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Ella Taylor — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Powhatan-County, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Ella Taylor across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Powhatan-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 61
b. ~1879
Female
Head
Born: Virginia
Widowed
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Powhatan-County, Virginia |
| Surname | Taylor |
| Given Name | Ella |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 61 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Macon Mag. Dist. |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Powhatan |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 3 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Township / Ward | Macon Mag Dist |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1879 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alona Taylor | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Ella Taylor | Head | — | 61 | ~1879 |
| Lucia Taylor | Daughter | — | 30 | ~1910 |
| Gloria Taylor | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Isabelle Taylor | Daughter | — | 36 | ~1904 |
Census Appearances
1930
Powhatan, Virginia
Head, age 52
Powhatan, Virginia · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Taylor |
| Given Name | Ella |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 52 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | H |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1940
Powhatan-County, Virginia
Head, age 61
Powhatan-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members
| Surname | Taylor |
| Given Name | Ella |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 61 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Macon Mag. Dist. |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Powhatan |
| Highest Grade | No 3 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Ella Taylor across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ella Taylor
Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Virginia
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1940 US Federal Census — Powhatan-County, Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Powhatan-County, Virginia
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04285-00060)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Morris | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 2 | Ires Morris | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 3 | Garden Morris | 27 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 4 | Alice Morris | 27 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 5 | Nelson Morris | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 6 | Cynthia Morris | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 7 | Bernard Morris | 3 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 8 | Ella Taylor THIS PERSON | 61 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 9 | Isabelle Taylor | 36 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 10 | Lucia Taylor | 30 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 11 | Alona Taylor | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 12 | Gloria Taylor | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 13 | John Farrell | 40 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 14 | Grace Farrell | 44 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Ludie Piper | 49 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 16 | James Flowers | 65 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 17 | Julian Taylor | 40 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 18 | Lucie Taylor | 26 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Joseph Taylor | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 20 | June Taylor | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 21 | William Simms | 73 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 22 | Betty Simms | 67 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 23 | Robert Simms | 26 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 24 | Frances Simms | 24 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Dorothy Simms | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 26 | Betty Simms | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Melcenia Simms | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 28 | Edward Mays | 26 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 29 | Wilson Mays | 35 | Uncle | Laborer | Virginia |
| 30 | Mary Mays | 25 | Aunt | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Lee Goodman | 52 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 32 | Violet Goodman | 48 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 33 | Louis Goodman | 15 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 34 | Wallace Goodman | 13 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 35 | William Runion | 75 | Head | Blacksmith | Virginia |
| 36 | Alice Kelson | 69 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 37 | Orenthia Hood | 30 | Daughter | Clerk | Virginia |
| 38 | James Hood | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 39 | Leon Hood | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 40 | Nelson Yaskin | 49 | Head | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
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)