Nellie Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Buckingham-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Buckingham-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1905), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Buckingham-County, Virginia
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	James River
1935 Residence (County)	Buckingham
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Pub School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	James River
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Orhegia Jones	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Elaine Jones	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Wyatt Jones	Head	—	55	~1885
Wyatt Jones	Son	—	8	~1932
Reginald Jones	Son	—	7	~1933
Frazier Jones	Son	—	4	~1936
Nellie Jones	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Buckingham, Virginia

Other, age 16

Buckingham, Virginia · implied b. ~1904 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	stepdaughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Buckingham, Virginia

Other, age 25

Buckingham, Virginia · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Cook
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Buckingham-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 35

Buckingham-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	James River
1935 Residence (County)	Buckingham
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Pub School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Nellie Jones

Spouse · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Buckingham-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04252-00118)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Frank Claiborne	21	Son	Laborer	Virginia
42	Ida Claiborne	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
43	Mary X Bennett	61	Head	—	Virginia
44	Barbara Wright Bennett	15	Granddaughter	—	New York
45	Haskins Lavana Bennett	1	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
46	Marion Bennett	1	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
47	Wyatt X Jones	55	Head	Farmer	Virginia
48	Nellie Jones THIS PERSON	35	Wife	Teacher	Virginia
49	Wyatt N Jones	8	Son	—	Virginia
50	Reginald Jones	7	Son	—	Virginia
51	Elaine Jones	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
52	Frazier Jones	4	Son	—	Virginia
53	Orhegia Jones	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
54	Thomas Jones	50	Head	Farmer	Virginia
55	Charlotte Jones	38	Wife	—	Virginia
56	Virgiall Jones	23	Son	Farmer	West Va
57	Sam J Jones	18	Son	—	Virginia
58	Earl R Jones	16	Son	New Worker	Virginia
59	Charlotte E Jones	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
60	William Jackson	14	Lodger	—	Virginia
61	Raymond Jones	4	Son	—	Virginia
62	Emma Onion	93	Mother	—	Virginia
63	Eddie Onion	32	Nephew	Laborer	Virginia
64	Collen Miller	33	Boarder	Teacher	Virginia
65	Tommy Brown	34	Head	Laborer	New York
66	Emma V Brown	26	Wife	—	Virginia
67	Charles Brown	8	Son	—	Virginia
68	Rosa Brown	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
69	Estelle Brown	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
70	Frank Brown	3	Son	—	Virginia
71	Walter X Edwards	29	Head	Farmer	Virginia
72	Mary E Edwards	22	Wife	—	Virginia
73	Walter Jr Edwards	1	Son	—	Virginia
74	Mrs John Glover	68	Lodger	—	Virginia
75	Mary X Glover	63	Head	—	Virginia
76	Mattie Glover	72	Sister	—	Virginia
77	W. E. X Spears	56	Head	Farmer	Virginia
78	Carrie E Spears	50	Wife	—	N. C.
79	Hazell Cloey	25	Cook	Cook	Virginia
80	Richard Roberts	20	Head	Laborer	Virginia

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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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