Jessie Martin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Martin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Surname	Martin
Given Name	Jessie W
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Additional Details
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Klazy Martin	Daughter	—	20	~1920
John Martin	Son	—	15	~1925
L Martin	Son	—	11	~1929
Jessie Martin	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Louis Martin	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Copiah, Mississippi

Spouse, age 19

Copiah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Jessie M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	19
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Public
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 29

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Jessie W.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 38

Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Jessie W
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Jessie Martin

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Mississippi

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

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

Page Contents

30 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02067-00724)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Laura G Prickler	30	Wife	Housewife	Mississippi
42	Daisy G Prickler	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Louis A Martin	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
44	Jessie W Martin THIS PERSON	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
45	Klazy G Martin	20	Daughter	Operator	Mississippi
46	John W Martin	15	Son	—	Mississippi
47	L. A. Martin	11	Son	—	Mississippi
48	John H Walton	66	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
49	John H Jr Walton	25	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Eunice Smith	37	Niece	Laborer	Mississippi
51	Frank D	14	Nephew	—	Mississippi
52	Debbie	11	Niece	—	Mississippi
53	Annie Alice	9	Niece	—	Mississippi
54	Dave Moore	22	Lodger	Helper	Mississippi
55	Evelyn	21	Niece	—	Mississippi
61	Missouri Howard	53	Servant	Servant	Mississippi
62	Charlie Cox	61	Father	—	Mississippi
63	Mary T Cox	63	Mother	—	Mississippi
64	Letha Mcgee	64	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
65	Fred Mcgee	26	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
66	Sam Thymes	28	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Henry Mcalister	20	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
68	Pearly May Mcalister	17	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
69	Russell Jennings	34	Head	Servant	Mississippi
70	Earline Jennings	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	John Stanley	38	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
72	Mary E Stanley	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Connie May Stanley	2	Daughter	Servant	Mississippi
74	Mattie Pearl Murry	45	Boarder	—	Mississippi
75	Lucinda Crafts	25	Head	Laborer	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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