Jessie Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Butler-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Butler-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Sena — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Butler-County, Alabama
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Chapman
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	286
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Chapman
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Mary Jones	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Jessie Jones	Head	—	28	~1912
Jessie Jones	Son	—	8	~1932
Annie Jones	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Butler, Alabama

Son, age 5

Butler, Alabama · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Butler, Alabama

Son, age 16

Butler, Alabama · implied b. ~1914 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Butler-County, Alabama

Head, age 28

Butler-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Chapman
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	286
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Our Model Tree links Jessie Jones across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Sena Jones (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Mother

Sena Jones

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Jessie Jones

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Alabama

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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 — Butler-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00007-00647)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Willie Simmons	56	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
42	Marvin Pryor	40	Head	Laborer	Alabama
43	Martha Pryor	39	Wife	—	Oklahoma
44	Rosa Bloxton	45	Head	Laundress	Alabama
45	Lemar Poole	27	Head	Laborer	Alabama
46	Elizabeth Poole	23	Wife	—	Alabama
47	Lily George	39	Mother-in-law	—	Alabama
48	Rufus Rudolph	37	Head	Laborer	Alabama
49	Katie Rudolph	27	Wife	—	Alabama
50	Minnie Rudolph	13	Daughter	—	Alabama
51	Elmira Rudolph	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
52	Ira Rudolph	1	Son	—	Alabama
53	Irene Rudolph	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
54	Eli Johnson	49	Head	Laborer	Alabama
55	Charlie Turk	50	Head	Laborer	Alabama
56	Amilee Turk	47	Wife	—	Alabama
57	Mose Turk	14	Son	—	Alabama
58	Clyde Turk	11	Daughter	—	Alabama
59	Lee Calloway	40	Head	Laborer	Alabama
60	Leola Calloway	40	Wife	—	Alabama
61	Mose Calloway	4	Son	—	Alabama
62	Willie Mae Calloway	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
63	Reuben Ball	29	Head	Fireman Boiler	Alabama
64	Henry Jones	73	Lodger	—	Alabama
65	Will Mcmeans	33	Head	Tractor Driver	Alabama
66	Lula Mcmeans	26	Wife	—	Alabama
67	Pearl Mcmeans	52	Wife	Laundress	Alabama
68	Vorgie Mcmeans	19	Son	Laborer	Alabama
69	Leo Mcmeans	17	Son	Janitor	Alabama
70	Julian Mcmeans	15	Son	—	Alabama
71	Juliette Mcmeans	15	Daughter	—	Alabama
72	Ruthie Mcmeans	11	Daughter	—	Alabama
73	Marquetta Mcmeans	2	Granddaughter	—	Alabama
74	Beda Poole	33	Head	Laborer	Alabama
75	Jannie Poole	28	Wife	—	Alabama
76	Joe Poole	15	Son	—	Alabama
77	Jessie Jones THIS PERSON	28	Head	Laborer	Alabama
78	Annie Jones	23	Wife	Laundress	Alabama
79	Jessie Jr. Jones	8	Son	—	Alabama
80	Mary Jones	6	Daughter	—	Alabama

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Pedigree Summary

Jessie

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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