Mary Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Claiborne-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1905), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Claiborne-County, Tennessee
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	District 1
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Lillian Thompson	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Ova Thompson	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Lloyd Thompson	Head	—	41	~1899
Anderson Thompson	Son	—	14	~1926
Wheeler Thompson	Son	—	17	~1923
Guen Thompson	Son	—	9	~1931
Mary Thompson	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Claiborne, Tennessee

Spouse, age 15

Claiborne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Claiborne, Tennessee

Spouse, age 25

Claiborne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	13
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 35

Claiborne-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mary Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Tennessee

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Claiborne-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03880-00117)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Tom Carter	19	Son	—	Tennessee
42	Roy Rice	24	Head	Farming	Tennessee
43	Bessie Rice	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Dan Rice	2	Son	—	Tennessee
45	Lynn Rice	1	Son	—	Tennessee
46	Lloyd Thompson	41	Head	Farming	Tennessee
47	Mary Thompson THIS PERSON	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
48	Wheeler Thompson	17	Son	—	Tennessee
49	Anderson Thompson	14	Son	—	Tennessee
50	Ova Lee Thompson	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
51	Guen Thompson	9	Son	—	Tennessee
52	Lillian Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
53	Galen England	43	Head	Farming	Tennessee
54	Cofel England	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
55	Robert La Rue	61	Head	Farming	Tennessee
56	Rebecca La Rue	59	Wife	—	Tennessee
57	Joel Bailey	28	Head	Farming	Tennessee
58	Lula Bailey	15	Wife	—	Tennessee
59	Lallie England	70	Head	—	Virginia
60	Edward England	42	Son	Farming	Tennessee
61	Wiley Mullins	34	Head	Farming	Tennessee
62	Betty Mullins	44	Wife	Farming	Tennessee
63	Thelma Mullins	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
64	Fred Mullins	5	Son	—	Tennessee
65	Charlie Carroll	40	Head	Farming	Tennessee
66	Ova Carroll	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
67	Narsia Carroll	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
68	Maxie Carroll	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
69	Ohal Carroll	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
70	Opel Lee Carroll	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	James Carroll	6	Son	—	Tennessee
72	Nellie Carroll	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
73	Julia Bailey	53	Head	—	Tennessee
74	Quimie Bailey	27	Son	Farming	Tennessee
75	Willa Mae Bailey	21	Daughter	—	Tennessee
76	Ellert Liford	31	Head	Farming	Tennessee
77	Thelma Liford	29	Wife	—	Tennessee
78	Joe Frank Liford	2	Son	—	Tennessee
79	Fred Liford	0	Son	—	Tennessee
80	J.C. Hurst	53	Head	Labour	Tennessee

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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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