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Emma Russell — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Montgomery-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Emma Russell across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Montgomery-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1913), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 27
b. ~1913
Female
Spouse
Born: Mississippi
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Montgomery-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Beat 1 Winona |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Montgomery |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | NP |
| Hours Worked | 42 |
| Highest Grade | No 6 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Beat 1 Winona |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1913 |
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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Emma | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minamae Russell | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| D Russell | Son | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| R Russell | Head | — | 28 | ~1912 |
| G Russell | Son | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Lema Russell | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| R Russell | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Emma Russell | Spouse | — | 27 | ~1913 |
Census Appearances
1930
Montgomery, Mississippi
Other, age 20
Montgomery, Mississippi · implied b. ~1910 — 3 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Sister |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Montgomery-County, Mississippi
Spouse, age 27
Montgomery-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members
| Surname | Russell |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Beat 1 Winona |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Montgomery |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | NP |
| Hours Worked | 42 |
| Highest Grade | No 6 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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Our Model Tree links Emma Russell across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Emma Russell
Spouse · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Mississippi
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Montgomery-County, Mississippi
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1940 US Federal Census — Montgomery-County, Mississippi
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02051-00133)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Ward D Adams | 49 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 42 | Lula Adams | 52 | Wife | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 43 | Ben O Hilliard | 43 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 44 | Mary Hilliard | 38 | Wife | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 45 | R B Russell | 28 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 46 | Emma Russell THIS PERSON | 27 | Wife | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 47 | Minamae Russell | 9 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 48 | Lema Mae Russell | 7 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 49 | R L Russell | 5 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 50 | D W Russell | 3 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 51 | G P Russell | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 52 | David Pruitt | 32 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 53 | Myrtle P Pruitt | 32 | Wife | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 54 | Lula Pruitt | 10 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 55 | Louis Pruitt | 10 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 56 | Edna Pruitt | 9 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 57 | Beatrice Pruitt | 8 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 58 | David Jr Pruitt | 6 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 59 | Faye Pruitt | 5 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 60 | Harvey Pruitt | 3 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 61 | E A Lemon | 52 | Head | Clerk | Mississippi |
| 62 | Willard Lemon | 14 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 63 | Bill Lemon | 20 | Son | Clerk | Mississippi |
| 64 | Owen Q Lake | 26 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 65 | Lorene Lake | 27 | Wife | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 66 | L B Lake | 12 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 67 | Alexander Lake | 5 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 68 | Douglas Lake | 2 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 69 | Henry Ford | 47 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 70 | Sally O Ford | 39 | Wife | Washwoman | Mississippi |
| 71 | E Mae Ford | 2 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 72 | John Boyd | 41 | Head | Manager | Mississippi |
| 73 | Emma Q Boyd | 40 | Wife | Salesman | Mississippi |
| 74 | Head Bailey | None | M | Store | — |
| 75 | Thelma Bailey | 31 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 76 | Watts Williams | 38 | Head | Bookkeeper | Mississippi |
| 77 | Wife Williams | None | F | — | — |
| 78 | Jesse Hemenway | 20 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 79 | Ruby Lee Hemenway | 15 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 80 | Harry Lackland | 59 | Head | Laborer | 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)