederick — first a daughter (b.~1911), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 29
b. ~1911
Female
Daughter
Born: Tennessee
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Blount-County, Tennessee |
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Mary Lou |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | 9th Civil Dist |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Blount |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | Blount Memorial H |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 40 |
| Income (1939) | 520 |
| Highest Grade | C-2 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Township / Ward | 9Th Civil Dist |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1911 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Russell | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Mattie Russell | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Mary Russell | Daughter | — | 29 | ~1911 |
| Fred Russell | Head | — | 60 | ~1880 |
| Mattie Russell | Other | — | 68 | ~1872 |
| Nicholas Russell | Son | — | 22 | ~1918 |
| Calvin Russell | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Cynthia Russell | Spouse | — | 56 | ~1884 |
Census Appearances
1920
Blount, Tennessee
Daughter, age 8
Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Mary Lou |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 8 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| 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
Blount, Tennessee
Daughter, age 18
Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Mary L. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 18 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Student |
| Industry | High School |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1940
Blount-County, Tennessee
Daughter, age 29
Blount-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 8 household members
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Mary Lou |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | 9th Civil Dist |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Blount |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | Blount Memorial H |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 40 |
| Income (1939) | 520 |
| Highest Grade | C-2 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Mary Russell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Fred Russell (~0.92 confidence) and father Frederick Russell (~0.92 confidence) and father William Russell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Ida Russell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Cynthia Russell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bertha Russell (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Fred Russell
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Frederick Russell
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
William Russell
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Ida Russell
b. ~1883
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Cynthia Russell
b. ~1884
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Bertha Russell
b. ~1886
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Mary Russell
Daughter · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Tennessee
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Sibling
Nicholas Russell
Sibling · 1940 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Olivia Russell
Sibling · 1940 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mattie Russell
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Calvin Russell
Sibling · 1940 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1940 US Federal Census — Blount-County, Tennessee
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1940 US Federal Census — Blount-County, Tennessee
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03874-00152)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Etta Lanninger | 33 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | Fred Russell | 60 | Head | Miller | Tennessee |
| 43 | Cynthia Russell | 56 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 44 | Mary Lou Russell THIS PERSON | 29 | Daughter | Clerk | Tennessee |
| 45 | Nicholas Russell | 22 | Son | Storage, Labor | Tennessee |
| 46 | Olivia Russell | 20 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | Calvin Russell | 17 | Son | Farm Labor | Tennessee |
| 48 | Mattie Ruth Russell | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 49 | Mattie Russell | 68 | Mother | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | V. C. Burchfield | 42 | Head | Bus Driver | Tennessee |
| 51 | Mexie Burchfield | 39 | Wife | Sch Bus Driver | Tennessee |
| 52 | Mary Alice Burchfield | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 53 | Lavonne Burchfield | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 54 | Helen Burchfield | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 55 | Mern Henry Boyd | 25 | Head | Flat Sheet Catcher | Georgia |
| 56 | Geraldine Boyd | 25 | Wife | — | Georgia |
| 57 | Jack Boyd | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 58 | Jennie Mae Boyd | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 59 | Billie Henry Boyd | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 60 | Bobbie Ray Boyd | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 61 | Della Fay Boyd | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 62 | Henry Cruze | 73 | Head | Merchant | Tennessee |
| 63 | Amanda Cruze | 49 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 64 | Jimmie Cruze | 18 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 65 | Jonas Cruze | 15 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 66 | Carlene Cruze | 12 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 67 | Bettie Cruze | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 68 | Wm Kirk | 64 | Head | Section Laborer (Retired) | Tennessee |
| 69 | Lou Kirk | 56 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 70 | Roy Ledbetter | 28 | Head | Carbon Setter | Tennessee |
| 71 | Ada Ledbetter | 23 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 72 | Harold Ledbetter | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 73 | Houston Ledbetter | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 74 | Raymond Ledbetter | 2 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 75 | Carl Matthew Ledbetter | 0 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 76 | W. Clark Feazell | 34 | Head | Shift Foreman | Tennessee |
| 77 | Burnetta Feazell | 31 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 78 | Chas Lee Feazell | 8 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 79 | Don Clark Feazell | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 80 | J. A. Culton | 33 | Brother-in-law | Farmer | Tennessee |
Pedigree Summary
Mary + 4 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)