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Bessie Price — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Lauderdale-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Bessie Price across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lauderdale-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1927), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 13
b. ~1927
Female
Daughter
Born: Mississippi
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Lauderdale-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie Mae |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Lauderdale |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 7 |
| 1935 Residence | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Township / Ward | Beat 4 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1927 |
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.
12 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bessie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ineze Dubose | Other | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Edd Price | Head | — | 40 | ~1900 |
| Bessie Price | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Bernice Dubose | Other | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Ruby Dubose | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Bertha Dubose | Other | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Eustra Price | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| W Price | Son | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Clinton Price | Son | — | 23 | ~1917 |
| Mamie Price | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Louisa Price | Other | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Deanna Price | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1901 |
Census Appearances
1930
Lauderdale, Mississippi
Daughter, age 3
Lauderdale, Mississippi · implied b. ~1927 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Betty Jean |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 3 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | District Columbia |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Lauderdale-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 13
Lauderdale-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1927 — 12 household members
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie Mae |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Lauderdale |
| Highest Grade | No 7 |
| 1935 Residence | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Bessie Price across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bessie Price
Daughter · 1940 · age 13 · b. ~1927 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Ruby Dubose
Sibling · 1940 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mamie Price
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
W Price
Sibling · 1940 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Eustra Price
Sibling · 1940 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Clinton Price
Sibling · 1940 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1940 US Federal Census — Lauderdale-County, Mississippi
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1940 US Federal Census — Lauderdale-County, Mississippi
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02040-00663)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosie A Hunter | 4 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 2 | Edd Hunter | 50 | Head | Farming | Alabama |
| 3 | Alice Hunter | 55 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 4 | Jessie Speed | 50 | Head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 5 | Charlie Speed | 18 | Son | Ccc Boy | Mississippi |
| 6 | Ned Speed | 14 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 7 | Marybelline Speed | 12 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 8 | Fred Speed | 23 | Son | Common Labor | Mississippi |
| 9 | Edd Price | 40 | Head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 10 | Deanna Price | 39 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 11 | Eustra Price | 19 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 12 | Bessie Mae Price THIS PERSON | 13 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 13 | Mamie Price | 10 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 14 | W C Price | 14 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 15 | Ruby Dubose | 20 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 16 | Clinton Price | 23 | Son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 17 | Louisa Price | 16 | Daughter-in-law | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Bertha Dubose | 3 | Daughter-in-law | — | Mississippi |
| 19 | Bernice Dubose | 5 | Granddaughter | — | Mississippi |
| 20 | Ineze Dubose | 3 | Granddaughter | — | Mississippi |
| 21 | Peter Dubose | 27 | Head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 22 | Addie Dubose | 27 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 23 | Ida Dubose | 6 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 24 | Alvin S Dubose | 4 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 25 | Willie E Dubose | 2 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 26 | Willis Washington | 80 | Head | Farming | Alabama |
| 27 | Jane Washington | 60 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | Holden Hall | 24 | Step-son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 29 | Elmira Gaddis | 12 | Step-daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 30 | Hugh Little | 53 | Head | — | Mississippi |
| 31 | Ella Little | 43 | Wife | Lunch Room | Mississippi |
| 32 | Floyd Brown | 43 | Head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 33 | Rilla Brown | 38 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 34 | Helen Brown | 11 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 35 | Joe Brown | 7 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 36 | Malcolm Brown | 5 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 37 | Lena Brown | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 38 | Leo Brown | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 39 | L T Price | 15 | Step-son | — | Mississippi |
| 40 | William Wright | 72 | Head | Farming | South Carolina |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)