Lizzie Davis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leflore-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lizzie Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leflore-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leflore-County, Mississippi
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Leflore
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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 Lizzie	Age	Birth yr
Mattie Davis	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Henry Davis	Head	—	50	~1890
Henry Davis	Son	—	18	~1922
Roger Davis	Son	—	16	~1924
Lizzie Davis	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 20

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
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

Sunflower, Mississippi

Other, age 30

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Leflore-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 40

Leflore-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Leflore
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Lizzie Davis

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Mississippi

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02043-00440)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lum Callaway	61	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Sally Callaway	57	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
43	Lum Jr Callaway	23	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
44	Harry Callaway	22	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
45	Napolean Cooley	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
46	May Cooley	32	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
47	Joe Cooley	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
48	Lenora Cooley	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Lee Cooley	6	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Henry Davis	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
51	Lizzie Davis THIS PERSON	40	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Henry Jr Davis	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
53	Roger Davis	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
54	Mattie Davis	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Henry Early	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Hattie Early	20	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
57	Chas Evans	20	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
58	Lotta Evans	17	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
59	Eddie Evans	1	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Prentice Grant	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Ethel Grant	40	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
62	Pete Grant	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
63	Ethel Grant	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Clara Grant	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Henry Green	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
66	Margaret Green	24	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Roosevelt Griffin	22	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
68	Anna Griffin	20	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
69	Roosevelt Jr Griffin	2	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Alice Griffin	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Ninson Griffin	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
72	Ora Lee Griffin	58	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
73	Will Griffin	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
74	Wesley Harris	29	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
75	Mildred Harris	19	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Wes Harris	3	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Joe Harris	1	Son	—	Mississippi
78	John Haffler	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
79	Mary Haffler	47	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Sam Haffler	23	Son	Laborer	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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