Eva Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Eva Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Eva
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1890

Household Members

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4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Eva	Age	Birth yr
Elsie Jones	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Inez Jones	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Doris Jones	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Eva Jones	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 27

New York, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Eva
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Domestic
Class of Worker	O.A.
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 40

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Eva
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Eva
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Eva Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02677-00532)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eva Jones THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Virginia
2	Inez Jones	18	Daughter	—	New York
3	Elsie Jones	14	Daughter	4	New York
4	Doris Jones	9	Daughter	—	New York
5	Everette Forsey	38	Head	Handyman	Virginia
6	Theresa Forsey	42	Wife	—	New York
7	Everette Forsey	15	Daughter	—	New York
8	Margret Forsey	13	Daughter	—	New York
9	James N. Forsey	11	Son	—	New York
10	Robert L. Forsey	10	Son	—	New York
11	Margaret Overton	72	Mother	—	Virginia
12	Frank Gary	42	Head	Lamp Shade Maker	New York
13	Nora Gary	45	Wife	Janitor	Georgia
14	Joseph Stokes	30	Son	Handyman	Florida
15	Thomas Henderson	32	Head	Porter	Philadelphia
16	Mary E. Henderson	29	Wife	—	Virginia
17	Thomas Henderson	10	Son	—	Virginia
18	Charles Henderson	9	Son	—	Virginia
19	George Henderson	7	Son	—	Virginia
20	Douglas Henderson	6	Son	—	Virginia
21	Clarice Henderson	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
22	Joseph A. Williams	45	Head	Proprietor	Washington, D.C.
23	Beatrice Williams	42	Wife	—	New York
24	Alline Williams	21	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
25	Joseph Williams	19	Son	—	New York
26	Frances Williams	17	Daughter	—	New York
27	Mary Williams	15	Daughter	—	New York
28	Lucile Williams	13	Daughter	—	New York
29	Mitchell Johnson	47	Head	Porter	Kentucky
30	Amy Johnson	44	Wife	—	Virginia
31	Grace Johnson	20	Daughter	—	New York
32	Mitchell Johnson	19	Son	Helper To Baker	New York
33	Gladys Johnson	17	Daughter	—	New York
34	Jesse Newkirk	50	Head	Elevator Operator	North Carolina
35	Carrie Newkirk	51	Wife	—	North Carolina
36	Mittie Hyman	77	Head	—	North Carolina
37	Elizabeth Hyman	57	Daughter	—	North Carolina
38	William C. Crawford	40	Lodger	Domestic	South Carolina
39	Daisy Crawford	38	Lodger-Wife	Baker	South Carolina
40	Brema Black	33	Head	Ladies Maid	Georgia

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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.

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