Laura Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gibson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Laura Harris across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gibson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1906), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Female Daughter Born: Tennessee Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gibson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 13
Additional Details
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	Shirt factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	Hs 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Seamstress
Township / Ward	Civil District 13
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Laura	Age	Birth yr
Olline Harris	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Laura Harris	Daughter	—	34	~1906
Bessie Harris	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Charley Doss	Other	—	28	~1912
Opal Doss	Daughter	—	22	~1918
John Harris	Head	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1930

Gibson, Tennessee

Daughter, age 23

Gibson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Lura
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Truck Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Gibson-County, Tennessee

Daughter, age 34

Gibson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 13
Occupation	Seamstress
Industry	Shirt factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	Hs 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Laura Harris across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Laura Harris

Daughter · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Opal Doss

Sibling · 1940 · age 22

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Bessie Harris

Sibling · 1940 · age 32

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03893-00158)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mealer Hampton	37	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
2	J. B. Hampton	16	Son	S.	Tennessee
3	Marie Hampton	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Virginia Hampton	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Isaac C. Galloway	52	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
6	Flonnie Galloway	50	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
7	S. T. Galloway	20	Son	Farm Labor	Tennessee
8	Hazel B. Galloway	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Elbert R. Galloway	15	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Robert Lipscomb	33	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
11	Vicie A. Lipscomb	26	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
12	Robert Jr. Lipscomb	5	Son	—	Tennessee
13	John T. Harris	53	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
14	Olline Harris	55	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
15	Laura Harris THIS PERSON	34	Daughter	Seamstress	Tennessee
16	Bessie Harris	32	Daughter	Seamstress	Tennessee
17	Charley Doss	28	Son in law	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Opal M. Doss	22	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	William H. Thompson	23	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
20	Maggie Thompson	22	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
21	Isaac Spain	30	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
22	Mary Spain	32	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
23	Bettie J. Spain	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	William A. Killen	53	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
25	Eulene Killen	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Herman West	52	Head	—	Tennessee
27	Velma West	53	Wife	—	Tennessee
28	Jeff Mcnack	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
29	Icie Mcnack	25	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
30	Fate Bass	56	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
31	May Bass	51	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
32	Clyde Bass	22	Son	Farm Labor	Tennessee
33	Ruby Bass	16	Daughter	H. S.	Tennessee
34	George T. Bass	13	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Edna Bass	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Ben Williamson	26	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Willie B. Williamson	20	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
38	Iding Lewis	35	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
39	Nancy A. Lewis	34	Wife	H. S.	Tennessee
40	Icie Lewis	16	Daughter	S.	Tennessee

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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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