James Galloway — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wathall-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Galloway across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wathall-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wathall-County, Mississippi
Surname	Galloway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Walthall
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Louella Galloway	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Camella Galloway	Daughter	—	13	~1927
James Galloway	Head	—	43	~1897
Booker Galloway	Son	—	16	~1924
Dorotha Galloway	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Webb Dooley	Other	—	70	~1870
Tattina Galloway	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1930

Walthall, Mississippi

Head, age 32

Walthall, Mississippi · implied b. ~1898 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Galloway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	550
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Wathall-County, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Wathall-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

Surname	Galloway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Walthall
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Galloway

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02073-00422)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ezel Morris	10	son	—	Mississippi
2	Richard Morris	7	son	—	Mississippi
3	Gloria May Morris	5	daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Wood Foil	36	head	Farmer	Mississippi
5	Mattie Foil	37	wife	—	Mississippi
6	Earl Foil	17	son	—	Mississippi
7	Hollis Foil	15	son	—	Mississippi
8	Kathleen Foil	14	daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Mary Nell Foil	12	daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Peggy June Foil	10	daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Ellajene Foil	8	son	—	Mississippi
12	Wessie May Foil	6	daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Luther Turnage	30	head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Elois Turnage	21	wife	—	Mississippi
15	Martha Thornhill	75	head	—	Mississippi
16	Iris Thornhill	44	daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Jewel Thornhill	39	son	Farmer	Mississippi
18	J. A. Lowery	66	head	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Emily Lowery	63	wife	—	Mississippi
20	Ruben Lowery	25	son	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Gill Mcbeth	27	hired hand	Labourer	Louisiana
22	Carl Alford	20	head	Farmer	Mississippi
23	Louise Alford	19	wife	—	Mississippi
24	Barbra Ann Alford	0	daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Paul Morris	57	head	Farmer	Mississippi
26	Mattie Morris	36	wife	—	Mississippi
27	Jimmie Morris	18	son	Labourer	Mississippi
28	Samuel Morris	16	son	Labourer	Mississippi
29	Jake Williams	47	head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Della Williams	36	wife	—	Mississippi
31	R. G. Morgan	7	grandson	—	Mississippi
32	James Galloway THIS PERSON	43	head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Tattina Galloway	34	wife	—	Mississippi
34	Booker T. Galloway	16	son	Labourer	Mississippi
35	Louella Galloway	14	daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Camella Galloway	13	daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Dorotha Galloway	11	daughter	—	Mississippi
38	Webb Dooley	70	lodger	—	Georgia
39	Hyman Smith	39	head	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Mary Belle Smith	36	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.

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