Alice Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Alice Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	84
Income (1939)	312
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Housekeeper
Township / Ward	Memphis
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alice	Age	Birth yr
Eleie Adams	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Ruby Adams	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Alice Adams	Head	—	40	~1900
Frank Adams	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 18

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Alberta
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Florida
Occupation	Chambermaid
Industry	Hotel
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 29

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	25
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

Head, age 40

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	84
Income (1939)	312
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Alice Adams

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03970-00609)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Wash Galladay	51	Head	Cook	Mississippi
42	Grace Galladay	40	Wife	Laundress	Mississippi
43	Shelly Galladay	20	Nephew	—	Mississippi
44	Steve Stines	45	Head	Carpenter-Helper	Tennessee
45	Mattie Stines	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
46	Jerry Stines	10	Son	—	Tennessee
47	Mattie Lou Stines	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
48	Steve Jr Stines	5	Son	—	Tennessee
49	Andrew Taylor	26	Head	—	Tennessee
50	Love Lewellar Taylor	46	Mother	Housekeeper	Tennessee
51	Horace Brumley	75	Grand-father	—	Tennessee
52	Walter Brown	32	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
53	Mattie Brown	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
54	John Shelton	26	Nephew	Laborer	Tennessee
55	Adkins Jones	44	Head	Yard Man	Mississippi
56	Lula Jones	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Willie Jones	20	Son	Delivery Boy	Mississippi
58	Joseph Jones	19	Son	Delivery Boy	Mississippi
59	Cassie Dean Jones	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Ruby Wright	42	Head	Laundress	Tennessee
61	Lindola Jones	20	Son-in-law	Odd Jobs	Mississippi
62	Verna Jones	21	Daughter	—	Tennessee
63	John Douglas Jones	2	Grand-son	—	Tennessee
64	Will Boyd	69	Head	Yard Man	Alabama
65	Emeline Boyd	63	Wife	—	Tennessee
66	Eleane Boyd	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
67	Lillie Mae Boyd	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
68	Reece Boyd	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
69	Alford Louis Boyd	10	Son	—	Tennessee
70	Margret Boyd	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	Neogene Fulls	37	Head	Gardner	Tennessee
72	Anie Fulls	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
73	Havard Duggle	46	Head	—	Tennessee
74	Hattie Duggle	42	Wife	Housekeeper	Tennessee
75	Alice Adams THIS PERSON	40	Head	Housekeeper	Tennessee
76	Eleie Adams	21	Daughter	Cook	Tennessee
77	Ruby Mae Adams	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
78	Frank Adams	16	Son	Delivery Boy	Tennessee
79	Arthur Bills	46	Head	Attendant	Tennessee
80	Ellen Bills	39	Wife	Housekeeper	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.

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