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Margaret Gibson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Yalobusha-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gibson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Yalobusha-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1929), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1929 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationYalobusha-County, Mississippi
SurnameGibson
Given NameMargaret
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age11
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Water Valley
1935 Residence (County)Yalobusha
Additional Details
Industry0
Highest GradeH-1
1935 ResidenceMississippi
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Township / WardBeat 3
Est. Birth Year~1929

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Margaret Age Birth yr
Mildred Gibson Daughter — 4 ~1936
Charles Gibson Son — 1 ~1939
Lucille Gibson Spouse — 32 ~1908
Alvin Gibson Son — 6 ~1934
Earl Gibson Head — 38 ~1902
Margaret Gibson Daughter — 11 ~1929
Ealye Gibson Son — 10 ~1930
Vida Gibson Daughter — 13 ~1927

Census Appearances

1930
Grenada, Mississippi
Daughter, age 1
Grenada, Mississippi · implied b. ~1929 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Gibson
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation none
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Yalobusha-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 11
Yalobusha-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1929 — 8 household members
Surname Gibson
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Water Valley
1935 Residence (County) Yalobusha
Industry 0
Highest Grade H-1
1935 Residence Mississippi
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Margaret Gibson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
Margaret Gibson
Daughter · 1940 · age 11 · b. ~1929 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Vida Gibson
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Alvin Gibson
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ealye Gibson
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Gibson
Sibling · 1940 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mildred Gibson
Sibling · 1940 · age 4
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 — Yalobusha-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02079-00269)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Margaret Davidson 22 Wife Music Teacher Mississippi
2 Carl Kyle Davidson 2 Son — Mississippi
3 Earl A. Gibson 38 Head Farmer Mississippi
4 Lucille Gibson 32 Wife — Mississippi
5 Vida Gibson 13 Daughter — Mississippi
6 Margaret Gibson THIS PERSON 11 Daughter — Mississippi
7 Ealye Gibson 10 Son — Mississippi
8 Alvin R. Gibson 6 Son — Mississippi
9 Mildred Gibson 4 Daughter — Mississippi
10 Charles Gibson 1 Son — Mississippi
11 Ed D. Sissaman 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
12 Lillye Sissaman 63 Sister — Mississippi
13 John Sissaman 48 Brother Farmer Mississippi
14 Ethel Guest 55 Head Farmer Mississippi
15 Price A. Crow 40 Head Farmer Mississippi
16 Jimmie Crow 34 Wife Farmer Mississippi
17 Leslie Crow 15 Son Laborer Mississippi
18 Mable Crow 14 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
19 Thomas Crow 11 Son — Mississippi
20 Oneta Crow 9 Daughter — Mississippi
21 Price Jr. Crow 7 Son — Mississippi
22 Jane F. Crow 5 Daughter — Mississippi
23 Yvonne Crow 0 Daughter — Mississippi
24 Horace Wrenhan 19 Head Farmer Mississippi
25 Ocie Wrenhan 20 Wife — Mississippi
26 Palestine Wrenhan 3 Daughter — Mississippi
27 Horace Wrenhan 1 Son — Mississippi
28 Lorge Wrenhan 0 Son — Mississippi
29 Tom Brown 63 Head Farmer Mississippi
30 Palestine Brown 58 Wife — Mississippi
31 Arlena Brown 25 Daughter — Mississippi
32 Thelma Brown 23 Daughter — Mississippi
33 Sara C. Becks 24 Daughter — Mississippi
34 Dewitt Hayward 21 Head Farmer Mississippi
35 Josephine Hayward 18 Wife — Mississippi
36 George Coffage 30 Head Farmer Mississippi
37 Sara Coffage 29 Wife — Mississippi
38 Lucius Tucker 19 Head Farmer Mississippi
39 Claudia Tucker 16 Wife — Mississippi
40 Bertalon Tucker 0 Daughter — Mississippi

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)

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