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Cora Jones — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Fayette-County, West Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Cora Jones across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette-County, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 13-person household.
Age 44
b. ~1896
Female
Spouse
Born: Virginia
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Fayette-County, West Virginia |
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 44 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Ansted Town |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Fayette |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same house |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Township / Ward | Ansted Town |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1896 |
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.
13 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Cora | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Jones | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Grace Jones | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Glenn Jones | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Viola Jones | Daughter | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| Loretta Jones | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Leon Jones | Head | — | 53 | ~1887 |
| Mary Reese | Other | — | 26 | ~1914 |
| Samuel Jones | Son | — | 26 | ~1914 |
| Theodore Jones | Son | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Gilbert Jones | Son | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| John Jones | Son | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Charles Jones | Son | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Cora Jones | Spouse | — | 44 | ~1896 |
Census Appearances
1930
Fayette, West …
Spouse, age 34
Fayette, West Virginia · implied b. ~1896 — 24 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 34 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Age at First Marriage | 16 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1940
Fayette-County, West …
Spouse, age 44
Fayette-County, West Virginia · implied b. ~1896 — 13 household members
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 44 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Ansted Town |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Fayette |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same house |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Cora Jones across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Cora Jones
Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · West Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Fayette-County, West Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Fayette-County, West Virginia
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04402-00613)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Barney | 26 | Head | Coal Loader | West Virginia |
| 2 | Amelia Barney | 19 | Wife | Maid | West Virginia |
| 3 | Vatt Pepper | 34 | Head | Coal Loader | West Virginia |
| 4 | Bessie Pepper | 34 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 5 | Yvonne Pepper | 14 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 6 | Norma Pepper | 11 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 7 | Luella Pepper | 7 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 8 | Emma Pepper | 3 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 9 | Octavia Murray | 56 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 10 | Clara Murray | 14 | Granddaughter | — | West Virginia |
| 11 | Pauline Davis | 30 | Lodger | Teacher | South Carolina |
| 12 | Marie Jefferson | 26 | Lodger | Teacher | South Carolina |
| 13 | Robert Liddell | 33 | Head | Laborer | West Virginia |
| 14 | Eloise Liddell | 30 | Wife | — | West Virginia |
| 15 | Lois Liddell | 11 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 16 | Henry Liddell | 10 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 17 | Robert Liddell | 8 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 18 | Ernest Liddell | 6 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 19 | Curtis Liddell | 4 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 20 | Francis Liddell | 2 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 21 | Emory Bartrum | 23 | Head | Coal Loader | West Virginia |
| 22 | Geraldine Bartrum | 19 | Wife | — | West Virginia |
| 23 | Shirley Bartrum | 0 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 24 | Thomas Adams | 23 | Head | Coal Loader | Kentucky |
| 25 | Frances Adams | 21 | Wife | — | West Virginia |
| 26 | Frances Louise Adams | 2 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 27 | Leon Jones | 53 | Head | Coal Loader | Virginia |
| 28 | Cora Jones THIS PERSON | 44 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Samuel Jones | 26 | Son | Coal Loader | West Virginia |
| 30 | Viola Jones | 24 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 31 | Grace Jones | 20 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 32 | Gilbert Jones | 16 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 33 | Charles Jones | 15 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 34 | John Jones | 13 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 35 | Theodore Jones | 11 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 36 | Loretta Jones | 8 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 37 | Glenn Marie Jones | 5 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 38 | Dorothy Lawson Jones | 1 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 39 | Mary Reese | 26 | Sister-in-law | — | West Virginia |
| 40 | Coston Redman | 54 | Head | Coal Loader | West Virginia |
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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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)