Henry Stephens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Russell-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this Henry Stephens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Russell-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Emma — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Russell-County, Alabama
Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Ed Girard
1935 Residence (County)	Russell
Additional Details
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Township / Ward	Ed Girard
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Almer Stephens	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Lillian Stephens	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Henry Stephens	Head	—	45	~1895
Maggie Stephens	Daughter	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Russell, Alabama

Son, age 21

Russell, Alabama · implied b. ~1899 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farm Hand
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Russell, Alabama

Head, age 31

Russell, Alabama · implied b. ~1899 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Russell-County, Alabama

Head, age 45

Russell-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Ed Girard
1935 Residence (County)	Russell
Hours Worked	50
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Henry Stephens across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Emma Stevens (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Emma Stevens

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Henry Stephens

Head · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Alabama

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Russell-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00077-00486)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sam Elmore	8	Son	—	Alabama
2	Dock Mcclendon	68	Head	Clerk	Alabama
3	Maggie Mcclendon	55	Wife	—	Alabama
4	Isabella Johnson	50	Head	—	Alabama
5	Elizabeth Johnson	7	Grand C	—	Alabama
6	Herbert Stephens	39	Head	Farmer	Alabama
7	Lillie Stephens	37	Wife	Farmer	Alabama
8	Melvin Stephens	18	Daughter	—	Alabama
9	Charles Stephens	17	Son	—	Alabama
10	Ernest Stephens	15	Son	—	Alabama
11	Florence Stephens	12	Daughter	—	Alabama
12	Annie Stephens	9	Daughter	—	Alabama
13	Heaven Stephens	5	Son	—	Alabama
14	Bonnie Stephens	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
15	Fred Simons	35	Head	Laborer	Alabama
16	Ransa Simons	35	Wife	—	Alabama
17	Mary Simons	16	Daughter	—	Alabama
18	Sadie Simons	13	Daughter	—	Alabama
19	Mildred Simons	12	Daughter	—	Alabama
20	Franklin Simons	11	Son	—	Alabama
21	Willie Simons	9	Son	—	Alabama
22	Haywood Simons	7	Son	—	Alabama
23	Irene Simons	5	Daughter	—	Alabama
24	Henry Simons	2	Son	—	Alabama
25	Willie Simons	58	Head	Farmer	Alabama
26	Hattie Simons	59	Wife	—	Alabama
27	Ziffie Simons	19	Son	Laborer	Alabama
28	Alma Simons	27	Daughter	Laborer	Alabama
29	Rosa Simons	13	Daughter	—	Alabama
30	Hela Simons	8	Daughter	—	Alabama
31	Henry Stephens THIS PERSON	45	Head	—	Alabama
32	Maggie Stephens	24	Daughter	—	Alabama
33	Lillian Stephens	19	Daughter	—	Alabama
34	Almer Stephens	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
35	Joe Williams	35	Head	Laborer	Alabama
36	Willie Williams	27	Wife	—	Alabama
37	Jeff Thomas	35	Head	Laborer	Alabama
38	Annie Thomas	25	Wife	—	Alabama
39	Hailey Thomas	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
40	Jack Lockhart	39	Head	—	Alabama

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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