Bessie Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hinds-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Harris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hinds-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hinds-County, Mississippi
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Hinds
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Mary Harris	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Sam Harris	Head	—	49	~1891
Ezell Harris	Son	—	21	~1919
Bessie Harris	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Hinds, Mississippi

Other, age 24

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	niece-in-law
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Hinds, Mississippi

Other, age 35

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Hinds-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 47

Hinds-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Hinds
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Bessie Harris

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Hinds-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02027-00784)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Wesley Collins	22	Head	Farming	Mississippi
42	Louida Collins	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	B Collins	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	John Collins	1	Son	—	Mississippi
45	John Louis	46	Head	Farming	Mississippi
46	Annie B Louis	45	Wife	—	Mississippi
47	Milton Louis	22	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Beatrice Louis	20	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Lovey Louis	18	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Sam Harris	49	Head	Farm Manager	Mississippi
51	Bessie Harris THIS PERSON	47	Wife	Farming	Mississippi
52	Ezell Harris	21	Son	—	Mississippi
53	Mary F Harris	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Jeffie Jones	52	Head	Farming	Mississippi
55	George Jones	15	Nephew	Farming	Mississippi
56	Robert Jamison	38	Head	Farming	Mississippi
57	Grace Jamison	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
58	Rosalee Jamison	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Robert Lee Jamison	11	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Perlie Lee Jamison	7	Son	—	Mississippi
61	Florida Jamison	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Johnnie Jamison	3	Son	—	Mississippi
63	C B Davis	30	Head	Farming	Mississippi
64	Janie Davis	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Eula P Davis	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Charlie Greenfield	47	Head	Farming	Mississippi
67	Priscilla Greenfield	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Mary A Greenfield	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Moses Harris	47	Head	Farming	Mississippi
70	Catherine Harris	21	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Burnett Harris	19	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Frank Harris	16	Son	—	Mississippi
73	William Harris	14	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Charlie Harris	9	Son	—	Mississippi
75	Naman Harris	5	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Alvin Lewis	44	Head	Farming	Mississippi
77	Elizabeth Lewis	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
78	Jasper Lewis	21	Son	—	Mississippi
79	Rosa M Lewis	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Allen Lewis	12	Son	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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