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Elizabeth Myers — 1940 US Census Record
Model Tree available1940 United States Federal Census · Rankin-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Myers across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rankin-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Wilson & Hulan — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 24
b. ~1916
Female
Daughter
Born: Mississippi
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Rankin-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | Myers |
| Given Name | Elizabeth |
| Relationship to Head | daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Rankin |
| Additional Details | |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 4 |
| 1935 Residence | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Township / Ward | Beat 2 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1916 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Elizabeth | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Myers | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Annie Myers | Spouse | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| Elizabeth Myers | Daughter | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| William Myers | Head | — | 29 | ~1911 |
| Betty Myers | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Amanda Myers | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Ellen Myers | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Wilson Taylor | Son | — | 22 | ~1918 |
| S Myers | Other | — | 6 | ~1934 |
| Julius Taylor | Other | — | 3 | ~1937 |
Census Appearances
1920
Rankin, Mississippi
Daughter, age 4
Rankin, Mississippi · implied b. ~1916 — 9 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Myers |
| Given Name | Elizabeth |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 4 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1930
Rankin, Mississippi
Daughter, age 15
Rankin, Mississippi · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Myers |
| Given Name | Elizabeth |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 15 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Rankin-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 24
Rankin-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1916 — 10 household members
| Surname | Myers |
| Given Name | Elizabeth |
| Relationship to Head | daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Rankin |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 4 |
| 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 Elizabeth Myers across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Wilson Myers (~0.92 confidence) and father Hulan Myers (~0.46 confidence) and mother Reatha Myers (~0.46 confidence) and mother Annie Myers (~0.92 confidence) and father Henry Myers (~0.92 confidence) and mother Callie Myers (~0.60 confidence) and father William Myers (~0.60 confidence) and mother Annie Myers (~0.50 confidence). The pedigree spans 2 generations with 8 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.67
Father
Wilson Myers
b. ~1874
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Hulan Myers
b. ~1880
Source mother>father
● Household
· direct · ~0.46
Mother
Reatha Myers
b. ~1883
Source mother>mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.46
Mother
Annie Myers
b. ~1886
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Henry Myers
b. ~1891
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Callie Myers
b. ~1906
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.6
Father
William Myers
b. ~1911
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.6
Mother
Annie Myers
b. ~1916
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.5
This person
Anchor record
Elizabeth Myers
Daughter · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Lindsey Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Wilson Taylor
Sibling · 1940 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Betty Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Amanda Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ellen Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 17
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 — Rankin-County, Mississippi
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1940 US Federal Census — Rankin-County, Mississippi
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02062-00347)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Carter | 19 | son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 2 | Ruth Carter | 19 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 3 | Lena Carter | 18 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 4 | Muriel Carter | 15 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 5 | Percy Jr Carter | 13 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 6 | Willard Carter | 10 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 7 | Dorothee Merle Carter | 7 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 8 | John Henry Carter | 32 | Head | Mortar Mixer | Mississippi |
| 9 | Alice Jane Carter | 24 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 10 | John Alfred Carter | 5 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 11 | Harry Lee Carter | 4 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 12 | Bertha Jane Carter | 1 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 13 | Jim Carter | 23 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 14 | Lillie May Carter | 18 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 15 | Lula Myers | 53 | Head | Seamstress | Mississippi |
| 16 | Benny Earl Moore | 49 | Head | Farmer | Indiana |
| 17 | Myrtle Ethel Moore | 45 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Arthur Brown | 24 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 19 | Magnolia Brown | 25 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 20 | Arthur C Brown | 11 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 21 | Lewis Brown | 9 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 22 | Billy Earl Brown | 7 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 23 | William Myers | 29 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 24 | Annie C Myers | 24 | wife | Midwife | Mississippi |
| 25 | Elizabeth Myers THIS PERSON | 24 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 26 | Lindsey Ab Myers | 18 | son | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 27 | Ellen Myers | 17 | daughter | Farm Hand | Mississippi |
| 28 | Amanda Myers | 13 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 29 | Betty May Myers | 11 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 30 | S M Myers | 6 | grandson | — | Mississippi |
| 31 | Julius Taylor | 3 | grandson | — | Mississippi |
| 32 | Wilson Jr Taylor | 22 | son | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 33 | Anderson G Melvin | 27 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 34 | Mary Louise Melvin | 24 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 35 | Anderson G Jr Melvin | 1 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 36 | Harry Lee Melvin | 0 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 37 | Charles B Nowell | 58 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 38 | Margaret Nowell | 57 | wife | — | Mississippi |
| 39 | William J Nowell | 24 | son | Electrical Mech | Mississippi |
| 40 | Elliott Gray Nowell | 17 | son | Labour | Mississippi |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Elizabeth + 5 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.74
Gen 2 · 2 grandparents
~0.46
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
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)