Jesse Jackson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Copiah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Jesse Jackson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Copiah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Copiah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Hazlehurst city
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road construction
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	355
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Hazlehurst City
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jesse	Age	Birth yr
Darlene Jackson	Spouse	—	36	~1904
Willie Jackson	Son	—	2	~1938
Jerebelle Jackson	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Jesse Jackson	Head	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1930

Linton, Mississippi

Head, age 14

Linton, Mississippi · implied b. ~1916 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Copiah-County, Mississippi

Head, age 25

Copiah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Hazlehurst city
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road construction
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	355
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Jesse Jackson

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02018-00072)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Tunnage Donald Traway	3	Grand son	—	Mississippi
42	Rea Ard	66	Head	Teacher	Mississippi
43	Pearl Ard	46	Lodger	—	Mississippi
44	Grover Cosby	44	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
45	Eula Cosby	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Jesse Jackson THIS PERSON	25	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
47	Darlene Jackson	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	Jerebelle Jackson	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Willie L. Jackson	2	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Lizzie Styles	40	Head	Cook	Mississippi
51	Edna Lambert	26	Head	Cook	Mississippi
52	Forrest Irene Lambert	24	Lodger	—	Mississippi
53	Junius Anderson	31	Head	Cook	Mississippi
54	Christmas Arthur Anderson	5	Son	—	Mississippi
55	Roosevelt Anderson	27	Brother	Logger	Mississippi
56	Mckinley Anderson	21	Brother	Laborer	Mississippi
57	Allen Anderson	49	Head	—	Mississippi
58	Bill Brown	29	Head	—	Mississippi
59	Christine Brown	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
60	Ben D. Case	36	Head	Assistant Manager	Mississippi
61	Alma Case	33	Wife	Saleswoman	Mississippi
62	Marion Case	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Fay Case	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	William Shaw	40	Head	Salesman	Louisiana
65	Lucile Shaw	34	Wife	Bookkeeper	Mississippi
66	Roger Jones	31	Head	Lawyer	Mississippi
67	Nellwood Jones	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	James Richardson	47	Head	Assistant Secretary Treasurer	Mississippi
69	Willie Richardson	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	Janis Richardson	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Martha Richardson	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Murdock A. Ford	32	Head	Bookkeeper	Mississippi
73	Evelyn Ford	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
74	Ann Ford	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	C. Henry Traweek	55	Head	Civil Laboratory	Mississippi
76	Sadie Traweek	52	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Mabel Traweek	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Walter Scott	63	Brother	—	Mississippi
79	Ralph Stegall	56	Head	Barber	Mississippi
80	Frances Stegall	52	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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