Sarah Young — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cannon-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Young across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cannon-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cannon-County, Tennessee
Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist. 5
1935 Residence (County)	Cannon
Additional Details
Industry	Home
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 5
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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 Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Naoma Young	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Alberta Young	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Calvin Young	Head	—	55	~1885
Linard Young	Son	—	21	~1919
Sarah Young	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Cannon, Tennessee

Spouse, age 34

Cannon, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
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

Cannon, Tennessee

Spouse, age 45

Cannon, Tennessee · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Cannon-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 54

Cannon-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

Surname	Young
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist. 5
1935 Residence (County)	Cannon
Industry	Home
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Sarah Young

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Tennessee

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03877-00092)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Electa Saunders	21	Stepdaughter	Housework	Tennessee
2	Oda A Saunders	18	Stepdaughter	Laborer	Tennessee
3	Calvin Young	55	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
4	Sarah Young THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Linard Young	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
6	Alberta Young	23	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Naoma Young	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Rogers Wildy	60	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
9	Mary J Wildy	53	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	William Wildy	22	Son	Teacher	Tennessee
11	Homer Wildy	17	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Dora Wildy	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	James Boggess	25	Head	Wood Cutter	Tennessee
14	Oletie Boggess	21	Wife	—	Tennessee
15	Lurine Boggess	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Calvin Boggess	1	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Dizzy Saunders	50	Head	—	Tennessee
18	Herman G Saunders	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
19	Adell Saunders	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Thurman Smithson	35	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
21	Ladie Smithson	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Houston Smithson	12	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Oline Smithson	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Ezra W Smithson	4	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Ottis G Smithson	1	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Robert D Taylor	48	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
27	Virginia Taylor	46	Wife	—	Tennessee
28	Ota E Taylor	26	Daughter	Housekeeper	Tennessee
29	Carmon H Taylor	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
30	William C Taylor	20	Son	Enrollee	Tennessee
31	Jeffie R Taylor	15	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Hoyt Taylor	11	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Doris E Taylor	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Clyde Harless	22	Head	Road Laborer	Tennessee
35	Birdie Harless	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
36	William Walker	59	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Hiram Miller	34	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
38	Eva Miller	34	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	Frances Miller	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Minnie Miller	12	Daughter	—	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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