Henry Reed — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Humphreys-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Henry Reed across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Humphreys-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Humphreys-County, Mississippi
Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Humphreys
Additional Details
Occupation	56
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	56
Township / Ward	Beat 1
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Henry Reed	Head	—	39	~1901
Harvey Reed	Son	—	1	~1939
Mamie Reed	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Head, age 19

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	19
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

Sunflower, Mississippi

Other, age 28

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 21 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	R
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Humphreys-County, Mississippi

Head, age 39

Humphreys-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

Surname	Reed
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Humphreys
Occupation	56
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Henry Reed across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Henry Reed

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Mississippi

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Humphreys-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02030-00158)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hattie Mae Smith	4	daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Eddie Mae Smith	2	daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Hattie Mitchell	56	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
44	John Clark	31	Head	48	Mississippi
45	Mary D. Clark	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Cenie Clark	7	daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Therrie Mitchell	71	Boarder	—	Mississippi
48	James Williams	20	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
49	Hezekiah Roper	42	Head	56	Mississippi
50	Arie Lee Roper	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Hezekiah Jr. Roper	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Irey Roper	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Henry Reed THIS PERSON	39	Head	56	Mississippi
54	Mamie Reed	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
55	Harvey Jr. Reed	1	Son	—	Mississippi
56	Mason Payne	42	Head	48	Mississippi
57	Mariah Payne	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
58	Helena Lea Payne	14	daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Herbert Payne	12	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Samuel Daniel Fuller	66	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Beulah Beatrice Fuller	58	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	Lloyd Tealie	33	Son-in-law	Laborer	Mississippi
63	Johnnie Rosamon Tealie	28	daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Sherman Lee Tealie	12	Grandson	—	Mississippi
65	Leslie Coker Tealie	10	Grandson	—	Mississippi
66	James Walter Tealie	8	Grandson	—	Mississippi
67	Ernest Lloyd Tealie	5	Grandson	—	Mississippi
68	Bessie Beatrice Tealie	2	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
69	Ivory Grady	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
70	Georgia Grady	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Charles Britt	33	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
72	Lilly Lee Britt	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Sarah Dorothy Britt	9	daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Louise Britt	7	daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Charles William Britt	4	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Irwin Allen Britt	2	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Johnny Earl Thomas	18	Niece	—	Mississippi
78	Eddie Green Allen	32	Head	56	Mississippi
79	Rena Allen	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
80	Frances Allen	9	daughter	—	Mississippi

Search for Henry Reed

All Henry Reed Census Records Discover Reed Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data