George Banks — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leake-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this George Banks across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leake-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leake-County, Mississippi
Surname	Banks
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	No 1
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Imagene Banks	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Lizzie Banks	Daughter	—	6	~1934
George Banks	Head	—	39	~1901
Linwood Banks	Son	—	12	~1928
Lizzie Banks	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Ozie Banks	Son	—	12	~1928
Viola Banks	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Corene Banks	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Roy Banks	Son	—	8	~1932
Leola Banks	Daughter	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1930

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 25

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1905 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Banks
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Leake-County, Mississippi

Head, age 39

Leake-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 10 household members

Surname	Banks
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	No 1
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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George Banks

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · 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 — Leake-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02041-00847)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Bobby Jean Ealy	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Joseph H. Benton	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
43	Mary Fontaine Benton	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
44	James F. Mitt	63	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Lucy Mitt	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Grace Mitt	20	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Mabyline Mitt	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Hostie Jack Mitt	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Mrs. S. M. Bennett	45	Head	—	Arkansas
50	Lamar Bennett	22	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
51	Reggie Bennett	20	Son	Truck Driver	Mississippi
52	Bonnie Opal Bennett	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
53	Bruce Bennett	16	Son	—	Mississippi
54	Betty Nell Bennett	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	George Banks THIS PERSON	39	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Viola Banks	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Leola Banks	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
58	Ozie Banks	12	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
59	Linwood Banks	12	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Corene Banks	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Roy Banks	8	Son	—	Mississippi
62	Lizzie Banks	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Imagene Banks	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Lizzie B. Banks	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Henry Davis	24	Head	Wage Hand	Mississippi
66	Minnie Lee Davis	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Dudes Davis	3	Son	—	Mississippi
68	Dorthy Dean Davis	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Jessie Chisolm	58	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
70	Nora Chisolm	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Thomas Lee Chisolm	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
72	Earnestine Chisolm	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	James Chisolm	12	Son	—	Mississippi
74	William Henry Chisolm	11	Son	—	Mississippi
75	Irma Gene Chisolm	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Ethyline Chisolm	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Lula Mae Chisolm	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	John Ragsdale	67	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
79	Fannie Ragsdale	64	Wife	—	Mississippi
80	John Howard Bowie	25	Nephew	Laborer	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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