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Margaret Roberts — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jones-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Roberts across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jones-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationJones-County, Mississippi
SurnameRoberts
Given NameMargaret
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age57
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (County)Jones
Additional Details
Highest GradeHs 5
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Township / WardLaurel City
Est. Birth Year~1883

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
Bessie Roberts Daughter — 32 ~1908
Fannie Aycock Daughter — 27 ~1913
Billy Roberts Daughter — 13 ~1927
Mildred Roberts Daughter — 18 ~1922
Walter Roberts Head — 60 ~1880
James Roberts Son — 15 ~1925
Leon Roberts Son — 37 ~1903
Margaret Roberts Spouse — 57 ~1883

Census Appearances

1930
Jones, Mississippi
Other, age 46
Jones, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 10 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Roberts
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife-H
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 46
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 18
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Jones-County, Mississippi
Spouse, age 57
Jones-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1883 — 8 household members
Surname Roberts
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 57
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (County) Jones
Highest Grade Hs 5
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Margaret Roberts across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Roberts
Spouse · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Mississippi
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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02035-00272)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 James S. James 2 Son — Mississippi
2 Emma Brazwell 49 Head — Alabama
3 William Livingston 33 Head Cotton Mill Mississippi
4 Estelle Livingston 27 Wife Cotton Mill Mississippi
5 Kenneth Livingston 1 Son — Mississippi
6 Walter Roberts 60 Head Cotton Mill Mississippi
7 Margaret Roberts THIS PERSON 57 Wife — Mississippi
8 Bessie Roberts 32 Daughter Cotton Mill Mississippi
9 Mildred Roberts 18 Daughter — Mississippi
10 James Roberts 15 Son — Mississippi
11 Billy Rose Roberts 13 Daughter — Mississippi
12 Leon Roberts 37 Son Wpa Project Mississippi
13 Fannie R. Aycock 27 Daughter Cotton Mill Mississippi
14 Edna G. Ratcliff 42 Head — Mississippi
15 Victor Ratcliff 20 Son Wpa Project Mississippi
16 Hazel Watters 31 Daughter Doffer Mississippi
17 Edward Watters 10 Grandson — Mississippi
18 Burton A. Ratcliff 29 Head Cotton Mill Mississippi
19 Pearl Ratcliff 24 Wife — Kentucky
20 Bernice Parsons 8 Sister-in-law — Mississippi
21 Melva Fay Parsons 5 Daughter — Mississippi
22 Alice Faye Ratcliff 2 Daughter — Mississippi
23 Julius W. Robinson 46 Head Cotton Mill Mississippi
24 Ada Robinson 45 Wife Cotton Mill Mississippi
25 Mildred Robinson 17 Daughter — Mississippi
26 Ernest Robinson 12 Son — Mississippi
27 Edward Robinson 10 Son — Mississippi
28 Alfred E. Medley 31 Head Cotton Mill Mississippi
29 Gladys Medley 24 Wife Cotton Mill Mississippi
30 John Edwin Medley 4 Son — Mississippi
31 Jerry D. Medley 2 Son — Mississippi
32 Mary J. Medley 0 Daughter — Mississippi
33 Vernie Medley 36 Head Laborer Mississippi
34 Nannie Medley 36 Wife Spinner Mississippi
35 James L. Medley 16 Son — Mississippi
36 Cecil A. Medley 15 Son — Mississippi
37 Vernie Jr. Medley 13 Son — Alabama
38 Tommie Medley 4 Son — Alabama
39 Paul Medley 1 Son — 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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