Josephine Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hillsborough-County, Florida

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hillsborough-County, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Head Born: Florida Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hillsborough-County, Florida
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Tampa City
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	at home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Tampa City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Ralph Tilman	Other	—		~1940
Georgina Keller	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Josephine Jones	Head	—	48	~1892
Junior Tilman	Other	—	4	~1936
Thelma Jenkins	Other	—	22	~1918
Buster Jones	Son	—	28	~1912
Jamie Tilman	Other	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1920

Hillsboro, Florida

Head, age 26

Hillsboro, Florida · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1930

Hillsborough, Florida

Head, age 36

Hillsborough, Florida · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Florida
Father's Birthplace	Florida
Mother's Birthplace	Florida
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	16
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1940

Hillsborough-County, Florida

Head, age 48

Hillsborough-County, Florida · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Tampa City
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	at home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

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Josephine Jones

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Florida

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00634-00651)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Fowler	15	Grandson	0	Florida
2	Margarita Taon	64	Lodger	Cigar Maker	Cuba
3	Westy Metichiff	45	Head	Janitor	Florida
4	Teane Metichiff	44	Wife	Laundress	Florida
5	Cornell Metichiff	7	Son	—	Florida
6	Karla Wilson	76	Aunt	0	Georgia
7	Layton Harris	35	Nephew	Foundry Man	Florida
8	James Alleman	55	Head	Woodsman	Florida
9	Rosa Alleman	35	Wife	Scrap And Rag Picker	Florida
10	Willie Sanders	25	Lodger	Dairy Man	Florida
11	Hazel Sanders	23	Lodger wife	Servant	Florida
12	Josephine Jones THIS PERSON	48	Head	Laundress	Florida
13	Buster Jones	28	Son	Longshoreman	Florida
14	Georgina Keller	26	Daughter	Laundress	Florida
15	Junior Tilman	4	Grand son	—	Florida
16	Jamie B Tilman	3	Grand daughter	—	Florida
17	Ralph Tilman	0	Grand son	—	Florida
18	Thelma Jenkins	22	Lodger	Laundress	Florida
19	Anna Thompson	94	Head	0	Nassau
20	Sarah Thompson	72	daughter	Yardman	Florida
21	Raymond Valdez	25	Head	Yardman	Florida
22	Geraldine Valdez	19	Wife	Servant	Florida
23	Ralph Tramell	27	Lodger	Cook	Georgia
24	Panchita Tramell	26	Lodger wife	Canner	Florida
25	Margaret Tramell	4	Lodger daughter	—	Florida
26	Margaret Woodard	30	Lodger	Servant	Florida
27	Carrie Stamm	34	Lodger	Truck Driver	Georgia
28	Mack Rountree	25	Head	Longshoreman	Georgia
29	Mary Rountree	25	Wife	Servant	South Carolina
30	Harvey Sermons	30	Lodger	Carpenter Helper	Georgia
31	Will Ada Sermons	25	Lodger's wife	0	Georgia
32	Henry Harvey Sermons	0	Lodger's son	—	Florida
34	Mike Di Betta	52	Head	Retail Grocer	Italy
35	Josephine Di Betta	35	Wife	0	Italy
36	Charlie Di Betta	78	Father	0	Italy
37	Clara Di Betta	46	Sister	0	Italy
38	Christina James	73	Head	Laundress	Nassau
39	John H Carr	57	Head	Waiter	Florida
40	Hannon Carr	22	Son	0	Florida

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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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