Ellen Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Coahoma-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Wilson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Coahoma-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1904), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Coahoma-County, Mississippi
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Starkville City
1935 Residence (County)	Oktibbeha
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Starkville City
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Arey Powell	Son	—	14	~1926
Willie Powell	Daughter	—	12	~1928
J Powell	Son	—	9	~1931
Ellen Wilson	Spouse	—	36	~1904
Sam Wilson	Head	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1930

Coahoma, Mississippi

Daughter, age 28

Coahoma, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Coahoma-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 36

Coahoma-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 5 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Starkville City
1935 Residence (County)	Oktibbeha
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Ellen Wilson

Spouse · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02017-00246)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hattie Stafford	33	Head	Maid	Mississippi
42	Mary Haynes	36	Head	Presser	Louisiana
43	Henrietta Brown	29	Cousin	Nurse	Mississippi
44	Annie Sanders	25	Head	Presser	Mississippi
45	Annie Barksdale	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Annie Kilgore	45	Lodger	—	Mississippi
47	Sam Wilson	40	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
48	Ellen Wilson THIS PERSON	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
49	Arey Powell	14	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Willie May Powell	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
51	J. D. Powell	9	Son	—	Mississippi
52	E. H. Price	45	Head	Preacher	Mississippi
53	Easter Price	39	Wife	—	Louisiana
54	Walter Ferguson	27	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
55	Betty Ferguson	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	George White	31	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
57	Lena White	29	Wife	Maid	Mississippi
58	Will Anderson	45	Lodger	Carpenter	Mississippi
59	Virgil Perry	29	Head	Bell Hop	Mississippi
60	Ruby Perry	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Ellen Strong	71	Head	—	Mississippi
62	Jaukita Ross	45	Daughter	Maid	Mississippi
63	G. T. Thomas	50	Head	Owner	Georgia
64	Arey B. Thomas	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Willie Jackson	35	Head	—	Mississippi
68	Velma Brown	29	Lodger	Maid	Mississippi
69	Lucille Deloach	22	Lodger	Cook	Mississippi
70	William Upchurch	34	Lodger	Attendant	Mississippi
71	Willie Baker	21	Lodger	Attendant	Mississippi
73	S. Herb	48	Head	Operator	Syria
74	Rev. M. Peterson	36	Head	Preacher	Mississippi
75	Martha Peterson	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	Duffy Peterson	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Rebecca Walls	65	Head	—	Mississippi
78	Fannie Walls	27	Daughter	Seamstress	Mississippi
79	Conwell Walls	40	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Joe Burnett	31	Head	Laborer	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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