Ella Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ella Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Head Born: Kentucky Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Louisville City
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	10
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Louisville 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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ella	Age	Birth yr
Ella Taylor	Head	—	56	~1884
Sonia Taylor	Daughter	—	36	~1904
Myrtle Taylor	Daughter	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Kentucky

Head, age 41

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	41
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Jefferson, Kentucky

Other, age 49

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1881 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Mother-in-law
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Head, age 56

Jefferson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Louisville City
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	10
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Ella Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Kentucky

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01367-00176)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
2	Lillian Kupper	40	Sister	Clerk	Kentucky
3	William C. Gentry	56	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
4	Nattie Gentry	43	Wife	—	North Carolina
5	Jack Gentry	17	Son	News Boy	Kentucky
6	Leon Myers	22	Head	Molder	Kentucky
7	Anna Myers	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
8	Millie Collins	43	Head	—	Kentucky
9	William Collins	27	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
10	Ezra J. Siers	33	Lodger	Laborer	Kentucky
11	Anna Betts	63	Head	—	Indiana
12	Ada Harrington	52	Head	Seamstress	Kentucky
13	Roscoe Richardson	42	Boarder	Seller Of News Paper	Kentucky
14	Ella Taylor THIS PERSON	56	Head	Laundress	Kentucky
15	Sonia Taylor	36	Daughter	Laundress	Kentucky
16	Myrtle Taylor	26	Daughter	Laundress	Kentucky
17	Leo Davis	64	Head	Yard Man	Arkansas
18	Ralph Walter Davis	28	Son	Record Copying	Colorado
19	Charles Leach	70	Head	—	Kentucky
20	Andrew Leach	74	Brother	—	Kentucky
21	William E. Sewell	57	Head	Helper	Kentucky
22	Mary Sewell	53	Wife	—	Indiana
23	Dr. Tom B. Mcclelland	41	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
25	Carrie Webster	36	Head	—	Tennessee
26	William Meneese	35	Brother	—	Tennessee
27	Charles Murphy	54	Head	Laborer	Georgia
28	Henry Porter	62	Boarder	—	Kentucky
29	William Rentachler	56	Head	Cigar Making	Kentucky
30	Stanley Gilstrup	48	Head	Helper	Kentucky
31	Rachel Gilstrup	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	Lorena Gilstrup	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
33	William Gilstrup	11	Son	—	Kentucky
34	James Gilstrup	9	Son	—	Kentucky
35	Phillip Gilstrup	1	Son	—	Kentucky
36	Bertha Williams	47	Head	Dish Washer	Indiana
37	John Tory	47	Boarder	Meat Cutter	Kentucky
38	William J. Raley	52	Head	Bridge Engineer	Kentucky
39	Emma Raley	53	Wife	—	Kentucky
40	Josephine Streicher	55	Head	—	Kentucky

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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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