Frank Bell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tippah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Frank Bell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tippah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tippah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Bell
Given Name	Frank B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	5
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	District 1
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Frank	Age	Birth yr
Frank Bell	Head	—	48	~1892
Myrtle Bell	Spouse	—	40	~1900
Emma Bell	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Ray Bell	Son	—	19	~1921
Hermie Bell	Daughter	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1920

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 27

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bell
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 35

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bell
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Tippah-County, Mississippi

Head, age 48

Tippah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

Surname	Bell
Given Name	Frank B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	5
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Frank Bell

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02070-00029)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Willis Hollis	13	Son	Student	Mississippi
42	Wesley Hollis	10	Son	Student	Mississippi
43	Junior Hollis	8	Son	Student	Mississippi
44	Joe Hollis	6	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Marie Hollis	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Emmitt Hollis	17	Son	Farming	Mississippi
47	Hazel Hollis	16	Daughter	Housekeeping	Mississippi
48	Hughey Wilbanks	27	Head	Farming	Mississippi
49	Ruthie Wilbanks	22	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
50	Kathryn Wilbanks	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
51	Carolyn Wilbanks	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Will H. Russell	44	Head	Farming	Mississippi
53	Emma D. Russell	33	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
54	R. T. Russell	16	Son	Student	Mississippi
55	Willie Ruth Russell	7	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
56	Frank B. Bell THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farming	Mississippi
57	Myrtle Bell	40	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
58	Ray Bell	19	Son	Farming	Mississippi
59	Hermie Lee Bell	17	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
60	Emma Jewell Bell	14	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
61	George W. Long	50	Head	Farming	Tennessee
62	Ethel Long	50	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
63	James William Long	19	Son	Student	Mississippi
64	Lockie Long	17	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
65	Ina Victory Long	15	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
66	Tuda Long	12	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
67	Georgette Long	10	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
68	Leadner Long	8	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
69	Calonquen Long	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
70	G. N. Long	5	Son	—	Tennessee
71	Ned Long	0	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Max H. Williams	28	Head	Farming	Mississippi
73	Annie Williams	22	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
74	Katie Lee Williams	7	Daughter	Student	Mississippi
75	Mary Williams	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Julia Anne Williams	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Grady A. Ragan	27	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
78	Jewel Ragan	28	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
79	Carey Ragan	1	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Albert S. Ragan	58	Head	Farming	Mississippi

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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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