Joe Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Madison-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Joe Thomas across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Madison-County, Mississippi
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 Joe	Age	Birth yr
Joe Thomas	Head	—	44	~1896
Jessie Thomas	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Wilmer Thomas	Son	—	15	~1925
Eulyn Thomas	Daughter	—	16	~1924
X Thomas	Son	—	8	~1932
Cleotha Thomas	Son	—	3	~1937
Charline Thomas	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Joe Thomas	Son	—	11	~1929
Earnestine Thomas	Daughter	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1930

Madison, Mississippi

Head, age 36

Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Madison-County, Mississippi

Head, age 44

Madison-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 9 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Joe Thomas

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02047-00482)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Otis Horn	7	Son	—	Mississippi
42	Freddie Horn	5	Son	—	Mississippi
43	Eddie Horn	2	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Annie F Horn	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	Chandler Taylor	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
46	Clara Taylor	43	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
47	Cote Price	45	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
48	Beulah Price	32	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
49	Savonah Price	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
50	Sidney Price	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
51	Louitha M Price	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Minnie Simpson	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
53	Samie B Simpson	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
54	Willie Simpson	28	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
55	Tom Green	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Aziza Green	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Charles Green	13	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Julia Davis	52	Mother-in-law	Farmer	Mississippi
59	John H Davis	11	Nephew	—	Mississippi
60	Walter S Davis	10	Nephew	—	Mississippi
61	Mary Davis	2	Nephew	—	Mississippi
62	Cliff Brown	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Minnie B Brown	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Irene Brown	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Dorothy G Brown	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Mary L Brown	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	Dala Brown	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	Joe Thomas THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
69	Jessie Thomas	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	Eulyn Thomas	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Wilmer Thomas	15	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Joe L Thomas	11	Son	—	Mississippi
73	X L Thomas	8	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Earnestine Thomas	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Cleotha Thomas	3	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Charline Thomas	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	James Merhington	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Kelly Merhington	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	John C Abernathy	52	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Kittie Abernathy	43	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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