Lillie Lewis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lillie Lewis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Mississippi
Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Lillie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lillie	Age	Birth yr
Willie Lewis	Head	—	35	~1905
Flora Ross	Other	—	28	~1912
Robert Lewis	Son	—	6	~1934
Flora Lewis	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Lillie Lewis	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Mississippi

Daughter, age 16

Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 49 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Lillie
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Washington, Mississippi

Spouse, age 27

Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Lillie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Washington-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 37

Washington-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 5 household members

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Lillie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Lillie Lewis

Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02076-00718)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eddie James	32	Head	Share Cropper	Mississippi
2	Magoline James	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Rebecca James	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Eddie James	10	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Evelina James	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Rosetta James	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Ethelee James	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Jay James	3	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Crisle\|Crisla James	2	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Berta Lee James	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Cornelious Holland	25	Brother-in-law	Day Hand	Mississippi
12	Henry Scott	22	Head	Tenant	Alabama
13	Blanche Scott	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
14	Willie Lewis	35	Head	Share Cropper	Louisiana
15	Lillie Lewis THIS PERSON	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
16	Robert Lewis	6	Son	—	Mississippi
17	Flora Lewis	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Flora Ross	28	Cousin	—	Mississippi
19	James Font	28	Head	Day Hand	Mississippi
20	Elizabeth Font	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
21	Rodervelt Font	7	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Robert Lee Font	4	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Charles John Font	2	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Sarah Hankins	41	Head	Day Hand	Mississippi
25	Ruby Carroll	29	Niece	Day Hand	Mississippi
26	Cathell Smith	12	Niece	—	Mississippi
27	Rebecca Smith	5	Niece	—	Mississippi
28	Rosalee Smith	2	Niece	—	Mississippi
29	Levi Williams	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Handy Howard	78	Head	—	Mississippi
31	Easter Howard	74	Wife	—	Mississippi
32	William Ruffin	67	Head	Tenant	Mississippi
33	Ella Ruffin	53	Wife	Farm Hand	Mississippi
34	Anna C Ruffin	21	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Willie Ruffin	18	Daughter	Farm Hand	Mississippi
36	Vernon Cole	44	Head	Tenant	Mississippi
37	Lillie May Cole	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	Vernon Jr Cole	20	Son	Farm Hand	Mississippi
39	Willie Cole	18	Son	Farm Hand	Mississippi
40	Juneta Cole	15	Daughter	—	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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