Charles Bell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Charles Bell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Lillian — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Bell
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Louisville city
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	cooper shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	880
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Louisville City
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Charles Bell	Head	—	26	~1914
Charles Bell	Son	—	1	~1939
Birdie Bell	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Kentucky

Other, age 5

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bell
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Jefferson, Kentucky

Son, age 16

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Belle
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Brick Yard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Head, age 26

Jefferson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

Surname	Bell
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Louisville city
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	laborer
Industry	cooper shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	880
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Our Model Tree links Charles Bell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Lillian Belle (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Lillian Belle

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Charles Bell

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Kentucky

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Jefferson-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01372-00161)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ruth Tytus	22	Wife	No	Kentucky
42	Joe Carpenter	24	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
43	Birdie Carpenter	22	Wife	Maid	Kentucky
44	Margret Owsley	24	Sister in law	Maid	Kentucky
45	Lorenzo Goatley	23	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
46	Evelyn Goatley	25	Wife	No	Indiana
47	Rufus Patrick	28	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
48	Mabel Patrick	27	Wife	No	Kentucky
49	Joe Goodlatt	27	Head	Porter	New York
50	Myrtle Goodlatt	27	Wife	No	Kentucky
51	Elizabeth Carter	19	Head	Maid	Georgia
52	Leortis Carter	22	Sister	Maid	Georgia
53	Dan Tytus	21	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
54	Ruth Tytus	21	Wife	Maid	Kentucky
55	Doris Tytus	12	daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Matilda Bush	26	Head	Maid	Kentucky
57	Charles Hite	23	Head	Porter	Indiana
58	Elizabeth Hite	18	Wife	No	Ohio
59	Irma Hite	0	daughter	—	Kentucky
60	Charles Stevenson	35	Head	Cook	Kentucky
61	Odean Stevenson	30	Wife	Nurse	Kentucky
62	Jennie Stevenson	50	Mother	Maid	Kentucky
63	Clarence Berry	22	Head	Piece Worker	Kentucky
64	Pearl Berry	20	Wife	Maid	Kentucky
65	Clarence Berry	0	Son	No	Kentucky
66	Katie Berry	12	daughter	—	Kentucky
67	Victor Jones	27	Head	Waiter	Kentucky
68	Hattie Jones	26	Wife	No	Kentucky
69	Victor Jones	2	Son	—	Kentucky
70	Charles Bell THIS PERSON	26	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
71	Birdie Bell	24	Wife	No	Tennessee
72	Charles Bell	1	Son	—	Kentucky
73	Katie Hall	33	Head	Nurse	Kentucky
74	Mamie Hall	16	daughter	Presser	Kentucky
75	Melvin Barnes	25	Head	Yardman	Kentucky
76	Mattie Barnes	26	Wife	Nurse	Indiana
77	Harrison Edward	29	Head	No	Kentucky
78	Ethel Edward	28	Wife	Maid	Kentucky
79	Nancey Vland	36	Head	Maid	Kentucky
80	Andrew Brook	29	Head	Porter	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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