Ella Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Ella Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Nebraska
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Fairfield City
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Township / Ward	Fairfield City
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ella	Age	Birth yr
Virginia Jones	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Willard Jones	Head	—	58	~1882
Larry Mull	Other	—	2	~1938
Vilas Jones	Son	—	26	~1914
Ella Jones	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Nebraska

Spouse, age 35

Clay, Nebraska · implied b. ~1885 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Clay, Nebraska

Spouse, age 46

Clay, Nebraska · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Clay-County, Nebraska

Spouse, age 56

Clay-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Fairfield City
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Ella Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Nebraska

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02241-00404)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Margaret Caulkins	78	Head	—	Illinois
42	James S Godding	64	Head	Caretaker	Nebraska
43	Adah Godding	53	Wife	—	Nebraska
44	James R Chase	78	Head	—	Pennsylvania
45	Daniel Walter	55	Head	Mail Carrier	Illinois
46	Mattie Walter	58	Wife	—	Illinois
47	Howard Hooten	38	Head	Stock Buyer	Nebraska
48	Stephe Bowman	41	Head	Labor	Kansas
49	Loraine Bowman	31	Wife	—	Nebraska
50	Jack Bowman	5	Son	—	Nebraska
51	Dorothy Bowman	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
52	Dona Bowman	2	Daughter	—	Nebraska
53	Mary Warwick	57	Head	—	Austria
54	John Warwick	19	Son	—	Nebraska
55	Joyce Warwick	18	Daughter	—	Nebraska
56	Ralph Congrove	52	Head	—	Nebraska
57	Bertha Congrove	52	Wife	—	Nebraska
58	Ervin Lee Congrove	16	Son	—	Nebraska
59	Willard Jones	58	Head	—	Nebraska
60	Ella Jones THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Nebraska
61	Virginia Jones	18	Daughter	New Worker	Nebraska
62	Vilas Jones	26	Son	Truck Driver	Nebraska
63	Larry G Mull	2	Grandson	—	Nebraska
64	Edmond Frick	79	Head	—	Germany
65	Wilford Ellingworth	55	Head	Salesman	Nebraska
66	Maud Ellingworth	45	Wife	—	Nebraska
67	Fern Ellingworth	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
68	Dwight Ellingworth	10	Son	—	Nebraska
69	Pattie Ellingworth	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
70	Patrick Clancy	68	Head	Painter	Missouri
71	Lester Vaughn	31	Head	Printer	Nebraska
72	Bernice Vaughn	20	Wife	—	Kansas
73	Ira H Ransom	78	Head	—	Illinois
74	Jenny Ransom	74	Wife	—	Illinois
75	Shade Ransom	75	Head	—	Kansas
76	Anna Mcnutt	69	Head	—	Iowa
77	Cecil Murry	35	Son	Clerk	Nebraska
78	Jesse Mcmillen	51	Head	Blacksmith	Nebraska
79	Carrie B Mcmillen	51	Wife	—	Nebraska
80	Arthur A Mcmillen	19	Son	New Worker	Nebraska

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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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