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Mary Townsend — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rankin-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mary Townsend across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rankin-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationRankin-County, Mississippi
SurnameTownsend
Given NameMary O
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age37
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Beat 5
Additional Details
Occupation0
Highest GradeNo 8
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Occupation0
Township / WardBeat 5
Est. Birth Year~1903

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
Elsie Townsend Daughter — 11 ~1929
Etand Townsend Son — 11 ~1929
Lester Townsend Son — 9 ~1931
Mary Townsend Spouse — 37 ~1903
John Townsend Son — 6 ~1934
Mary Townsend Daughter — 13 ~1927
James Townsend Head — 41 ~1899

Census Appearances

1930
Rankin, Mississippi
Spouse, age 27
Rankin, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Townsend
Given Name Mary V
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 27
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 23
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation none
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Rankin-County, Mississippi
Spouse, age 37
Rankin-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 7 household members
Surname Townsend
Given Name Mary O
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Beat 5
Occupation 0
Highest Grade No 8
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Mary Townsend across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Townsend
Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Rankin-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02062-00680)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Derrell O Payne 3 Son — Mississippi
42 Alvin Payne 1 Son — Mississippi
43 Iva D Payne 19 Daughter 0 Mississippi
44 James C Townsend 41 Head Farming Mississippi
45 Mary O Townsend THIS PERSON 37 Wife 0 Mississippi
46 Mary J Townsend 13 Daughter — Mississippi
47 Elsie Townsend 11 Daughter — Mississippi
48 Etand Townsend 11 Son — Mississippi
49 Lester Townsend 9 Son — Mississippi
50 John H Townsend 6 Son — Mississippi
51 Sylvester Thompson 50 Head Farming Mississippi
52 Viola Thompson 29 Wife 0 Mississippi
53 Ira D Norwood 37 Head Farming Mississippi
54 Elizabeth Norwood 23 Wife 0 Mississippi
55 Lonnie L Norwood 10 Son — Mississippi
56 Nannie Lee Norwood 6 Daughter — Mississippi
57 Pearlie Norwood 2 Daughter — Mississippi
58 David Anderson 39 Head Farming Mississippi
59 Francis Anderson 36 Wife 0 Mississippi
60 Ethel M Anderson 19 Daughter 0 Mississippi
61 David Jr Anderson 16 Son 0 Mississippi
62 Ruby J Anderson 15 Daughter 0 Mississippi
63 Melvin Anderson 13 Son — Mississippi
64 John L Anderson 12 Son — Mississippi
65 James Anderson 9 Son — Mississippi
66 Arthur Anderson 7 Son — Mississippi
67 Mattie L Anderson 5 Daughter — Mississippi
68 Arwillie Anderson 3 Daughter — Mississippi
69 Narvillie Anderson 3 Daughter — Mississippi
70 Mary Jane Lewis 64 Mother — Mississippi
71 Will Mosley 36 Head Farming Mississippi
72 Ida B Mosley 29 Wife 0 Mississippi
73 James L Mosley 12 Daughter — Mississippi
74 Ethele L Mosley 8 Daughter — Mississippi
75 Charles Mosley 5 Son — Mississippi
76 Maxine Mosley 1 Daughter — Mississippi
77 William C. B. King 25 Head Farming Mississippi
78 Antry King 19 Wife 0 Mississippi
79 Sarah C. King 1 Daughter — Mississippi
80 Richard Gray 24 Head Farming Mississippi

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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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