Emma Bailey — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Emma Bailey across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1920), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Female Daughter Born: Louisiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Occupation	housework
Industry	private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Housework
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 Emma	Age	Birth yr
Joseph Bailey	Son	—	19	~1921
Emma Bailey	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Sidney Bailey	Head	—	49	~1891
Catherine Bailey	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Thomas Bailey	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Daughter, age 11

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1919 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Daughter, age 20

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Occupation	housework
Industry	private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links Emma Bailey across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Emma Bailey

Daughter · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Louisiana

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Sibling

Thomas Bailey

Sibling · 1940 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joseph Bailey

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01432-00242)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Emile J. Carrere	43	head	Pullman Porter	Louisiana
2	Sidney Carrere	39	brother	Musician	Louisiana
3	Edwin Bergeron	31	nephew	—	Louisiana
4	Mary M. Carrere	19	niece	Housework	Louisiana
5	Edgar Carrere	18	nephew	—	Louisiana
6	Roy Carrere	14	nephew	—	Louisiana
7	Wanda Carrere	16	niece	—	Louisiana
8	Muriel Carrere	12	niece	—	Louisiana
9	Alton Carrere	10	nephew	—	Louisiana
10	Joseph Allein	34	head	Planter	Louisiana
11	Helen Allein	34	wife	—	Louisiana
12	Helen Allein	8	daughter	—	Louisiana
13	Charles Allein	7	son	—	Louisiana
14	Joseph Jr. Allein	5	son	—	Louisiana
15	James P. Armelin	27	head	Helper	Louisiana
16	Minette Armelin	23	wife	—	Louisiana
17	Leely Davis	36	mother in law	Operator Machine	Louisiana
18	Inez Drouant	18	sister in law	Housemaid	Louisiana
19	Martha Drouant	21	sister in law	Housemaid	Louisiana
20	Julia Smith	38	head	Pullman Porter	Louisiana
21	Anita Smith	38	wife	—	Louisiana
22	Sidney Bailey	49	head	Labour	Louisiana
23	Catherine Bailey	41	wife	Laundress	Louisiana
24	Emma Bailey THIS PERSON	20	daughter	Housework	Louisiana
25	Joseph Bailey	19	son	Delivery Boy	Louisiana
26	Thomas Bailey	12	son	—	Louisiana
27	Edward Joseph	55	head	—	Louisiana
28	Ernestine Joseph	37	wife	—	Louisiana
29	Jonas Joseph	19	son	New Worker	Louisiana
30	Clerin Joseph	14	son	—	Louisiana
31	Gerald Joseph	13	son	—	Louisiana
32	Carrie Joseph	77	mother	—	Louisiana
33	Marguerite Clifford	72	head	—	Louisiana
34	Nora Boudreaux	40	lodger	Spinner	Louisiana
35	James Mccarthy	66	head	Furniture Repairer	Louisiana
36	Almena Mccarthy	54	wife	—	Louisiana
37	Bert Mccarthy	32	daughter	—	Louisiana
38	Emily Hawkins	57	head	Laundress	Louisiana
39	Willie Hawkins	35	son	Chef	Louisiana
40	Isaac Scott	29	son	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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