Hattie Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Hattie Harris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Hattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis city
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Memphis City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Hattie	Age	Birth yr
Frank Harris	Head	—	41	~1899
Thelma Harris	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Hattie Harris	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Clara Hayeslett	Other	—	20	~1920
Vernita Hayeslett	Other	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Spouse, age 20

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Hattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Spouse, age 29

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1901 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Hettie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Servant
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 39

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Hattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis city
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Hattie Harris

Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Tennessee

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03968-00467)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sylvia Burnett	37	Sister	Cook	Mississippi
2	James Dillard	29	Head	Set-Up Man	Louisiana
3	Henrietta Dillard	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
4	Bertha L. Brown	18	Cousin	Maid	Tennessee
5	Sallie Carpenter	32	Lodger	House Cleaner	Mississippi
6	Rachal Carpenter	16	Lodger	Maid	Tennessee
7	Emma Huff	29	Lodger	Maid	Tennessee
8	Will Wright	72	Head	—	Mississippi
9	Lizzie Wright	58	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
10	Annie Thomas	47	Daughter	Maid	Arkansas
11	Dewitt Dotson	32	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
12	Everlene White	22	Cousin	Laundress	Tennessee
13	Lorene White	5	Cousin	—	Tennessee
14	Lawrence Brown	48	Lodger	Helper Carpenter	Tennessee
15	Griffin Wallis	38	Head	Store-Man Shipping Dept.	Mississippi
16	Mary Wallis	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Woosie Mae Wallis	13	Niece	—	Mississippi
18	Edna Williams	17	Sister-in-law	—	Mississippi
19	Frank Harris	41	Head	Concrete Finisher	Tennessee
20	Hattie Harris THIS PERSON	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
21	Thelma Harris	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
22	Clara Hayeslett	20	Step-daughter	Maid	Tennessee
23	Vernita Hayeslett	18	Step-daughter	Kitchen Helper	Tennessee
24	Yancy Cato	38	Head	Waiter	Texas
25	Danora Cato	38	Wife	Seamstress	Texas
26	Will Jones	40	Head	42	Tennessee
27	Magnolia Jones	35	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
28	Sam Worlds	30	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
29	Hattie Worlds	30	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
30	Whitt Willis	39	Head	Barrel Charger	Mississippi
31	Phyllis Willis	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
32	Whitt Jr. Willis	11	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Robert J. Willis	10	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Phyllis Willis	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Kay Francis Willis	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Laura Garrison	43	Head	Cook	Tennessee
37	Curtis Gaines	27	Son	Cake Knocker	Tennessee
38	Mary Gaines	29	Daughter-in-law	—	Tennessee
39	Artis Wynn	20	Brother	—	Tennessee
40	James Stokes	71	Head	—	Tennessee

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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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