Sarah Parker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Parker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1912), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Parker
Given Name	Sarah R
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sarah Parker	Spouse	—	28	~1912
Unin Parker	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Evelyn Parker	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Monte Stiles	Other	—	66	~1874
Lee Parker	Head	—	30	~1910
Linda Parker	Daughter	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 8

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Sallie
Relationship to Head	granddaughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 18

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Sara
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 28

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Sarah R
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Sarah Parker

Spouse · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Tennessee

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03969-00046)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carroll D Greenwood	7	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Ronald S Greenwood	5	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Carl Jenner	40	Head	Crane Operator	Mississippi
4	Frances A Jenner	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Carl Jr Jenner	17	Son	Messenger Boy	Tennessee
6	Thomas L Smart	30	Head	Assistant Sales Manager	Tennessee
7	Julia B Q Smart	27	Wife	—	Arkansas
8	Sue Carolyn Smart	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Tho Franklin Smart	3	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Claudia Smart	53	Mother	—	Mississippi
11	Charles Smart	13	Brother	—	Tennessee
12	George N Stewart	50	Head	Mechanic	Alabama
13	Carrie A Stewart	50	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Richard Stewart	21	Son	Office Clerk	Tennessee
15	Delura Stewart	21	Daughter-in-law	—	Tennessee
16	Richard Jr Stewart	1	Grandson	—	Tennessee
17	John Scruggs Stewart	36	Boarder	Auto Mechanic	Tennessee
18	Lucien H Smollarz	62	Head	Civil Engineer	Tennessee
19	Daisy P Smollarz	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	Mattie Louise Smollarz	21	Daughter	General Office Girl	Tennessee
21	Burt Britton	33	Son-in-law	Electrician	Tennessee
22	Mary Britton	29	Daughter	Telephone Operator	Tennessee
23	Edward O Garnes	53	Head	Sawyer	Kentucky
24	Florence A Garnes	52	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Lester Garnes	19	Son	Bookkeeper	Mississippi
26	Joe Geer	35	Head	Stillman	Missouri
27	Mildred R Geer	25	Wife	—	Arkansas
28	Robert Geer	3	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Lee Roy Parker	30	Head	Auto Mechanic	Arkansas
30	Sarah R Parker THIS PERSON	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Unin Parker	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Evelyn Parker	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Linda Parker	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Monte F Stiles	66	Father-in-law	—	Tennessee
35	Kenneth Moehrke	37	Head	Research Engineer	Iowa
36	Laverne Moehrke	29	Wife	—	Georgia
37	Harry Johnson	28	Boarder	Buffer On Auto Tires	Tennessee
38	Lawrence Hiskey	44	Head	Plate Clerk	Tennessee
39	Mildred A Hiskey	43	Wife	—	Tennessee
40	J Lawrence Hiskey	18	Son	Printer'S Apprentice	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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