James Simms — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Madison, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Simms across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Madison, Mississippi
Surname	Simms
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	400
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Addie Simms	Spouse	—	58	~1872
John Simms	Other	—	12	~1918
James Simms	Head	—	60	~1870
Maxwell Simms	Son	—	12	~1918
Jessie Simms	Son	—	20	~1910
James Simms	Son	—	17	~1913

Census Appearances

1930

Madison, Mississippi

Head, age 60

Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 6 household members

Surname	Simms
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
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	400
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Madison-County, Mississippi

Other, age 71

Madison-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Semmes
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Father-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Simms

Head · 1930 · age 60 · b. ~1870 · Mississippi

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Madison, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1157unit:0735)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Clifton Sanders	27	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
52	Leola Sanders	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Birdia Sanders	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Clabe Sanders	65	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
55	Clare Sanders	55	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	Rose W Sanders	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Percy M Sanders	13	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Bessie Sanders	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Earnest Sanders	22	Head	—	Tennessee
60	Effie L Sanders	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Samuel N Ross	46	Head	Auditor	Mississippi
62	Laura M Ross	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
63	Howell M Ross	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
64	Elizabeth Ross	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Josie J Ross	13	Son	—	Mississippi
66	Charlie Ross	11	Son	—	Mississippi
67	Finley Ross	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	M L Bramlett	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
69	Willie M Bramlett	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	Johnnie Bramlett	16	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Fred Bramlett	14	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Ruby L Bramlett	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Charles Bramlett	3	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Henry Henson	33	Head	Farmer	Alabama
75	Thelma Henson	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	Marshal Black	74	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
77	Fred Black	13	Son	—	Mississippi
78	James Simms THIS PERSON	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
79	Addie H Simms	58	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Jessie Simms	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
81	James Simms	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
82	Maxwell Simms	12	Son	—	Mississippi
83	John Phil Simms	12	Grandson	—	Mississippi
84	Gus Simms	74	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
85	Mary Simms	78	Wife	—	Mississippi
86	James Albert	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
87	Mattie L Albert	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
88	Aron Albert	20	Brother	—	Mississippi
89	Rosie Albert	72	Mother	—	Mississippi
90	Andrew Jones	96	Grandfather	—	Mississippi
91	Howard Archie	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
92	Leona Archie	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
93	Howard Archie	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
94	Peter Archie	14	Son	—	Mississippi
95	Doris Eugene Archie	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
96	Tom Simms	63	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
97	Ollie H Simms	65	Wife	—	Mississippi
98	Joseph Simms	43	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
99	Hazell Simms	44	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
100	Josephine Simms	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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