Jessie Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Texas
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Tenaha Town
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Township / Ward	Tenaha Town
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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
H Taylor	Head	—	60	~1880
Virgie Taylor	Other	—	5	~1935
Marion Taylor	Other	—	22	~1918
Francis Taylor	Son	—	30	~1910
Jessie Taylor	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Texas

Spouse, age 37

Shelby, Texas · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Shelby, Texas

Other, age 48

Shelby, Texas · implied b. ~1882 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Shelby-County, Texas

Spouse, age 58

Shelby-County, Texas · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Tenaha Town
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Jessie Taylor

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04136-00507)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lucy R. Bartley	43	Head	Cook	Texas
2	Clarence Wright	22	Head	Laborer	Texas
3	C. L. Wright	18	Wife	—	Texas
4	J. A. Scott	43	Head	Cook	Georgia
5	Jessie Lee Scott	41	Wife	Engineer	Texas
6	J. B. Brumbley	45	Head	—	Louisiana
7	L. M. Mcfarland	63	Head	—	Florida
8	Amie Mcfarland	50	Wife	Operator	Louisiana
9	Sylvia Wilson	21	Head	Laundress	Louisiana
10	J. S. Calhoun	40	Head	Operator	Texas
11	Corinne Calhoun	40	Wife	—	Texas
12	Thomas Calhoun	12	Son	—	Texas
13	Jessie Calhoun	61	Mother	—	Tennessee
14	Luke Motley	66	Head	President	Texas
15	Pauline Motley	52	Wife	Clerk	Louisiana
16	Lizzie Womack	58	Head	—	Texas
17	M. N. Womack	48	Head	Mechanic	Georgia
18	Rosa Lee Womack	44	Wife	—	Texas
19	Mildred Womack	12	Daughter	—	Texas
20	Joe Dan Womack	8	Son	—	Texas
21	Marie Womack	6	Daughter	—	Texas
22	Buster Brown	28	Head	Proprietor	Texas
23	Pauline Brown	25	Wife	—	Texas
24	Philip Brown	5	Son	—	Texas
25	Billy Brown	3	Son	—	Texas
26	H. B. Taylor	60	Head	Operator	Mississippi
27	Jessie Taylor THIS PERSON	58	Wife	—	Texas
28	Francis Taylor	30	Son	Book Keeper	Texas
29	Marion Taylor	22	Daughter-in-law	—	Texas
30	Virgie Taylor	5	Granddaughter	—	Texas
31	W. M. Davis	57	Head	Proprietor	Texas
32	Rosa Davis	58	Wife	—	Georgia
33	R. N. Scurlock	78	Head	—	Texas
34	Ella Scurlock	62	Wife	—	Texas
35	Winona Burns	37	Daughter	Asst Cashier	Texas
36	J. R. Breland	35	Head	Pastor	Mississippi
37	Jewel Breland	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	John Breland	9	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Laughter Breland	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Rosa Rowland	66	Head	—	Texas

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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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