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Bessie Price — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Bessie Price across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 50
b. ~1890
Female
Spouse
Born: Tennessee
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Shelby-County, Tennessee |
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Civil District #2 Cordova Precinct |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Shelby |
| Additional Details | |
| Industry | H |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Township / Ward | Civil District 2 Cordova Precinct |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1890 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Price | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Catherine Flemming | Other | — | 75 | ~1865 |
| Margrett Price | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| Bessie Price | Spouse | — | 50 | ~1890 |
| Loris Price | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Carly Price | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| A Price | Head | — | 50 | ~1890 |
| Emma Price | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Ivy Price | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Major Price | Son | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Geraldine Price | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Alma Price | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1924 |
Census Appearances
1930
Shelby, Tennessee
Other, age 39
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Beulah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife-H |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1940
Shelby-County, Tennessee
Spouse, age 50
Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 12 household members
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Civil District #2 Cordova Precinct |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Shelby |
| Industry | H |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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
Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Tennessee
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1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Tennessee
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1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Tennessee
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03935-00041)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Margree Morris | 32 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | John Morris | 10 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 43 | Hulic|Hulice Morris | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 44 | Thillie|Phillie Morris | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 45 | Ed Faucette | 60 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 46 | Dora Little | 60 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 47 | Billie Little | 23 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 48 | Jimmie Lee Little | 7 | Grandson | — | Tennessee |
| 49 | Sydney Robinson | 65 | Uncle | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 50 | Robert Parrish | 40 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 51 | Elizabeth Parrish | 30 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 52 | Clibor Gray | 15 | Step son | — | Tennessee |
| 53 | Edna May Gray | 13 | Step daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 54 | Edmund Gray | 11 | Step son | — | Tennessee |
| 55 | Andrew Taylor | 22 | Head | Ditching | Tennessee |
| 56 | Annie Lou Taylor | 19 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 57 | Thomas L. Taylor | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 58 | J. T. Cannon | 30 | Head | Truck Route | Mississippi |
| 59 | Louise Cannon | 28 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 60 | John William Cannon | 5 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 61 | Jerry Martin Cannon | 0 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 62 | R. T. Cannon | 18 | Brother | — | Mississippi |
| 63 | Mary Esther Cannon | 16 | Sister | — | Mississippi |
| 64 | A. H. Price | 50 | Head | Teacher | Tennessee |
| 65 | Bessie Price THIS PERSON | 50 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 66 | Alma Price | 16 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 67 | Geraldine Price | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 68 | Major Price | 14 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 69 | Emma Gene Price | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 70 | Carly Price | 10 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 71 | Margrett Price | 9 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 72 | A. H. Jr. Price | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 73 | Loris Price | 5 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 74 | Ivy May Price | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 75 | Catherine Flemming | 75 | Mother in law | — | Mississippi |
| 76 | Libon Crawford | 50 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 77 | Susie Crawford | 50 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 78 | Lexara Crawford | 7 | Grand daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 79 | Ad Crawford | 44 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 80 | Moselle Crawford | 36 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
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)