James Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Iberia-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this James Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Iberia-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Rudolph & Agatha — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 8-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Iberia-County, Louisiana
Surname	Lee
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	St Mary
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Cane Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	26
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	7Th Ward
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Eloise Lee	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Ruby Lee	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Mae Lee	Daughter	—	10	~1930
James Lee	Head	—	39	~1901
Curley Lee	Son	—	7	~1933
John Lee	Son	—	2	~1938
Hymas Lee	Son	—	4	~1936
Prunella Lee	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Iberia, Louisiana

Son, age 17

Iberia, Louisiana · implied b. ~1903 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Iberia, Louisiana

Son, age 28

Iberia, Louisiana · implied b. ~1902 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Salt Quarry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Iberia-County, Louisiana

Head, age 39

Iberia-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1901 — 8 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	St Mary
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Cane Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	26
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links James Lee across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Rudolph Lee (~0.92 confidence) and mother Agatha Lee (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Rudolph Lee

b. ~1880

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Agatha Lee

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Lee

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

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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 — Iberia-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01403-00950)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Alex Monnin	65	Head	Clerk	Louisiana
2	Emily Monnin	44	Wife	—	Louisiana
3	Fernand Monnin	20	Son	Carpenter	Louisiana
4	Leo Monnin	18	Son	Salesman	Louisiana
5	Mercedes Monnin	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
6	Charles Monnin	13	Son	—	Louisiana
7	Harry Monnin	9	Son	—	Louisiana
8	Joe Graham	59	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
9	Celestine Graham	52	Wife	—	Louisiana
10	Anita Graham	32	Daughter	—	Louisiana
11	Rene N. Kelly	63	Head	Watchman	Louisiana
12	Georgia Kelly	60	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	Francis Kelly	36	Son	Painter	Louisiana
14	Donald Kelly	34	Son	Truck Driver	Louisiana
15	Ray Kelly	21	Son	—	Louisiana
16	Eddie Thompson	57	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
17	Harold Thompson	22	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
18	Albertha Thompson	21	Daughter	—	Louisiana
19	Harold Jr Thompson	3	Grandson	—	Louisiana
20	Wilton Thompson	1	Grandson	—	Louisiana
21	John Jr Sam	22	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
22	Willie Mae Sam	23	Wife	—	Louisiana
23	Rosa Mae Sam	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
24	Sylvester Sam	4	Son	—	Louisiana
25	Alex Roth	50	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
26	Loretta Roth	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
27	Alme Roth	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
28	Val Roth	12	Son	—	Louisiana
29	James Lee THIS PERSON	39	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
30	Prunella Lee	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
31	Ruby Lee	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
32	Eloise Lee	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
33	Mae Lee	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
34	Curley Lee	7	Son	—	Louisiana
35	Hymas Lee	4	Son	—	Louisiana
36	John Lee	2	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Alfred Boutte	27	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
38	Lydia Boutte	29	Wife	—	Louisiana
39	Murphy Boutte	4	Son	—	Louisiana

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Gen 1 · 2 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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