Nellie Wood — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Whitfield-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Wood across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whitfield-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Whitfield-County, Georgia
Surname	Wood
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Militia District 631 Ninth
1935 Residence (County)	Whitfield
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Militia District 631 Ninth
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Annie Wood	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Ruben Wood	Son	—	4	~1936
Ruben Wood	Head	—	39	~1901
Gilford Wood	Son	—	13	~1927
John Wood	Son	—	17	~1923
Wilma Wood	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Lovada Wood	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Gilbert Wood	Son	—	12	~1928
Nellie Wood	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Whitfield, Georgia

Other, age 31

Whitfield, Georgia · implied b. ~1899 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Woods
Given Name	Nellie J.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Whitfield-County, Georgia

Spouse, age 42

Whitfield-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1898 — 9 household members

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Militia District 631 Ninth
1935 Residence (County)	Whitfield
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Nellie Wood

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Georgia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00722-00529)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eula Lee Blalock	24	Wife	Textile	Georgia
2	L. C. Blalock	5	Son	—	Georgia
3	Willard Blalock	3	Son	—	Georgia
4	Jeff Armstrong	40	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
5	Roxie Armstrong	37	Wife	Textile	Georgia
6	J. Bird Armstrong	37	Brother	Farmer	Tennessee
7	Gilford Blalock	44	Head	Farmer	Alabama
8	Eddie C. Blalock	50	Wife	Textile	Georgia
9	Jack Blalock	14	Son	—	Alabama
10	Lee C. Blalock	13	Son	—	Alabama
11	J. Irene Blalock	10	Daughter	—	Alabama
12	Mary E. Blalock	76	Mother	—	Georgia
13	Stat Hawkins	74	Head	—	Georgia
14	Jim White	25	Head	Farming	Kentucky
15	Virgie White	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	Nell White	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
17	William H. White	11	Son	Farming	Georgia
18	Mary E. White	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
19	Dottie White	20	Head	—	Georgia
20	Earnest Lee White	5	Son	—	Georgia
21	Bettie L. White	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
22	Ruben A. Wood	39	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
23	Nellie Wood THIS PERSON	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Annie Mae Wood	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
25	John A. Wood	17	Son	—	Georgia
26	Gilford Wood	13	Son	—	Georgia
27	Gilbert Wood	12	Son	—	Georgia
28	Lovada Wood	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
29	Ruben Jr. Wood	4	Son	—	Georgia
30	Wilma Jane Wood	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Clifford Chastain	28	Head	—	Georgia
32	Evalyn Chastain	28	Wife	Textile	Georgia
33	Beatilla Chastain	53	Head	—	Georgia
34	Lambert Chastain	18	Son	—	Georgia
35	Vernon Chastain	16	Son	—	Georgia
36	Drennon Chastain	22	Son	Laborer	Georgia
37	Emmaline Hensley	76	Mother	—	Georgia
38	Sam Nelson	47	Head	Farming	Georgia
39	Emma Lou Nelson	43	Wife	—	Georgia
40	Dennis Nelson	26	Son	Laborer	Georgia

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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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