Josephine Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Humphreys-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Humphreys-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Humphreys-County, Mississippi
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Humphreys
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Josephine Jones	Head	—	41	~1899
Clay Jones	Daughter	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Humphreys, Mississippi

Spouse, age 19

Humphreys, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	19
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Humphreys, Mississippi

Head, age 31

Humphreys, Mississippi · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	31
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Humphreys-County, Mississippi

Head, age 41

Humphreys-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Humphreys
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Josephine Jones

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02030-00666)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Flora L. Moore	47	Head	Cook	Tennessee
2	Allie P. Moore	20	Daughter	Laborer	Alabama
3	Carrie E. Moore	17	Daughter	—	Texas
4	David P. Moore	14	Son	—	Texas
5	Riley Moore	10	Son	—	Texas
6	Levy Moore	10	Son	—	Louisiana
7	Fred Watkins	21	Head	Night Watchman	Tennessee
8	Willie F. Watkins	23	Wife	—	Alabama
9	Lothrop N. Watkins	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	George L. Watkins	2	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Sam Jones	47	Lodger	Farm Labor	Tennessee
12	Lola Caston	41	Head	Cook	Mississippi
13	A. B. Caston	10	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Charles Caston	8	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Jake White	40	Head	Farm Labor	Mississippi
16	Carrie White	30	Wife	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
17	James Gaines	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
18	Viola Gaines	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Ginnie Gaines	6	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Halmon Cook	22	Head	Road	Mississippi
21	Ruth B. Cook	21	Wife	—	Louisiana
22	Ronald M. Cook	2	Son	—	Louisiana
23	Josephine Jones THIS PERSON	41	Head	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
24	Clay Doris Jones	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Arenie Lusk	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
26	Lennie Lusk	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	Elizabeth Martin	19	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
28	Warren Martin	1	Son-in-law	—	Mississippi
29	Hang Lusk	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
30	J. T. Lusk	13	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Isaac Lusk	12	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Marie Lusk	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Sadie M. Lusk	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
34	Fannie M. Lusk	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Riley Lusk	4	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Marlene Lusk	2	Son	—	Mississippi
37	C. E. Raiford	30	Head	Farm Labor	Louisiana
38	Robert D. Raiford	25	Wife	Farm Labor	Mississippi
39	W. B. Boykin	31	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
40	John S. Boykin	8	Son	—	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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