Luther Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Madison-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Luther Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Martha — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Madison-County, Mississippi
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	33
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Camden
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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 Luther	Age	Birth yr
Hilary Jones	Son	—	7	~1933
Casey Jones	Son	—	13	~1927
Nathan Jones	Son	—	9	~1931
Luther Jones	Head	—	35	~1905
Henry Jones	Son	—	11	~1929
Carrie Jones	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Madison, Mississippi

Son, age 16

Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Madison, Mississippi

Head, age 26

Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Cropper
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Madison-County, Mississippi

Head, age 35

Madison-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1905 — 6 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	33
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Jones

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Martha Jones

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Luther Jones

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Mississippi

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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 — Madison-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02047-00985)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carrie Flemming	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	Ervin Clark	40	Head	Farm	Mississippi
3	Cisria Clark	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
4	Maria Clark	16	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Jimmie Clark	14	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Annie Clark	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Johnnie Clark	10	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Savannah Clark	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Ervice Clark	2	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Willie Manning	20	Head	Farm	Mississippi
11	Ida Manning	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Leroy Manning	4	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Johnie Manning	1	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Ed Hayes	25	Head	Farm	Mississippi
15	Elsie Hayes	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
16	Helen Hayes	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Napoleon Clark	23	Head	Farm	Mississippi
18	Rosie Clark	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Mandell Jones	30	Head	Farm	Mississippi
20	Martha Jones	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
21	Eva Jones	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Bertha Jones	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Emmanuel Jones	8	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Percy Jones	5	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Earnestine Jones	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Willie Manning	55	Head	Farm	Mississippi
27	Vercia Manning	54	Wife	—	Mississippi
28	Edna Cheeser	80	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
29	James Collins	25	Head	Farm	Mississippi
30	Lil Collins	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
31	Rosie Swanier	63	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
32	Bernice Swanier	5	Niece	—	Mississippi
33	Luther Jones THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farm	Mississippi
34	Carrie Jones	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
35	Casey Jones	13	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Henry Jones	11	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Nathan Jones	9	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Hilary Jones	7	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Jim Jones	65	Head	Farm	Mississippi
40	Martha Jones	65	Wife	—	Mississippi

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Luther

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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