Emma Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fulton-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Emma Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fulton-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Head Born: Georgia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fulton-County, Georgia
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Atlanta
1935 Residence (County)	Fulton
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Atlanta
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 Emma	Age	Birth yr
Major Adams	Son	—	18	~1922
Emma Adams	Head	—	46	~1894
Mary Adams	Daughter	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

Fulton, Georgia

Spouse, age 26

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Fulton, Georgia

Head, age 36

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1894

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Fulton-County, Georgia

Head, age 46

Fulton-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Atlanta
1935 Residence (County)	Fulton
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Emma Adams

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Georgia

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00729-00206)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Josephine Conoley	60	Head	Laundress	Georgia
2	Ezell Jones	33	Head	Helper	Alabama
3	Sara Jones	24	Wife	Cook	Alabama
5	James E. Thomason	42	Head	Salesman	Alabama
6	Susie Thomason	36	Wife	Saleslady	Alabama
7	Marcus G. Pournelle	47	Head	No	Georgia
8	Hattie Pournelle	56	Sister	Registered Nurse	Georgia
9	Jimmie Lou Hicks	28	Head	No	Georgia
10	Edward E. White	52	Head	Cleaner	Georgia
11	Georgia Dunlap	79	Head	No	Georgia
12	Bertha D. Stakely	59	Daughter	Secretary	Georgia
13	Anna Davis	75	Servant	Maid	South Carolina
14	Edward Leroy Wilson	66	Head	Engineer	Indiana
15	Dora Wilson	51	Wife	No	Tennessee
16	Sara Blackburn	76	Mother-in-law	No	Tennessee
17	Emily Ruse	88	Head	No	Georgia
18	Mary E. Balmer	65	Companion	Companion	Georgia
19	Mattie Louise Sullivan	67	Lodger	No	Georgia
20	Nora Vaughn	42	Head	Maid	Georgia
21	Will Vaughn	19	Son	Attendant	Georgia
22	Emma Adams THIS PERSON	46	Head	Laundress	Georgia
23	Major Adams	18	Son	New Worker	Georgia
24	Mary Adams	15	Daughter	New Worker	Georgia
25	Fannie Barefield	57	Head	No	Georgia
26	William Barefield	20	Son	Truck Driver	Georgia
27	Lawrence E. Powell	26	Head	Painter	Georgia
28	Annie Mae Powell	20	Wife	No	Georgia
29	Opal Grace Powell	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
30	Cecil H. Fletcher	37	Head	Mechanic	Georgia
31	Bertie Lou Fletcher	27	Wife	No	Georgia
32	Donald James Fletcher	2	Son	—	Georgia
33	Walter E. Wilson	42	Head	Salesman	Georgia
34	Jimmie H. Melton	25	Head	Metal Worker	Mississippi
35	Octavia Melton	25	Wife	No	Mississippi
36	Louise Melton	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Jimmie G. Melton	9	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Katie Lou Perkins	37	Head	Laundress	Georgia
39	Gertrude Smith	39	Head	Maid	Georgia
40	George Smith	17	Son	Departmental Service	Georgia

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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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