Elizabeth Powell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bradley-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Powell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bradley-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bradley-County, Arkansas
Surname	Powell
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Warren town
1935 Residence (County)	Bradley
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundry
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	14
Income (1939)	23
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Laundry
Township / Ward	Warren Town
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
J Powell	Son	—	7	~1933
Elizabeth Powell	Head	—	43	~1897
Ruth Powell	Daughter	—	10	~1930
J Powell	Son	—	14	~1926
Ruby Powell	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Eddie Powell	Son	—	19	~1921
P Powell	Son	—	16	~1924
Albert Powell	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Bradley, Arkansas

Spouse, age 23

Bradley, Arkansas · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powell
Given Name	Essie
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Bradley, Arkansas

Other, age 33

Bradley, Arkansas · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powell
Given Name	Essie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	South Carolina
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Bradley-County, Arkansas

Head, age 43

Bradley-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

Surname	Powell
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Warren town
1935 Residence (County)	Bradley
Occupation	Laundry
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	14
Income (1939)	23
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Elizabeth Powell

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Arkansas

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1940 US Federal Census — Bradley-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00120-00667)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lummye Hammonds	56	Head	None	Arkansas
2	Bob Hammonds	30	Son	Time Keeper	Arkansas
3	Rex Hammonds	25	Son	Laborer	Arkansas
4	Virginia Hammonds	18	Daughter	Clerical	Arkansas
5	Jack Hammonds	12	Son	None	Arkansas
6	Rosa L. Jerrell	33	Head	Manager	Louisiana
7	Mildred Jerrell	27	Wife	None	Mississippi
8	Watt Mosley	47	Head	Traveling Salesman	Arkansas
9	Myrela Mosley	45	Wife	None	Arkansas
10	Faye Miller	48	Head	Carpenter Wpa	Arkansas
11	Evoeal Miller	50	Wife	None	Arkansas
12	Troy Miller	25	Son	Service Man	Arkansas
13	Crenton Miller	21	Son	New Worker	Arkansas
14	Harvey Shields	32	Lodger	Laborer	Arkansas
15	Garnet E. Spear	28	Head	Manager	Mississippi
16	Leodeska D. Spear	23	Wife	None	Mississippi
17	Troy Jarrett	31	Head	Bookkeeper	Arkansas
18	Helen Mae Jarrett	27	Wife	Editor	Arkansas
19	Sallie Milam	79	Head	None	Arkansas
20	Lillie Harding	48	Head	None	Arkansas
21	Willie Mae Harding	7	Daughter	—	Arkansas
22	Luera Johnson	50	Lodger	Cook	Louisiana
23	Willie Harding	40	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
24	Amy Harding	25	Sister	None	Arkansas
25	Elizabeth Powell THIS PERSON	43	Head	Laundry	Arkansas
26	Eddie Jr. Powell	19	Son	Carpenter (Wpa)	Arkansas
27	Albert Powell	18	Son	Carpenter (Wpa)	Arkansas
28	P. C. Powell	16	Son	New Worker	Arkansas
29	Ruby Powell	15	Daughter	None	Arkansas
30	J. D. Powell	14	Son	Delivery Boy	Arkansas
31	Ruth Powell	10	Daughter	—	Arkansas
32	J. L. Powell	7	Son	—	Arkansas
33	John L. Adams	34	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
34	Mary Adams	21	Wife	House Keeper	Arkansas
35	Lummye Adams	5	Daughter	—	Arkansas
36	Leola Hill	52	Aunt	Laundry	Arkansas
37	Lulu Mae Hardgrave	33	Head	Laundry	Arkansas
38	Richard P. Byars	58	Head	None	Arkansas
39	Katie Byars	37	Wife	House Work Wpa	Arkansas
40	Cratia White	36	Sister in law	Laborer	Arkansas

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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)

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