Ella Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Campbell-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Ella Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Campbell-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1868), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 72 b. ~1868 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Campbell-County, Tennessee
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Jellico City
1935 Residence (County)	Campbell
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Jellico City
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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
Pastine Howe	Daughter	—	41	~1899
Trilla Lee	Daughter	—	43	~1897
Dan Wilson	Head	—	73	~1867
Trilla Lee	Other	—	8	~1932
Lester Lee	Other	—	50	~1890
Ella Wilson	Spouse	—	72	~1868

Census Appearances

1920

Campbell, Tennessee

Spouse, age 50

Campbell, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Campbell, Tennessee

Other, age 61

Campbell, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Campbell-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 72

Campbell-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1868 — 6 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Jellico City
1935 Residence (County)	Campbell
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Ella Wilson

Spouse · 1940 · age 72 · b. ~1868 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03876-00545)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rosa Johnson	22	daughter	Teacher	Tenn.
2	John Jr. Johnson	20	son	—	Tenn.
3	Viola Johnson	19	daughter	—	Tenn.
4	Ora Mae Johnson	18	daughter	—	Tenn.
5	Eunice Johnson	11	son	—	Tenn.
6	Paul Jones	35	Head	Laborer	Virginia
7	Florence Jones	34	wife	—	Kentucky
8	Princess Jones	16	daughter	—	Tenn.
9	Bill Jones	13	son	—	Kentucky
10	Patty Jones	3	daughter	—	Tenn.
11	Dan Wilson	73	Head	—	Virginia
12	Ella Wilson THIS PERSON	72	wife	—	Kentucky
13	Lester Lee	50	son-in-law	Sewing	Kentucky
14	Trilla Lee	43	daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Trilla Pauline Lee	8	grandchild	—	Tenn.
16	Pastine Howe	41	daughter	Bookkeeper	Kentucky
17	H. B. Mccomb	62	Head	Manager	Kentucky
18	Mabel Mccomb	56	wife	—	Kentucky
19	Billy Mccomb	20	son	—	Tenn.
20	William Turnblazer	51	Head	President	Pennsylvania
21	Sally Turnblazer	52	wife	—	Tenn.
22	William Jr. Turnblazer	19	son	—	Tenn.
23	John Lewis Turnblazer	16	son	—	Tenn.
24	Charles Hickey	26	Head	Stenographer	Tenn.
25	Ruth Hickey	24	wife	—	Kentucky
26	Rochelle Hickey	3	daughter	—	Kentucky
27	Silvester Lay	46	Head	Carpenter	Tenn.
28	Cara Lay	46	wife	—	Tenn.
29	Silvester Jr. Lay	10	son	—	Tenn.
30	Billie Jean Lay	8	daughter	—	Tenn.
31	Mary Lay	5	daughter	—	Tenn.
32	Billy Trammell	25	Head	—	Tenn.
33	Billy Trammell	11	daughter	—	Tenn.
34	Hubert Vaughn	27	Head	Bookkeeper	Kentucky
35	Clara Vaughn	25	wife	—	Tenn.
36	Byron Gene Vaughn	1	son	—	Kentucky
37	Alice Douglas	73	Head	—	Kentucky
38	Fulton Douglas	44	son	Superintendent	Tenn.
39	Mabel Douglas	40	daughter	Stenographer	Tenn.

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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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