Bessie Mitchell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Mitchell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Oklahoma Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Bessie S.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Elk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Oklahoma
Additional Details
Occupation	House Keeper
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	PW
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma
Occupation	Housekeeper
Township / Ward	Elk Township
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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
Fred Williams	Other	—	23	~1917
Helen Camp	Other	—	25	~1915
Roberta Williams	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Fred Mitchell	Head	—	49	~1891
Belius Clark	Other	—	24	~1916
Bessie Mitchell	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Wanda Mitchell	Daughter	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Spouse, age 24

Oklahoma, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1930

Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Spouse, age 33

Oklahoma, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Mother's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Hotel
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1940

Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma

Spouse, age 43

Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Bessie S.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Elk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Oklahoma
Occupation	House Keeper
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	PW
Highest Grade	Hs 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

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Bessie Mitchell

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Oklahoma

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1940 US Federal Census — Oklahoma-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03317-00747)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Virgie Mae Hopkins	1	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
2	L. M. Louca	63	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	S. M. Louca	29	Son	Truck Driver	Oklahoma
4	Ed Louca	54	Brother	—	Georgia
5	Joe Louca	27	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
6	Alene Louca	28	Daughter-in-law	House Keeper	Oklahoma
7	Carolyn Louca	8	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
8	Harold Ray Louca	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
9	Lee Thornbrugh	43	Head	Machinist	Arkansas
10	Margaret Thornbrugh	43	Wife	House Keeper	England
11	John J. Thornbrugh	16	Son	—	Arkansas
12	W. L. Tingley	46	Head	Rail Truck	Oklahoma
13	Mabel Tingley	41	Wife	House Keeper	Oklahoma
14	Ruby M. Tingley	18	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
15	Lucille Tingley	9	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
16	Fred Mitchell	49	Head	Bus Driver	Arkansas
17	Bessie S. Mitchell THIS PERSON	43	Wife	House Keeper	Oklahoma
18	Wanda Mitchell	21	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
19	Fred Williams	23	Boarder	Laborer	Oklahoma
20	Roberta Williams	22	Daughter	Postal Clerk	Oklahoma
21	Belius Clark	24	Lodger	Teacher	Texas
22	Helen Camp	25	Lodger	Teacher	Texas
23	H. G. Mcray	41	Head	Driller	Oklahoma
24	Leona Mcray	39	Wife	House Keeper	Oklahoma
25	Juanita Mcray	17	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
26	Maxine Mcray	13	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
27	J. E. Finney	55	Head	Farmer	Illinois
28	Sarah Finney	52	Wife	House Keeper	Texas
29	John Finney	17	Son	—	Oklahoma
30	Clyde Finney	15	Son	—	Oklahoma
31	W. L. White	35	Head	Teacher	Oklahoma
32	Mildred White	34	Wife	House Keeper	Oklahoma
33	Jack White	15	Son	—	Oklahoma
34	Billy White	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
35	Wm. Newton White	8	Son	—	Oklahoma
36	John Kitchen	44	Head	T. Pipe Fitter	Illinois
37	Edith L. Kitchen	44	Wife	House Keeper	W. Virginia
38	Betty Joyce Kitchen	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
39	William Maloney	77	Head	Janitor	Oklahoma
40	Florine Maloney	52	Wife	House Keeper	Oklahoma

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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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