Emma Carter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wilkinson-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Emma Carter across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wilkinson-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1891), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wilkinson-County, Mississippi
Surname	Carter
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Wilkinson
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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
Danny Carter	Son	—	13	~1927
Dannie Carter	Head	—	54	~1886
Laverne Carter	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Edna Carter	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Emma Carter	Spouse	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Wilkinson, Mississippi

Spouse, age 26

Wilkinson, Mississippi · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Wilkinson, Mississippi

Spouse, age 37

Wilkinson, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Wilkinson-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 49

Wilkinson-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Wilkinson
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Emma Carter

Spouse · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02078-00054)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Evelyn Porter	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
42	Ernest Lee Porter	3	Son	—	Mississippi
43	Cecil Thomas Porter	1	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Porter Elizabeth	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Edward Hilliard	25	Son in law	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
46	Minnie Hilliard	25	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
47	Grover Tucker	3	Boarder	—	Mississippi
48	Willie Jackson	7	Nephew	—	Mississippi
49	Arveal Turner	33	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Julia Turner	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Mary Lee Turner	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Elon Tucker	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
53	Lena Tucker	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Willis Tucker	23	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
55	Tom Oliver Tucker	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
56	Walter Tucker	13	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Eddie Lee Tucker	9	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Leola Prater	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Tractor Dawson	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
60	Phine Dawson	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Ella Hathorn	40	Head	Cook	Mississippi
62	Gladys Hathorn	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Hazel Hathorn	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Zola Hathorn	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	John Lee Hathorn	10	Son	—	Mississippi
66	John Hill	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
67	Sarah Hill	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Alberta Hill	13	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
69	Dannie Carter	54	Head	Store Keeper	Mississippi
70	Emma Carter THIS PERSON	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Laverne Carter	20	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Edna Mae Carter	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Danny Jr Carter	13	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Herbert Poole	28	Head	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
75	Bernice Poole	23	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
76	Ella Evelyn Poole	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Henry Poole	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Rosa Poole	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Edward Prater	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
80	Minnie Prater	24	Wife	Teacher	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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