Louise Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Louise Harris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charles & Lula — first a spouse (b.~1913), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Louise
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Louise	Age	Birth yr
Tommie Harris	Son	—	5	~1935
Sarah Harris	Other	—	47	~1893
Louise Harris	Spouse	—	27	~1913
Ida Bevins	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Charles Harris	Son	—	4	~1936
Tommie Harris	Head	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age 3

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Louisa
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 14

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Louisa
Relationship to Head	S. Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Industry	In school
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 27

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Louise
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Louise Harris across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Charles Harris (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lula Harris (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charles Harris

b. ~1898

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lula Harris

b. ~1897

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Louise Harris

Spouse · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03966-00778)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ethel May Butler	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
2	Tompsey Valentine	47	Head	Yardman	Mississippi
3	Annie Valentine	25	Wife	House Work	Mississippi
4	John Brown	47	Head	Poolroom Porter	Louisiana
5	Louise Brown	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Johnnie Brown	12	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Otha (Ab) Brown	10	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Harold Lucas	1	Grandson	—	Tennessee
9	Ivory Williams	30	Lodger	—	Mississippi
10	Tommie Harris	27	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
11	Louise Harris THIS PERSON	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
12	Ida Bevins	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Tommie Jr Harris	5	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Charles Milton Harris	4	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Sarah Harris	47	Mother	—	Mississippi
16	D. H. Stevenson	50	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
17	Mary Stevenson	43	Wife	Cook	Mississippi
18	Willie Crisp	32	Head	Laborer	Alabama
19	Hazel Crisp	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Mary Elizabeth Jones	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Lawrence Britton	25	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Mississippi
22	Lee G Crawford	38	Head	Porter	Mississippi
23	Leona Crawford	25	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
24	Robert Crawford	8	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Nealie Miller	69	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
26	Carmack Miller	42	Uncle	—	Tennessee
29	Joe Merlo	53	Head	Restaurant Operator	Tennessee
30	Isidor Demand	47	Head	Grocer	New York
31	Anna Demand	48	Wife	Grocery Clerk	Russia
32	Carolyn Demand	5	Daughter	—	New York
33	Goldberg Smith	32	Head	Barber	Mississippi
34	Geraldine Smith	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
35	Johnny Jones	26	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
36	Mattie Warner	26	Head	Maid	Mississippi
37	C. G. Warner	14	Son	Delivery Boy	Mississippi
38	Booker T. Warner	12	Son	—	Tennessee
39	Alberta Warner	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Alberta Liggins	47	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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Pedigree Summary

Louise

Gen 1 · 2 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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