Mary Woodward — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Culpeper-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Woodward across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Culpeper-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Female Head Born: Virginia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Culpeper-County, Virginia
Surname	Woodward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Cedar Mt Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Culpeper
Additional Details
Occupation	owner
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Owner
Township / Ward	Cedar Mt Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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
E Woodward	Daughter	—	41	~1899
Mary Woodward	Head	—	76	~1864
Carl Woodward	Son	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Culpeper, Virginia

Head, age 55

Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1865 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Woodward
Given Name	Mary L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	55
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Culpeper, Virginia

Head, age 65

Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1865

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Woodward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Culpeper-County, Virginia

Head, age 76

Culpeper-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1864 — 3 household members

Surname	Woodward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Cedar Mt Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Culpeper
Occupation	owner
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Mary Woodward

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · Virginia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04256-00515)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Irma Abbot	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	Marian Abbot	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
3	Iye Abbot	9	Son	—	Virginia
4	Ira Abbot	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
5	Currie Abbot	8	Son	—	Virginia
6	Hellen Abbot	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Milton Woodward	37	Head	Laborer	Virginia
8	Helen F. Woodward	11	Wife	—	Virginia
9	Calvin O. Woodward	7	Son	—	Virginia
10	Mary Woodward THIS PERSON	76	Head	Owner	Virginia
11	E Mae Woodward	41	Daughter	House Keeper	Virginia
12	Carl Woodward	37	Son	Hand	Virginia
13	James Seal	44	Head	Laborer	Virginia
14	Grace Seal	44	Wife	Teacher	Virginia
15	Fannie Wayland	61	Head	Owner	Virginia
16	Simpson Hill	66	Head	Owner	West Virginia
17	Lorenza Hill	64	Wife	—	West Virginia
18	Edward Hudson	81	Head	Owner	Virginia
19	Amanda Hudson	73	Sister	—	Virginia
20	Alonzo Hudson	70	Brother	Hand	Virginia
21	Henry Gates	48	Head	Carpenter	Virginia
22	Ada Gates	37	Wife	—	Virginia
23	Aubrey Gates	16	Son	Hand	Virginia
24	Henry W. Gates	10	Son	—	Virginia
25	Noah Price	52	Head	Owner	Virginia
26	Pauline Price	23	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	Viola V. Price	19	Daughter	Assistant	Virginia
28	Pearl Price	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	James T. Price	16	Son	—	Virginia
30	Noah Jr. Price	9	Son	—	Virginia
31	Herbert Williams	45	Head	Hand	Virginia
32	Louise Williams	44	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Linwood Williams	20	Son	Hand	Virginia
34	Elijah Williams	14	Son	—	Virginia
35	Dora Williams	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Mary Williams	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
37	Bertha Williams	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	Edward Hoffman	37	Head	Hand	Virginia
39	Annie L. Hoffman	32	Wife	—	Virginia
40	Annie Mae Hoffman	7	Daughter	—	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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