Mattie Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Mattie Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry — first a spouse (b.~1904), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Industry	No
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mattie	Age	Birth yr
Grinne Jones	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Louise Jones	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Earnest Jones	Head	—	38	~1902
Earnest Jones	Son	—	15	~1925
Mattie Jones	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age 15

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 26

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 36

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1904 — 5 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Industry	No
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Jones

b. ~1870

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Anchor record

Mattie Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · 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

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03962-00224)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jennie A Winningham	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
2	Willie M Winningham	20	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Paul C Winningham	18	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Henry Fay Avanria	31	Son	Hostess	Mississippi
5	Allen Faith G	10	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
6	Louis J Caupert	52	Head	Laborer	Illinois
7	Libby Caupert	51	Wife	—	Illinois
8	Jessie Helman	47	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
9	Rena Helman	44	Wife	Maid	Mississippi
10	Arnold Pye	51	Head	Helper	Georgia
11	Elnore Pye	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Willie Roberts	47	Roomer	Laborer	Tennessee
13	Earnest Jones	38	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
14	Mattie Jones THIS PERSON	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Louise Jones	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Earnest Jr Jones	15	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Grinne Jones	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Namon Howard	52	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
19	Vangie L Howard	46	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	Lillie Howard	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Nathaniel Howard	14	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Johnnie Howard	12	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Namon Jr Howard	11	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Roosevelt Howard	7	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Fanny Williams	47	Head	Maid	Mississippi
26	Buster Jackson	34	Roomer	Laborer	Mississippi
27	Vivian Lee	27	Head	Maid	Tennessee
28	Robert Lee	12	Son	—	Tennessee
29	William Lee	5	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Russell Lee	3	Son	—	Tennessee
31	Madison Gray	51	Head	Presser	Mississippi
32	Mollie Gray	45	Wife	Cook	Mississippi
33	Stacy Keys	43	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
34	Maudie Keys	28	Wife	Picker	Mississippi
35	Sam Barnes	48	Head	Switchman	Mississippi
36	Void Line	None	—	—	—
37	Alvin Duke	44	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
38	Cora Duke	46	Wife	—	Mississippi
39	Stanley Nunnley	20	Step Son	Laborer	Mississippi
40	Wilton Nunnley	18	Stepson	Laborer	Mississippi

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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