Katherine Davis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Katherine Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jessie — first a spouse (b.~1916), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Katherine B
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Katherine	Age	Birth yr
Katherine Davis	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Katherine Davis	Daughter	—		~1940
Walter Davis	Head	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 5

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Kathryn
Relationship to Head	Granddaughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age 15

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 24

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Katherine B
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Katherine Davis across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Jessie Davis (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Jessie Davis

b. ~1897

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Katherine Davis

Spouse · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Tennessee

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03967-00416)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leo A Pearce	55	Head	Machinist	Pennsylvania
42	Ethel C Pearce	53	Wife	—	Arkansas
43	Ida L Spicer	52	Lodger	—	Tennessee
44	Henry E Morris	33	Roomer	Lubricating Eng	Alabama
45	D. G. Wilson	40	Head	Switchman	Texas
46	Mary J Wilson	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
47	Claude A Hinds	40	Head	Accountant	Kansas
48	Bess Hinds	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
49	Blanch Farley	64	Mother in law	—	Mississippi
50	J. T. Bright	32	Head	Agent	Tennessee
51	Lavenia Bright	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
52	Eric Everson	72	Head	Retired	Sweden
53	Annie Everson	65	Wife	—	Sweden
54	L. M. Palmquist	40	Son in law	Switchman	Tennessee
55	Phoebe Palmquist	42	Daughter	—	Illinois
56	Ester Annette Palmquist	9	Grand daughter	—	Tennessee
57	Mabel Palmquist	2	Grand daughter	—	Tennessee
58	Walter L Davis	29	Head	Owner	Tennessee
59	Katherine B Davis THIS PERSON	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
60	Katherine B Davis	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
61	C. H. Lowe	23	Head	Service Man	Tennessee
62	Brenda Lowe	22	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Brenda Diane Lowe	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
64	C. Kemper Smith	46	Head	Salesman	Mississippi
65	Unice Smith	37	Wife	—	Missouri
66	Kemper Jr. Smith	20	Son	Bookkeeper	Mississippi
67	Lillian B Smith	19	Daughter	Beauty Operator	Tennessee
68	V. A. Worthington	61	Head	Yardmanager	Arkansas
69	Annette Worthington	49	Wife	—	Tennessee
70	Perry Pipkin	35	Head	Ins. Bond Co.	Tennessee
71	Anne Pipkin	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
72	Perry Jr. Pipkin	9	Son	—	Tennessee
73	Joseph Pipkin	7	Son	—	Tennessee
74	H. F. Neagle	47	Head	Electrician	Illinois
75	Mary Neagle	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
76	Rebecca Neagle	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	J. D. Toshhorn	59	Head	Mfg. Plow Handles	Indiana
78	Marion P Toshhorn	44	Wife	—	Colorado
79	Edward Toshhorn	18	Son	Labour	Tennessee
80	Mamie L Pittman	84	Mother in law	—	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

Katherine

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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