Jessie Young — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Young across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Surname	Young
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Jessie Young	Head	—	34	~1906
Mary Young	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Robert Young	Son	—	3	~1937
Jessie Young	Son	—	15	~1925
Ruth Young	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Marion Young	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Herman Young	Son	—	13	~1927
Robert Young	Son	—	7	~1933
Nellie Young	Son	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Other, age 12

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1908 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Sunflower, Mississippi

Other, age 24

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Gd Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Cotton Farm
Class of Worker	W
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Head, age 34

Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1906 — 9 household members

Surname	Young
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Jessie Young

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02066-00396)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Beulah Kendrick	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Lurline Kendrick	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Mary H. Kendrick	55	Mother	—	Mississippi
4	George Hardrick	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
5	Bennie Walker	33	Lodger	Laborer	Mississippi
6	Luther Stewart	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
7	Dave Brown	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
8	Dorsey Brown	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
9	Jesse Simmons	22	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Dallie Simmons	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Jesse Simmons	1	Son	—	Mississippi
12	George W. Rawles	36	Head	Farm Manager	Mississippi
13	Virginia Rawles	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
14	James Lee Rawles	6	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Allen Clark	22	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
16	Minnie M. Clark	18	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Henry Clark	27	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
18	Mattie Clark	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Walter Lee Clark	4	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Jessie L. Clark	7	Nephew	—	Mississippi
21	Lurrie Clark	6	Nephew	—	Mississippi
22	Callie Clark	44	Mother	—	Mississippi
23	Jessie Young THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Mary Young	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Jessie Jr. Young	15	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Herman Young	13	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Ruth Lee Young	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Robert B. Young	7	Son	—	Mississippi
29	Nellie B. Young	6	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Robert L. Young	3	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Marion E. Young	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	James Caldwell	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Elester B. Caldwell	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	James Jr. Caldwell	11	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Donnie Ray Caldwell	5	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Charlie Foster	20	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
37	Annie Foster	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	Lelia May Robertson	12	Step Daughter	—	Arkansas
39	Annie Robertson	8	Step Daughter	—	Arkansas
40	Harry Fowler	39	Head	Farmer	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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