Ella Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Coahoma-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ella Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Coahoma-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Coahoma-County, Mississippi
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Coahoma
Additional Details
Occupation	0
Industry	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	0
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ella	Age	Birth yr
Rosalie Jones	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Will Jones	Head	—	42	~1898
Samuel Jones	Son	—	5	~1935
David Jones	Son	—	13	~1927
Albert Jones	Son	—	15	~1925
Edward Jones	Son	—	17	~1923
Ella Jones	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Phillips, Arkansas

Spouse, age 26

Phillips, Arkansas · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Coahoma, Mississippi

Spouse, age 36

Coahoma, Mississippi · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Coahoma-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 48

Coahoma-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Coahoma
Occupation	0
Industry	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Ella Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02017-00516)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sylvester Barker	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Annie Bell Barker	18	Wife	0	Mississippi
3	Annie Bell Barker	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Sylvester, Jr. Barker	0	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Lucious Mckinney	20	Boarder	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
6	Rosa Mae Mckinney	17	Boarder	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
7	Liza Pritchett	57	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
8	Curtis Brown	15	Grandson	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
9	Zelan Sanford	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Pearl Sanford	37	Wife	0	Mississippi
11	Peter Buck Hammons	19	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Carrie Mae Hammons	19	Wife	0	Mississippi
13	E. L. Patterson	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lizzie Patterson	45	Wife	0	Mississippi
15	Ada Mae Mckinley	19	Stepdaughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
16	Perry Anderson	68	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Ella Anderson	57	Wife	0	Alabama
18	Will Jones	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Ella Jones THIS PERSON	48	Wife	0	Mississippi
20	Edward Jones	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
21	Albert Jones	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
22	David Jones	13	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Rosalie Jones	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
24	Samuel Jones	5	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Frankie Howard	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
26	Polly Johnson	63	Mother	0	Mississippi
27	Will Harp	70	Boarder	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
28	Sam Ralston	27	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
29	Annie Ralston	23	Wife	0	Arkansas
30	Sarah Talbot	57	Boarder	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
31	John Gleason	60	Head	Blacksmith	Alabama
32	Rubin Gregory	24	Head	Hostler	Mississippi
33	Marie Gregory	24	Wife	0	Mississippi
34	Mack Wilson	37	Head	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
35	Josie Bee Ab Wilson	27	Wife	0	Mississippi
36	Rosalie Wilson	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Adell Reese	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
38	Kathleen Reese	24	Wife	0	Mississippi
39	Patsy Ship	6	Stepdaughter	—	Mississippi
40	Linda Reese	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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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