Ella Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ella Johnson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 13-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Mississippi
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 3
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ella	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Johnson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Ruthie Johnson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Flora Johnson	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Edna Johnson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Minnie Johnson	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Alma Johnson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Jenden Johnson	Head	—	42	~1898
Sam Johnson	Son	—	1	~1939
Judge Johnson	Son	—	5	~1935
Jenden Johnson	Son	—	14	~1926
Pearl Johnson	Son	—	3	~1937
Henry Johnson	Son	—	19	~1921
Ella Johnson	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1930

Clay, Mississippi

Other, age 33

Clay, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Clay-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 43

Clay-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 13 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Ella Johnson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Ella Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Clay-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02016-00343)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ernest Bell	11	Grandson	—	Mississippi
2	Lee A Bell	3	Grandson	—	Mississippi
3	Albert C Bell	3	Grandson	—	Mississippi
4	Annie Bell	17	Granddaughter	Laborer	Mississippi
5	Sarah B Dean	17	Granddaughter	Laborer	Mississippi
6	Mose Ellis	36	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
7	Leoma Ellis	34	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
8	Ed Ellis	15	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Hattie M Ellis	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Lillie B Ellis	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Mattie L Ellis	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Mose Jr Ellis	3	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Izola Ellis	2	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Hanna B Ellis	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	Jenden Johnson	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
16	Ella Johnson THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Henry Johnson	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
18	Ruthie Johnson	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
19	Jenden Jr Johnson	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
20	Minnie L Johnson	13	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
21	Alma Johnson	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Edna Johnson	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Flora E Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
24	Pauline Johnson	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Judge Johnson	5	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Pearl Johnson	3	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Sam Johnson	1	Son	—	Mississippi
28	A D Gaston	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	Mandy Gaston	36	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Ella M Gaston	15	Stepdaughter	Laborer	Mississippi
31	Eugene Gaston	11	Stepson	—	Mississippi
32	Joe Gray	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Harriet Gray	40	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
34	Church Pullops	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Fannie Pullops	39	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
36	Georgia White	39	Sister	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Carry White	11	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
38	Bettie White	5	Niece	—	Mississippi
39	Willie M White	3	Niece	—	Mississippi
40	Fannie Pullops	11	Niece	—	Mississippi

Related Census Records

Search for Ella Johnson

All Ella Johnson Census Records Discover Johnson Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data