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Margaret Ellis — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Amherst-County, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Margaret Ellis across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Amherst-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1930), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 10
b. ~1930
Female
Daughter
Born: Virginia
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Amherst-County, Virginia |
| Surname | Ellis |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Pedlar |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Amherst |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Township / Ward | Pedlar |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1930 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Margaret | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorene Ellis | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1934 |
| Margaret Ellis | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Adran Ellis | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Johnson Ellis | Head | — | 57 | ~1883 |
| Isadora Ellis | Spouse | — | 46 | ~1894 |
| Daniel Ellis | Son | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| Robert Ellis | Other | — | ~1940 | |
| Anna Ellis | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Luther Ellis | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Jeanette Ellis | Other | — | 17 | ~1923 |
Census Appearances
1930
Amherst, Virginia
Daughter, age 1
Amherst, Virginia · implied b. ~1929 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ellis |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1940
Amherst-County, Virginia
Daughter, age 10
Amherst-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1930 — 10 household members
| Surname | Ellis |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Pedlar |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Amherst |
| Highest Grade | No 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Margaret Ellis across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Ellis
Daughter · 1940 · age 10 · b. ~1930 · Virginia
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Sibling
Luther Ellis
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Daniel Ellis
Sibling · 1940 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Adran Ellis
Sibling · 1940 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Anna Ellis
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lorene Ellis
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
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 — Amherst-County, Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Amherst-County, Virginia
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04244-00455)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Tyler Joseph Higginbotham | 32 | Boarder | Wood Chopper | Virginia |
| 42 | Tyler Mamie Higginbotham | 38 | Boarder | Wood Chopper | Virginia |
| 43 | James Reed | 35 | Head | Wood Chopper | Virginia |
| 44 | Maud Reed | 31 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 45 | Anna Reed Reed | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 46 | James Reed | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 47 | Jack Mcclain | 66 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 48 | Ida Mcclain | 62 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 49 | Elizabeth Marshall | 25 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 50 | Earl Marshall | 26 | Grandson | Chopper | Virginia |
| 51 | Glenn Brown | 48 | Head | Chopper | Virginia |
| 52 | Sarah Brown | 29 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 53 | Louise Brown | 15 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 54 | Odessa Brown | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 55 | Hannah Brown | 65 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 56 | Walter Brown | 40 | Son | Farmer | Virginia |
| 57 | Willie Reed | 18 | Grandson | Chopper | Virginia |
| 58 | Oscar Cheatham | 65 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 59 | Lucy Cheatham | 58 | Wife | Merchant | Virginia |
| 60 | Johnson Ellis | 57 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 61 | Isadora Ellis | 46 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 62 | Anna Ellis | 15 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 63 | Luther Ellis | 13 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 64 | Margaret Ellis THIS PERSON | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 65 | Adran Ellis | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 66 | Lorene Ellis | 6 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 67 | Daniel Ellis | 21 | Son | Chopper | Virginia |
| 68 | Jeanette Ellis | 17 | Daughter in law | — | Virginia |
| 69 | Robert Ellis | 0 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 70 | Robert Reed | 33 | Head | Chopper | Virginia |
| 71 | Louise Reed | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 72 | Taylor Reed | 73 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 73 | Zekey Reed | 72 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 74 | Ella Reed | 29 | Daughter | Cook | Virginia |
| 75 | William Reed | 23 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 76 | Roberta Reed | 23 | Daughter in law | Cook | Virginia |
| 77 | Lizzie Lee Reed | 1 | Granddaughter | — | Virginia |
| 78 | Samuel Reed | 15 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 79 | John H. Cheatham | 65 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 80 | Leonie Cheatham | 59 | Wife | — | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)