George Mills — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Webster-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this George Mills across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Webster-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Webster-County, Mississippi
Surname	Mills
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	38
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Igear Hemphill	Other	—	20	~1920
Yvonna Mills	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Malvion Mills	Daughter	—	3	~1937
George Mills	Head	—	35	~1905
Safie Mills	Spouse	—	33	~1907
L Mills	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Rerlu Mills	Daughter	—	9	~1931
George Mills	Son	—	2	~1938
William Mills	Son	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1930

Webster, Mississippi

Head, age 24

Webster, Mississippi · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mills
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
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

Webster-County, Mississippi

Head, age 35

Webster-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1905 — 9 household members

Surname	Mills
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	38
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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George Mills

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02077-00590)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clara Spencer	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Luberta Spencer	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Johana Spencer	11	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Pilgrim Pitman	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Nora Dean Pitman	24	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Nora Dell Pitman	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Young Lewis Pitman	4	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Mary Dot Pitman	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Leonard Pitman	2	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Ursula Pitman	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
51	Myrtle Lee Denton	13	Lodger	—	Mississippi
52	Eldred Bass	72	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
53	Leah Bass	70	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Dixie Lee Bass	30	Daughter	Grade Teacher	Mississippi
55	Eddie Shelton	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Eula Shelton	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Margaret Shelton	20	Daughter	Nya	Mississippi
58	Cecil Shelton	15	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Donald Shelton	13	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Granvil Knight	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Willie Mae Knight	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	Russell Knight	13	Son	—	Mississippi
63	Hubert Knight	9	Son	—	Mississippi
64	Ruth Carlton Knight	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Bud Knight	27	Head	New Worker	Mississippi
66	Sarah Knight	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Jimmy Allen Knight	5	Son	—	Mississippi
68	Annie Grace Knight	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	George Mills THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
70	Safie Mills	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	L. Myre Mills	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Rerlu Mills	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	William Roger Mills	7	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Yvonna Mills	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Malvion Mills	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	George Lee Mills	2	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Igear Hemphill	20	Lodger	Laborer	Mississippi
78	Charles Hemphill	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
79	Zilba Hemphill	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
80	Claud Hemphill	22	Son	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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