Mattie Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jones-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mattie Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jones-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jones-County, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Jones
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mattie	Age	Birth yr
Wilma Smith	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Mattie Smith	Head	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Jones, Mississippi

Spouse, age 24

Jones, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
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

Jones, Mississippi

Spouse, age 34

Jones, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
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

Head, age 45

Jones-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Jones
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Mattie Smith

Head · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Mississippi

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02036-00247)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ellie Blackledge	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Odie Blackledge	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Joyce Blackledge	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	James Blackledge	13	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Wayne Blackledge	11	Son	—	Mississippi
46	Beatrice Blackledge	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Weomer Blackledge	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Greene Blackledge	50	Brother	—	Mississippi
49	Ezra Smith	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Mary E Smith	17	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	James Byron Smith	0	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Mattie Smith THIS PERSON	45	Head	—	Mississippi
53	Wilma E Smith	23	Daughter	Home Aid	Mississippi
54	J C Jones	58	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
55	Irene Jones	55	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	Erma Jones	34	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Bernice Rutledge	29	Daughter	Secretary	Mississippi
58	John Kelly	84	Father-in-law	—	Mississippi
59	Ernest Jones	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
60	Corene Jones	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Edith Fay Jones	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Nelline Jones	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Ray Jones	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
64	Selma Jones	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Nelma Rae Jones	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	James H Sloan	40	Head	Still Operator	Tennessee
67	Lillian Sloan	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Mary Elizabeth Sloan	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Frances Sloan	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
70	James Robert Sloan	8	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Margaret Sloan	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Herman Lee Sloan	2	Son	—	Mississippi
73	B C Herrington	31	Head	Grader	Mississippi
74	Vivian Herrington	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
75	Edwina Herrington	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Celeste Herrington	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Crosby Walters	42	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
78	Evelyn Walters	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Curtis Walters	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
80	Bobbie Nell Walters	12	Daughter	—	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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