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Emma Harris — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Bolivar-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Emma Harris across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bolivar-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 45
b. ~1895
Female
Spouse
Born: Mississippi
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Bolivar-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | Harris |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Bolivar |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | farming |
| Industry | NP |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | 2 |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Occupation | Farming |
| Township / Ward | Beat 2 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1895 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Emma | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Harris | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Lew Harris | Head | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Sharla Harris | Son | — | 28 | ~1912 |
| Celes Harris | Son | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Dennis Harris | Son | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| L Harris | Son | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Charles Harris | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Emma Harris | Spouse | — | 45 | ~1895 |
Census Appearances
1930
Bolivar, Mississippi
Other, age 35
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Harris |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Sister |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Bolivar-County, Mississippi
Spouse, age 45
Bolivar-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 8 household members
| Surname | Harris |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Bolivar |
| Occupation | farming |
| Industry | NP |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | 2 |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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Our Model Tree links Emma Harris across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Emma Harris
Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Mississippi
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1940 US Federal Census — Bolivar-County, Mississippi
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1940 US Federal Census — Bolivar-County, Mississippi
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02009-00875)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Dorothy Lee Carter | 7 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 42 | R. B. Carter | 4 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 43 | Marty Patterson | 48 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 44 | Laura Patterson | 40 | daughter | Farming | Mississippi |
| 45 | Willie Patterson | 24 | son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 46 | Fay Patterson | 21 | daughter | Farming | Mississippi |
| 47 | Lew Jr. Harris | 48 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 48 | Emma Harris THIS PERSON | 45 | wife | Farming | Mississippi |
| 49 | Sharla Harris | 28 | son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 50 | Celes Harris | 19 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 51 | Charles Harris | 18 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 52 | Jessie Mae Harris | 16 | daughter | Farming | Mississippi |
| 53 | L. C. Harris | 14 | son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 54 | Dennis Harris | 13 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 55 | Augustus Sims | 38 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 56 | Sadie Sims | 36 | wife | Farming | Alabama |
| 57 | Cornelius Sims | 28 | nephew | Farming | Mississippi |
| 58 | James Jordan | 28 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 59 | Alberta Jordan | 23 | wife | Farming | Mississippi |
| 60 | James Jr. Jordan | 7 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 61 | Charles Jordan | 4 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 62 | William Lee Jordan | 3 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 63 | Willie Martin | 30 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 64 | Lelia Martin | 28 | wife | Farming | Mississippi |
| 65 | Sally Walley | 44 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 66 | Shad Walley | 17 | son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 67 | Will Jr. Walley | 15 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 68 | Laubra Wade | 44 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 69 | Nancy Wade | 40 | wife | Farming | Louisiana |
| 70 | Clarence Wade | 14 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 71 | Louie E. Wade | 9 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 72 | Robert Lee Wade | 8 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 73 | Roosevelt Wade | 5 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 74 | James Wade | 2 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 75 | Johnnie Wade | 17 | son | Farming | Mississippi |
| 76 | Nathia Wade | 15 | daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 77 | R. C. Wade | 1 | son | — | Mississippi |
| 78 | Oscar Dawson | 60 | head | Farming | Mississippi |
| 79 | Rosie Dawson | 40 | wife | Farming | Mississippi |
| 80 | Letha Mae Dawson | 10 | granddaughter | — | Mississippi |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)