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Ethel White — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Ethel White across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1900
Female
Spouse
Born: Mississippi
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Sunflower-County, Mississippi |
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Beat 1 |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Sunflower |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Township / Ward | Beat 1 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1900 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ethel | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie White | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Irene White | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Bernice White | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Lula White | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Bessie White | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1934 |
| Mark White | Head | — | 39 | ~1901 |
| Euniceeuneman White | Son | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| A White | Son | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Mark White | Son | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Ethel White | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1900 |
Census Appearances
1930
Leflore, Mississippi
Spouse, age 30
Leflore, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 24 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1940
Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Spouse, age 40
Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 10 household members
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Ethel |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Beat 1 |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Sunflower |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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Our Model Tree links Ethel White across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ethel White
Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Mississippi
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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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-t0627-02066-00094)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ola M. Ward | 14 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 2 | Maggie B. Ward | 12 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 3 | Chester Ward | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 4 | Effie Tigue | 33 | Head | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 5 | Wheeler Tigue | 17 | Brother | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 6 | Lillie Tigue | 16 | Sister | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 7 | Marshall Tigue | 14 | Brother | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 8 | Cordie Tigue | 12 | Brother | — | Mississippi |
| 9 | Evelyne Tigue | 10 | Sister | — | Mississippi |
| 10 | Gertrude Tigue | 4 | Sister | — | Mississippi |
| 11 | Mildred Tigue | 1 | Niece | — | Mississippi |
| 12 | Johnie Ward | 22 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 13 | Catherine Ward | 21 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 14 | Le Ray Hudson | 39 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 15 | Alice Hudson | 44 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 16 | Eddie Kirk | 28 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 17 | Allie Kirk | 18 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Mark White | 39 | Head | Farmer | Louisiana |
| 19 | Ethel White THIS PERSON | 40 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 20 | Bernice White | 19 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 21 | Irene White | 14 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 22 | A. C. White | 13 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 23 | Eunice|Euneman White | 9 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 24 | Mark White | 8 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 25 | Marjorie White | 7 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 26 | Bessie White | 6 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 27 | Lula White | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | New Den Ray | 36 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 29 | Delma Ray | 28 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 30 | Irene Kirk | 18 | Step-daughter | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 31 | James Kirk | 16 | Step-son | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 32 | Rite Jinnie Kirk | 1 | Step-daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 33 | E. C. Clark | 31 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 34 | Elizabeth Clark | 18 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 35 | Lizzie Clark | 64 | Mother | — | Mississippi |
| 36 | J. H. Downs | 38 | Head | Farm Foreman | Mississippi |
| 37 | Lura Downs | 26 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 38 | Earnest N. Downs | 10 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 39 | Maudie L. Downs | 9 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 40 | John H. Downs | 2 | Son | — | 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)