Mary Shepherd — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Roanoke-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Shepherd across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Roanoke-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1863), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 77 b. ~1863 Female Head Born: Virginia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Roanoke-County, Virginia
Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	Mary E P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Catawba District
1935 Residence (County)	Roanoke
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm manager
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farm Manager
Township / Ward	Catawba District
Est. Birth Year	~1863

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
Mary Shepherd	Head	—	77	~1863
George Wright	Other	—	79	~1861
William Shepherd	Son	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Roanoke, Virginia

Spouse, age 59

Roanoke, Virginia · implied b. ~1861 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	Mary B.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
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

Roanoke, Virginia

Other, age 67

Roanoke, Virginia · implied b. ~1863 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	Mary E.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Roanoke-County, Virginia

Head, age 77

Roanoke-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1863 — 3 household members

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	Mary E P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Catawba District
1935 Residence (County)	Roanoke
Occupation	Farm manager
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Mary Shepherd

Head · 1940 · age 77 · b. ~1863 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Roanoke-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04288-00687)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lawrence Alt	5	Son	—	Virginia
2	Alton M Alt	3	Son	—	Virginia
3	Margie Jean Alt	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Barker Paul Alt	25	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
5	Wallace Croy	55	Head	Farmer	Virginia
6	Armenta Croy	54	Wife	—	Virginia
7	James D Sloan	31	Head	Farmer	Virginia
8	Dollie Sloan	34	Wife	—	Virginia
9	Odell Sloan	10	Son	—	Virginia
10	Buford Sloan	8	Son	—	Virginia
11	Gerald Sloan	6	Son	—	Virginia
12	Hubert Sloan	5	Son	—	Virginia
13	Ronnie Sloan	2	Son	—	Virginia
14	Everett Sloan	0	Son	—	Virginia
15	Mary E P Shepherd THIS PERSON	77	Head	Farm Manager	Virginia
16	George Wright	79	Boarder	—	Virginia
17	William Shepherd	42	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
18	Horatio S Beard	65	Head	Farmer	Virginia
19	Almeda Beard	50	Wife	—	Virginia
20	Sarah A Beard	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	Effie Beard	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
22	Clara Beard	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
23	Clyde E Beard	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	Willie R Rice	26	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
25	Sallie A Croy	83	Head	—	Virginia
26	John E Croy	73	Son	—	Virginia
27	Clay A Woods	27	Head	Farmer	Virginia
28	Mary E Woods	21	Wife	—	Virginia
29	Tabitha Woods	65	Mother	—	Virginia
30	Wanetta Woods	23	Sister	Asst Drug Trader	Virginia
31	Nathan B Damewood	53	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
32	Gertrude Damewood	49	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Coralie Damewood	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Festus H Damewood	54	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
35	Virginia Damewood	47	Wife	—	Virginia
36	James A Hall	74	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Gratton Hall	36	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
38	Kathleen Hall	28	Daughter in law	—	Virginia
39	Willard Hall	4	Grandson	—	Virginia
40	Rosetta A Smith	67	Head	Farm Operator	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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