May Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Attala-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this May Jones across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Attala-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1918), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Attala-County, Mississippi
Surname	Jones
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1, Kossuth
1935 Residence (County)	Alcorn
Additional Details
Occupation	Housekeeping
Industry	Family
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Housekeeping
Township / Ward	Beat 1 Kossuth
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 May	Age	Birth yr
May Jones	Spouse	—	22	~1918
Mary Jones	Other	—	55	~1885
James Jones	Son	—		~1940
T Jones	Head	—	25	~1915
Jackie Jones	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1930

Attala, Mississippi

Daughter, age 11

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1919 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Attala-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 22

Attala-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1, Kossuth
1935 Residence (County)	Alcorn
Occupation	Housekeeping
Industry	Family
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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May Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · 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 — Attala-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02008-00233)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	T. W. Jones	25	Head	Dyer	Texas
2	May Jones THIS PERSON	22	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
3	Jackie Wayne Jones	2	Son	—	Mississippi
4	James Raymond Jones	0	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Mary Jones	55	Mother	Housekeeping	Alabama
6	Earl Suggs	31	Head	Weaver	Mississippi
7	Hazel Suggs	26	Wife	Weaver	Mississippi
8	John C. Suggs	3	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Payton Sanders	25	Head	Drawing	Mississippi
10	Altha Dean Sanders	18	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
11	A. J. Davis	60	Head	Dyer	Mississippi
12	Minnie May Davis	46	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
13	Nell Ross	28	Daughter	Spooler	Mississippi
14	A. J. Jr. Davis	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
15	Tommie Davis	17	Son	New Worker	Mississippi
16	Gordon Neal	35	Head	Doffer	Mississippi
17	Minnie Neal	34	Wife	Spinner	Mississippi
18	Mary Elizabeth Neal	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Bennie C. Neal	6	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Emma Ruth Neal	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Seldon Clark	39	Head	Painter	Alabama
22	Effie Clark	40	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
23	Billie Clark	13	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Chepis Clark	79	Father	—	Alabama
25	William J. Black	39	Head	Superintendent	Mississippi
26	Dorothy Black	33	Wife	Inspector	Mississippi
27	Hubert Brooks	39	Head	Section Hand	Mississippi
28	June Brooks	34	Wife	Weaver	Mississippi
29	Calvin Brooks	14	Son	—	Arkansas
30	Madge Brooks	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Alice Brooks	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Riba Griffin	27	Head	Weaver	Mississippi
33	Brown Myrtle Griffin	27	Daughter	Shipper	Mississippi
34	Annie Laura Jackson	19	Daughter	Shipper	Florida
35	Sanford Jackson	17	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Lou B. Bridges	20	Cook	Cooking	Mississippi
37	R. C. Riddle	36	Head	Farming	Mississippi
38	Nora Riddle	36	Wife	Housekeeping	Mississippi
39	Lacy Riddle	16	Son	Farming	Mississippi
40	Willie Riddle	15	Daughter	Farming	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.

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