Mary Terry — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ripley-County, Missouri

Our Model Tree links this Mary Terry across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ripley-County, Missouri (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Oklahoma Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ripley-County, Missouri
Surname	Terry
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Ripley
Additional Details
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	W.P.A. sewing room
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	176
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma
Occupation	Seamstress
Township / Ward	Union Township
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mary Terry	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Mary Terry	Other	—	88	~1852
Jack Terry	Son	—	20	~1920
John Terry	Head	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Ripley, Missouri

Spouse, age 20

Ripley, Missouri · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	Mary A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Father's Birthplace	U. S.
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1930

Ripley, Missouri

Spouse, age 29

Ripley, Missouri · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	Mary A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1940

Ripley-County, Missouri

Spouse, age 38

Ripley-County, Missouri · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

Surname	Terry
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Ripley
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	W.P.A. sewing room
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	176
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

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Mary Terry

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Missouri

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1940 US Federal Census — Ripley-County, Missouri Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02144-00584)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George Plumlee	4	Son	—	Missouri
2	Billy Joe Plumlee	2	Son	—	Missouri
3	Harlan Plumlee	0	Son	—	Missouri
4	Zelma Plumlee	15	Wife	—	Missouri
5	Clifford Plumlee	46	Brother	Labor	Missouri
6	Clifford Plumlee	24	Nephew	Labor	Missouri
7	John W. Terry	49	Head	Labor	Missouri
8	Mary Terry THIS PERSON	38	Wife	Seamstress	Oklahoma
9	Jack Terry	20	Son	Chopper	Missouri
10	Mary C. Terry	88	Mother	—	Missouri
11	Melvin Roberts	39	Head	Laborer	Missouri
12	Ordie Roberts	31	Brother	Labor	Missouri
13	Gilbert Roberts	27	Brother	Labor	Missouri
14	William A. Roberts	74	Head	—	Tennessee
15	Iva Barnes	18	Daughter	Maid	Missouri
16	Mildred Barnes	16	Granddaughter	House Work	Missouri
17	Avon Barnes	16	Grandson	House Work	Missouri
18	Ed Hendrix	51	Head	Laborer	Missouri
19	Ella Hendrix	49	Wife	House Work	Missouri
20	Robert Hendrix	19	Head	Laborer	Missouri
21	Mabel Hendrix	20	Wife	Teaching	Michigan
22	Ray Vaughn	35	Head	Laborer	Missouri
23	Doris Vaughn	25	Wife	House Work	Missouri
24	Charles Roberson	57	Head	Laborer	Missouri
25	Mary Roberson	29	Wife	House Work	Missouri
26	Charles Jr. Roberson	24	Son	Labor	Missouri
27	Dwight Roberson	16	Son	Labor	Missouri
28	Dollie Rue Roberson	13	Daughter	—	Missouri
29	Homer Roberson	11	Son	—	Missouri
30	Jal May Roberson	8	Son	—	Missouri
31	Morris Odel	34	Head	Labor	Iowa
32	Iris Odel	30	Wife	House Keeper	Missouri
33	Paul Odel	11	Son	—	Iowa
34	Wayne Odel	10	Son	—	Missouri
35	Ida Odel	8	Daughter	—	Missouri
36	Hazel Odel	5	Daughter	—	Missouri
37	Ray Crutcher	32	Head	Labor	Arkansas
38	Mildred Crutcher	26	Wife	House Work	Missouri
39	Morris Williams	12	Brother-in-law	—	Missouri
40	Tom Hanlon	79	Head	—	New York

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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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