Mary Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mary Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Claiborne-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Claiborne-County, Tennessee
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Dist 5
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Dist 5
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Bessie Wright	Daughter	—	17	~1923
T Wright	Head	—	62	~1878
Junior Wright	Son	—	10	~1930
Robert Wright	Son	—	30	~1910
Mary Wright	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Claiborne, Tennessee

Spouse, age 30

Claiborne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Claiborne, Tennessee

Spouse, age 40

Claiborne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 50

Claiborne-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Dist 5
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Mary Wright

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · 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-t0627-03880-00340)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Glenn Howard Fultz	72	Lodger	—	Tennessee
42	Stuart Lambert	20	Lodger	Farming	Tennessee
43	Hal Hurst	77	Head	—	Tennessee
44	Carrie Hurst	70	Wife	—	Tennessee
45	Dewey Hurst	41	Head	Farming	Tennessee
46	Martha Hurst	37	Wife	—	Virginia
47	Herbert Whitaker	10	Lodger	—	Tennessee
48	T. G. Wright	62	Head	Farming	Kentucky
49	Mary Wright THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
50	Robert Wright	30	Son	Farming	Tennessee
51	Bessie Wright	17	Daughter	House Keeping	Tennessee
52	Junior Wright	10	Son	—	Tennessee
53	W. J. Sutton	63	Head	Farming	Tennessee
54	Matilda Sutton	64	Wife	—	Tennessee
55	Eugene Brim	11	Boarder	—	Tennessee
56	Milford Brooks	32	Head	Farming	Tennessee
57	Dora Brooks	31	Wife	—	Kentucky
58	Wayne Brooks	11	Son	—	Tennessee
59	Adney Brooks	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
60	Troy Brooks	2	Son	—	Tennessee
61	Elbert Estes	62	Head	—	Tennessee
62	Cornie Estes	59	Wife	—	Virginia
63	Ira Estes	23	Son	Farming	Kentucky
64	Enire Estes	21	Son	Farming	Kentucky
65	Blanch Estes	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
66	Jean Estes	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
67	Arnold Estes	15	Son	—	Tennessee
68	Dan Redmond	72	Head	Farming	Virginia
69	Parret Redmond	61	Wife	—	Tennessee
70	Mel Brooks	52	Head	—	Tennessee
71	Malia Brooks	37	Wife	—	Tennessee
72	Reno Brooks	19	Son	Soil Erosion	Tennessee
73	Fany Brooks	17	Son	—	Tennessee
74	Junior Brooks	15	Son	—	Tennessee
75	Millard Brooks	13	Son	—	Tennessee
76	Lydia Brooks	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	Ralph Brooks	9	Son	—	Tennessee
78	Pauline Brooks	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
79	Jim West	57	Hired hand	Farming	Tennessee
80	Valia Owens	44	Head	Cook	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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