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Emma Turner — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Clair-County, Illinois
Our Model Tree links this Emma Turner across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Clair-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 45
b. ~1895
Female
Spouse
Born: Mississippi
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | St.-Clair-County, Illinois |
| Surname | Turner |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Unincorporated place (Firewaks Station) |
| 1935 Residence (County) | St. Clair |
| Additional Details | |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Township / Ward | Unincorporated Place Firewaks Station |
| 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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Emma | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Turner | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Geraldine Turner | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Ertha Turner | Daughter | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| Harold Turner | Son | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| Haywood Turner | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Mattie Turner | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Albert Turner | Head | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Clodeal Turner | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Emma Turner | Spouse | — | 45 | ~1895 |
Census Appearances
1930
St Clair, …
Spouse, age 36
St Clair, Illinois · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Turner |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
St.-Clair-County, Illinois
Spouse, age 45
St.-Clair-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1895 — 9 household members
| Surname | Turner |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Unincorporated place (Firewaks Station) |
| 1935 Residence (County) | St. Clair |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Hours Worked | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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Our Model Tree links Emma Turner across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Emma Turner
Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Illinois
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Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Clair-County, Illinois
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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Clair-County, Illinois
Page Contents
38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00879-00543)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hurd | 39 | Head | — | Arkansas |
| 2 | Pecola Holmon | 15 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 3 | Julia Hurd | 1 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 5 | Albert Turner | 48 | Head | — | Alabama |
| 6 | Emma Turner THIS PERSON | 45 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 7 | Ertha Turner | 24 | Daughter | Teacher | Mississippi |
| 8 | Henry Turner | 18 | Son | Laborer | Missouri |
| 9 | Mattie L. Turner | 16 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 10 | Geraldine Turner | 13 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 11 | Haywood Turner | 10 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 12 | Harold Turner | 9 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 13 | Clodeal Turner | 7 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 15 | James Sr. Ward | 56 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 16 | Icie Ward | 46 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 17 | James Jr. Ward | 26 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 18 | Mattie Jackson | 20 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 19 | Elijah Ward | 18 | Son | Laborer | Illinois |
| 20 | Minnie Ward | 15 | Daughter | New Worker | Illinois |
| 21 | Alice Ward | 11 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 22 | Johnie Ward | 8 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 23 | Joseph Ward | 8 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 24 | Elsie Ward | 6 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 25 | William A. Ward | 4 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 26 | Ruthel Jackson | 4 | Grand Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 27 | George Jones | 34 | Head | Laborer | Arkansas |
| 28 | Sarah Jones | 23 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 29 | Adell Bush | 25 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 30 | Rose Anna Bush | 66 | Mother | — | Alabama |
| 31 | John Robinson | 47 | Head | Scrap Trimmer | Arkansas |
| 32 | Mary Robinson | 39 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 33 | Belle Thomas | 59 | Mother | — | Alabama |
| 34 | Joseph Jr. Thompson | 29 | Head | Laborer | Illinois |
| 35 | Ellie Thompson | 31 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 36 | John Rhodes | 78 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 37 | Anna Rhodes | 60 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 38 | Hugh Hathorne | 60 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 39 | Josephine Hathorne | 58 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 40 | Josephine Waterford | 18 | Grand Daughter | New Worker | Missouri |
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)