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Ethel Green — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Ethel Green across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1923), then head of a 13-person household.
Age 17
b. ~1923
Female
Daughter
Born: Mississippi
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Sunflower-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | Green |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 17 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Sunflower |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Sunflower |
| Additional Details | |
| Hours Worked | 6 |
| Highest Grade | H 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Township / Ward | Ruleville Town |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1923 |
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.
13 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ethel | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Green | Daughter | — | 26 | ~1914 |
| Estelle Green | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Rebecca Green | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Ethel Green | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Eugene Green | Son | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| John Green | Son | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Thomas Green | Son | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Carrie Green | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Ethel Green | Spouse | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Dorothy Green | Daughter | — | ~1940 | |
| Ruth Green | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Edel Green | Head | — | 52 | ~1888 |
| Marcella Green | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
Census Appearances
1930
Sunflower, Mississippi
Daughter, age 6
Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1924 — 13 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Green |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 6 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 17
Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1923 — 13 household members
| Surname | Green |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 17 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Sunflower |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Sunflower |
| Hours Worked | 6 |
| Highest Grade | H 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Ethel Green across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ethel Green
Daughter · 1940 · age 17 · b. ~1923 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Marcella Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Thomas Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Rhoda Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 26
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ruth Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Rebecca Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Carrie Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 3
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Eugene Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Estelle Green
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Dorothy Green
Sibling · 1940 · age
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 — Sunflower-County, Mississippi
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1940 US Federal Census — Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02067-00438)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Ellen Carter | 22 | Sister | Saleslady | Mississippi |
| 2 | Virginia Smith | 19 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 3 | Martha Neeley | 22 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 4 | Henrietta Davids | 34 | Sister-in-law | Saleslady | Mississippi |
| 5 | Mary Mack | 65 | Mother-in-law | — | Mississippi |
| 6 | Sarah Mack | 22 | Sister-in-law | Bookkeeper | Mississippi |
| 7 | William Mack | 67 | Uncle | Salesman | Kansas |
| 8 | Mary Reynolds | 40 | Head | Laundress | Mississippi |
| 9 | Henry Clark | 30 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 10 | Celia Clark | 26 | Wife | Laundress | Mississippi |
| 11 | Alena Clark | 1 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 12 | Were These | None | not | — | — |
| 13 | Jim Wilson | 67 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 14 | Alma Wilson | 60 | Wife | Laundress | Mississippi |
| 15 | Daisy Franklin | 54 | Head | — | Mississippi |
| 16 | Dora Stigler | 70 | Lodger | — | Mississippi |
| 17 | Horace Cassell | 53 | Head | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Henry Conley | 63 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 19 | Debora Conley | 56 | Wife | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 20 | Addison Heard | 35 | Lodger | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 21 | Ed Williams | 26 | Lodger | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 22 | William Ware | 34 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 23 | L. V. Ware | 29 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 24 | William Jr. Ware | 7 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 25 | Vera Ware | 5 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 26 | Bulyne Ware | 3 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 27 | John Henry Ware | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | Edel Green | 52 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 29 | Ethel Green | 48 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 30 | Rhoda Green | 26 | Daughter | Farm Labor | Mississippi |
| 31 | Eugene Green | 21 | Son | Farm Labor | Mississippi |
| 32 | Thomas Green | 19 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 33 | Ethel Green THIS PERSON | 17 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 34 | Estelle Green | 15 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 35 | Marcella Green | 14 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 36 | John Luther Green | 11 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 37 | Rebecca Green | 8 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 38 | Ruth Ester Green | 5 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 39 | Carrie Green | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 40 | Dorothy D. Green | 0 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
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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)