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Bessie Price — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Oconee-County, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Bessie Price across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Oconee-County, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 39
b. ~1901
Female
Spouse
Born: South Carolina
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Oconee-County, South Carolina |
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Center Township |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Oconee |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Township / Ward | Center Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1901 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bessie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Price | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1934 |
| Lois Price | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Orileche Price | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Lemuel Price | Son | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Haskell Price | Head | — | 38 | ~1902 |
| Bessie Price | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1901 |
| Frankie Price | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1938 |
| Hafrie Price | Son | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Rosetta Price | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1936 |
| Montez Price | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Cleade Price | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
Census Appearances
1930
Oconee, South …
Other, age 30
Oconee, South Carolina · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife-H |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 23 |
| Father's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1940
Oconee-County, South …
Spouse, age 39
Oconee-County, South Carolina · implied b. ~1901 — 11 household members
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Center Township |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Oconee |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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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
Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · South Carolina
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Oconee-County, South Carolina
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1940 US Federal Census — Oconee-County, South Carolina
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03828-00066)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | John C. (H) Marett | 42 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 42 | Alena Marett | 75 | Mother | — | South Carolina |
| 43 | Luther (H) Jones | 46 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 44 | Annie Jones | 39 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 45 | George Jones | 45 | Brother | — | South Carolina |
| 46 | Maude Jones | 29 | Niece | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 47 | Brother Stepney | None | M | — | — |
| 48 | Herbert Stepney | 17 | Nephew | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 49 | Ray (H) Whitten | 27 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 50 | Rosa May Whitten | 20 | Wife | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 51 | Theresa Whitten | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 52 | Haskell (H) Price | 38 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 53 | Bessie Price THIS PERSON | 39 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 54 | Lois Price | 15 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 55 | Hafrie Price | 13 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 56 | Cleade Price | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 57 | Montez Price | 11 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 58 | Orileche Price | 8 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 59 | Ruth Price | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 60 | Rosetta Price | 4 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 61 | Frankie Price | 2 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 62 | Lemuel Ray Price | 1 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 63 | Carl (H) Spearman | 42 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 64 | Pauline Spearman | 41 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 65 | Willie Grace Spearman | 18 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 66 | Mildred Spearman | 16 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 67 | Margaret Spearman | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 68 | Joseph Spearman | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 69 | Betty Sue Spearman | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 70 | Betty Lou Spearman | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 71 | Larry Spearman | 5 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 72 | Arlene Marie Spearman | 41 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 73 | Clayton (H) Price | 40 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 74 | Lou Price | 35 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 75 | Marie Price | 16 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 76 | Genevieve Price | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 77 | Sallie Mae Price | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 78 | Reece Price | 4 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 79 | Patricia Price | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 80 | Java Price | 50 | Sister | Serving Lunch | 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)