Bessie King — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ben-Hill-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Bessie King across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ben-Hill-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ben-Hill-County, Georgia
Surname	King
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1537 Fitzgerald
1935 Residence (County)	Ben Hill
Additional Details
Occupation	0
Industry	0
Class of Worker	no
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	0
Township / Ward	Md 1537 Fitzgerald
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Bessie King	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Murray King	Son	—	15	~1925
Tom King	Head	—	50	~1890
Heron King	Son	—	18	~1922
Alene King	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Ward King	Son	—	10	~1930
Lorene Bishop	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Ben Hill, …

Spouse, age 26

Ben Hill, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	King
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Ben Hill, …

Other, age 36

Ben Hill, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	King
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Ben-Hill-County, Georgia

Spouse, age 46

Ben-Hill-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members

Surname	King
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1537 Fitzgerald
1935 Residence (County)	Ben Hill
Occupation	0
Industry	0
Class of Worker	no
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Bessie King

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Georgia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00639-00292)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Bernice Seagrove	15	Daughter	0	Georgia
42	Floye Seagrove	13	Daughter	0	Georgia
43	Amanda Mccullen	75	Mother-in-law	0	Iowa
44	Tom King	50	Head	Mechanic	Georgia
45	Bessie King THIS PERSON	46	Wife	0	Georgia
46	Heron King	18	Son	Bander	Georgia
47	Murray King	15	Son	Clerk	Georgia
48	Alene King	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
49	Ward King	10	Son	—	Georgia
50	Lorene Bishop	18	Daughter	Spooler	Georgia
51	Tom Melton	33	Head	Weaver	Georgia
52	Ola Melton	32	Wife	Weaver	Georgia
53	George Minix	26	Head	Doffer	Georgia
54	Pauline Minix	21	Wife	Creeler	Georgia
55	Donald Minix	1	Son	—	Georgia
56	Haywood Clark	45	Head	Carder	Georgia
57	Allie L. Clark	47	Wife	Spinner	Georgia
58	Charlie A. Clark	23	Son	Sweeper	Georgia
59	Gertrude Clark	20	Daughter	0	Georgia
60	Willie Lee Clark	15	Son	Clerk	Georgia
61	Frances E. Clark	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
62	Mamie Ruth Clark	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
63	Haywood Jr. Clark	6	Son	—	Georgia
64	Walter Wood	44	Head	Slasher Hand	Georgia
65	Florence Wood	54	Wife	0	Georgia
66	Adair Hunt	45	Brother-in-law	Doffer	Georgia
67	Carroll King	24	Head	Frame Spinner	Georgia
68	Libby King	23	Wife	Spinner	Georgia
69	Catherine King	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
70	Geraldine King	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
71	Rawleigh Wright	27	Head	Spinner	Georgia
72	Lollie Wright	23	Wife	Spinner	Georgia
73	Sarah Ellen Ball	58	Head	0	Georgia
74	Christine Ball	25	Daughter	Warper	Georgia
75	Julius Ball	19	Son	Doffer	Georgia
76	Rufus Dean Haddock	7	Grandson	—	Georgia
77	Clinton Giddens	35	Head	Truck Driver	Georgia
78	Mable Giddens	33	Wife	Creeler	Georgia
79	Harold Giddens	9	Son	—	Georgia
80	Jack Giddens	7	Son	—	Georgia

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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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