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Howard Young — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Forrest-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Howard Young across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Forrest-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationForrest-County, Mississippi
SurnameYoung
Given NameHoward
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age37
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Hattiesburg
1935 Residence (County)Forrest
Additional Details
OccupationPlumber Helper
IndustryPlumber Shop
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked52
Income (1939)520
Highest GradeNo 3
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationPlumber Helper
Township / WardHattiesburg
Est. Birth Year~1903

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 Howard Age Birth yr
Carrie Young Daughter — 13 ~1927
Jimmie Young Son — 2 ~1938
David Young Son — 5 ~1935
Howard Young Head — 37 ~1903
Howard Young Son — 15 ~1925
Nettie Young Daughter — 8 ~1932
Bessie Young Spouse — 34 ~1906
Bernice Young Daughter — 9 ~1931
Mary Young Daughter — 12 ~1928

Census Appearances

1930
Forrest, Mississippi
Head, age 25
Forrest, Mississippi · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Young
Given Name Howard
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 25
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 20
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation laborer
Industry saw mill
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 7
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Forrest-County, Mississippi
Head, age 37
Forrest-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members
Surname Young
Given Name Howard
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Hattiesburg
1935 Residence (County) Forrest
Occupation Plumber Helper
Industry Plumber Shop
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 52
Income (1939) 520
Highest Grade No 3
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Howard Young across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Howard Young
Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi
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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02021-00270)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Oho Harvey 44 Head Laborer Mississippi
2 Percy Harvey 46 Wife — Mississippi
3 Mary Stewart 43 Head Cook Mississippi
4 Katherine Stewart 22 Daughter — Mississippi
5 Otis Hooley 31 Head Yard Man Mississippi
6 Lucille Hooley 30 Wife — Mississippi
7 Otis Jr Hooley 9 Son — Mississippi
8 Annie R Hooley 7 Daughter — Mississippi
9 Joe Pennington 71 Head Watchman Alabama
10 Hazel Louise Hall 21 Head Maid Mississippi
11 Bertie Mae Myers 26 Lodger Cook Mississippi
12 Master Brown 35 Head Yard-Man Mississippi
13 Betty Brown 33 Wife — Mississippi
14 Mary Harper 48 Head Cook Mississippi
15 Zola Harper 13 Daughter — Mississippi
16 Irene Harper 11 Daughter — Mississippi
17 Joseph Mcbride 33 Head Laborer Mississippi
18 Gertie Mcbride 33 Wife Laundress Mississippi
19 Lucille Mcbride 13 Daughter — Mississippi
20 James Mcbride 13 Son — Mississippi
21 Elax Mcbride 9 Daughter — Mississippi
22 Willie Mae Mcbride 7 Daughter — Mississippi
23 Howard Young THIS PERSON 37 Head Plumber Helper Mississippi
24 Bessie Young 34 Wife — Alabama
25 Howard Jr Young 15 Son — Mississippi
26 Carrie Ruth Young 13 Daughter — Mississippi
27 Mary Elizabeth Young 12 Daughter — Mississippi
28 Bernice Young 9 Daughter — Mississippi
29 Nettie B Young 8 Daughter — Mississippi
30 David Young 5 Son — Mississippi
31 Jimmie Young 2 Son — Mississippi
32 John Harless 62 Head Laborer Alabama
33 Eunice Harless 53 Wife — Mississippi
34 Elsie Lee Harless 19 Daughter — Mississippi
35 James Harless 15 Son — Mississippi
36 Odelle Harless 11 Son — Mississippi
37 Willie Lee Harless 8 Daughter — Mississippi
38 P. S. Lowery 77 Lodger — Mississippi
39 A. B. Huey 57 Head Salesman Louisiana
40 Allie Huey 58 Wife — 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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