James Gilbert — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Attala-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Gilbert across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Attala-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Attala-County, Mississippi
Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3, Zisha
1935 Residence (County)	Attala
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Beat 3 Zisha
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Gilbert	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Irene Gilbert	Daughter	—	18	~1922
James Gilbert	Head	—	47	~1893
Shirley Gilbert	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Mary Gilbert	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Nell Gilbert	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Grace Gilbert	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Agnes Gilbert	Daughter	—	16	~1924
J Gilbert	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Attala, Mississippi

Head, age 38

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1892 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	Yes WW
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Attala-County, Mississippi

Head, age 47

Attala-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3, Zisha
1935 Residence (County)	Attala
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Gilbert

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02008-00540)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert E. Holland	20	Son	Barber	Mississippi
2	Katharine Holland	20	Daughter	Housekeeping	Mississippi
3	Clark James Holland	18	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Dan Clark Holland	18	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Ashley Cummins	51	Brother	Farming	Mississippi
6	Cleo Hays	55	Head	Farming	Mississippi
7	Candy Hays	36	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
8	Richard Geo Lewis	6	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Callie Hays	35	Daughter	Housekeeping	Mississippi
10	Roy Meaday	22	Head	Farming	Mississippi
11	Annie Bee Meaday	20	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
12	Bennie Harris	51	Head	Farming	Mississippi
13	Mary Harris	42	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
14	Gally Eula Harris	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	Bennie Jr. Harris	13	Son	—	Mississippi
16	Joseph Harris	11	Son	—	Mississippi
17	Ruthie Minnie Harris	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Mary Lee Harris	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Bobbie Dee Harris	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Oulma Miller	37	Head	Farming	Mississippi
21	Mary Miller	33	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
22	Henry Miller	15	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Eugene Miller	9	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Bobbie Miller	6	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Mary Nan Miller	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	James L. Gilbert THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farming	Mississippi
27	Mary Evil Gilbert	42	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
28	Irene Gilbert	18	Daughter	Farming	Mississippi
29	Agnes Gilbert	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
30	Grace Gilbert	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	J. K. Gilbert	11	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Beatrice Gilbert	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Nell Gilbert	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
34	Shirley Gilbert	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Edmond Ratcliff	81	Head	—	Mississippi
36	Jessie Ratcliff	62	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
37	Robert Campbell	64	Head	—	Mississippi
38	Linnie Campbell	64	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
39	John Smith	59	Head	Farming	Mississippi
40	Sudie Emma Smith	28	Wife	Housekeeping	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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