Minnie Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Minnie Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Minnie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil District No 1
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Minnie	Age	Birth yr
Denson Lee	Head	—	46	~1894
Mary Lee	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Minnie Lee	Other	—		~1940
Minnie Lee	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Spouse, age 25

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Mamie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Spouse, age 36

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Mamie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 44

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Minnie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Minnie Lee

Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Tennessee

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1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03934-00309)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carmel Matthews	19	Son	Day Laborer	Tennessee
2	Tolbert Williams	28	Head	Day Laborer	Tennessee
3	Mary A. Williams	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Roder P. Jones	14	Brother-in-law	—	Tennessee
5	Johnny Jones	12	Brother-in-law	—	Tennessee
6	Albert A. Irving	31	Head	Body Builder	Missouri
7	Nellie M. Irving	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Joy E. Irving	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Ray Irving	10	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Wayne Irving	4	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Gene Irving	0	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Alma Venable	57	Head	—	Tennessee
13	Denson Lee	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Minnie Lee THIS PERSON	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
15	Mary Ella Lee	18	Daughter	Helper	Tennessee
16	Minnie Mae Lee	0	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
17	Lawrence Thomas	31	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Annie Thomas	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	Lawrence Jr. Thomas	0	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Jim Hunter	37	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
21	Gertie Hunter	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Lee Hunter	23	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Payne Velma Hunter	0	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
24	Oliver Pedrey	36	Head	Dairy Worker	Tennessee
25	Myrtle Pedrey	37	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Oliver J. Pedrey	16	Son	—	Tennessee
27	Raymond Pedrey	14	Son	—	Tennessee
28	Floyd Pedrey	8	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Alma Thomas	55	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
30	Gertie L. Thomas	33	Daughter	Maid	Tennessee
31	Henry Thomas	23	Son	Day Laborer	Tennessee
32	Lois Thomas	18	Daughter	Helper	Tennessee
33	Vernon Williamson	20	Nephew	Day Laborer	Tennessee
34	Dorothy M. Lawson	15	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
35	Dora Bond	12	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
36	Alma G. Boyd	12	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
37	Joe Ballman	70	Head	General Farmer	Tennessee
38	Boyd Nuscan	42	Son-in-law	Farmer	Tennessee
39	Mildred Nuscan	37	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Margaret Nuscan	10	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee

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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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