Henry Reed — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rankin-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Henry Reed across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rankin-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rankin-County, Mississippi
Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Rankin
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 Henry	Age	Birth yr
Jesse Reed	Son	—	12	~1928
Henry Reed	Head	—	59	~1881
Leila Reed	Spouse	—	57	~1883
M Reed	Son	—	16	~1924
Henry Reed	Son	—	28	~1912
Clara Reed	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Darnel Reed	Son	—	21	~1919
Tommy Reed	Son	—	19	~1921
Lynette Reed	Daughter	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1930

Rankin, Mississippi

Head, age 51

Rankin, Mississippi · implied b. ~1879 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	83
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Rankin-County, Mississippi

Head, age 59

Rankin-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1881 — 9 household members

Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Rankin
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Henry Reed

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Mississippi

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33 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02062-00281)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dudley J. Whitaker	60	Head	Sheet Metal	Mississippi
2	Cara F. Whitaker	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Tom North	40	Head	Lumber Mill	Mississippi
4	Mary E. North	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
5	John M. Mcmahon	53	Head	Section Foreman	Mississippi
6	Ira Mcmahon	46	Wife	—	Mississippi
7	John A. Mcmahon	17	Son	Section Hand	Mississippi
8	Shirley A. Mcmahon	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Willie T. Mcmahon	8	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Clere Wilson	30	Head	—	Mississippi
11	Roberta Wilson	28	Wife	Section Hand	Mississippi
12	Hattie M. Sims	16	Cousin	—	Mississippi
13	Belle Jones	40	Head	Laundress	Mississippi
14	Belle Jones	43	Wife X	Section Hand	Mississippi
15	Thomas H. Mclean	40	Head	Road Building	Mississippi
16	Myrtis H. Mclean	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Lenora J. Mclean	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Mildred G. Mclean	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Jennings Mclean	7	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Guy R. Mclean	5	Son	—	Mississippi
21	William Knight	83	Head	—	Mississippi
22	Howard S. Johnson	16	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Henry Reed THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Leila Reed	57	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Henry L. Reed	28	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
26	Darnel Reed	21	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
27	Tommy L. Reed	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
28	M. S. Reed	16	Son	Field Hand	Mississippi
29	Clara M. Reed	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
30	Jesse Reed	12	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Lynette Reed	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Washington H. Reed	70	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Alveria Reed	63	Sister	—	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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