Ella Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Ella Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1873), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Plumbing
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ella	Age	Birth yr
Irene Baxter	Daughter	—	40	~1900
Alfred Jones	Head	—	67	~1873
Dolores Baxter	Other	—	14	~1926
John Jones	Son	—	37	~1903
Charles Baxter	Son	—	18	~1922
Ella Jones	Spouse	—	67	~1873

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 45

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 57

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1873 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella N
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 67

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1873 — 6 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Plumbing
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Ella Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01857-00442)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Fineberg	40	Head	Vice President	England
2	Lenore Fineberg	34	Wife	—	New York
3	Barney Fineberg	12	Son	—	Michigan
4	Judy Fineberg	8	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Susan Fineberg	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
6	Eva Zedell	23	Maid	Maid	Ohio
7	Alfred D. Jones	67	Head	Proprietor	Michigan
8	Ella M. Jones THIS PERSON	67	Wife	Proprietor	Michigan
9	Irene Baxter	40	Daughter	—	Michigan
10	Charles Baxter	18	Son	—	Michigan
11	Dolores Baxter	14	Niece	—	Michigan
12	John Jr. Jones	37	Son	Plumber	Michigan
13	James Jackson	35	Head	Realtor	Michigan
14	Marion Jackson	26	Wife	—	Michigan
15	Neville Foss	50	Head	Proprietor	Wisconsin
16	Florence Foss	47	Wife	—	Michigan
17	Neville Jr. Foss	20	Son	—	Michigan
18	Willard Foss	17	Son	—	Michigan
19	Theodore Foss	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
20	Hugh Foss	22	Son	Salesman	Ohio
21	Dolores Foss	26	Daughter in law	Nurse	Iowa
22	Daisy Crown	43	Maid	Maid	Kansas
23	Doris Crown	41	Maid	Maid	Kansas
24	Vernon Molitor	40	Head	Accountant	Pennsylvania
25	Beatrice C. Molitor	39	Wife	—	Penn.
26	John Molitor	15	Son	Attorney	Penn.
27	Vernon Jr. Molitor	10	Son	—	Michigan
28	Louise Feyer	69	Maid	Maid	Scotland
29	Maurice Aloran	46	Head	Proprietor	Sweden
30	Dora Aloran	45	Wife	—	Michigan
31	Margaret Aloran	17	Daughter	—	Michigan
32	Lois Aloran	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
33	Herbert Aloran	11	Son	—	Michigan
34	Anna Burnatz	23	Maid	Maid	Canada Eng.
35	Angeline Burnatz	17	Maid	Maid	Canada Eng.
36	Violet Rogers	43	Servant	Maid	Tenn.
37	Donald Christen	31	Head	Vice-President	New York
38	Anne Christen	28	Wife	—	Michigan
39	Dorothy Leech	32	Sister in law	—	Michigan
40	Donald Leech	2	Nephew	—	Michigan

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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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