Paul Morris — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richland-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Paul Morris across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richland-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richland-County, Louisiana
Surname	Morris
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Ward One
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ward One
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 Paul	Age	Birth yr
Maybell Morris	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Wilson Morris	Son	—	21	~1919
Paul Morris	Head	—	52	~1888
Jim Morris	Son	—	15	~1925
Elsie Morris	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Robert Morris	Son	—	13	~1927
Mamie Morris	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1930

Richland, Louisiana

Head, age 42

Richland, Louisiana · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Richland-County, Louisiana

Head, age 52

Richland-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1888 — 7 household members

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Ward One
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Paul Morris

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Louisiana

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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 — Richland-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01444-00067)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Alice Pace	64	Wife	—	Louisiana
2	Fern Pace	26	Son	Farmer	Texas
3	Bobbie Pace	23	Son	—	Louisiana
4	Gerald Pace	1	Grandson	—	Louisiana
5	Leslie Copes	37	Lodger	Laborer	Louisiana
6	Thomas M. Cawthon	79	Head	—	Louisiana
7	Dellar Cawthon	62	Wife	—	Louisiana
8	Lupo, Tom E. Cawthon	51	Lodger	Farmer	Louisiana
9	Ige Galloway	67	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Walter Morris	24	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
11	Helen Morris	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Sim Dawson	37	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
13	Vader Dawson	33	Wife	—	Louisiana
14	Paul Morris THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
15	Mamie Morris	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
16	Wilson Morris	21	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
17	Maybell Morris	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Jim B. Morris	15	Son	—	Louisiana
19	Robert Morris	13	Son	—	Louisiana
20	Elsie Morris	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
21	Algy Dawson	53	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
22	Mary Dawson	60	Wife	—	Louisiana
23	Ben A. Hester	34	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
24	Maybell Hester	16	Wife	—	Louisiana
25	Paul Hopkins	70	Head	Laborer	North Carolina
26	Alix Johnson	41	Head	Laborer	North Carolina
27	Ola Newton	59	Head	—	Louisiana
28	Blanch Newton	21	Daughter	Clerk	Louisiana
29	Annie Yates	39	Daughter	—	Louisiana
30	Harold Yates	17	Grandson	—	Louisiana
31	Walter Yates	13	Grandson	—	Louisiana
32	Leroy C. Lyon	23	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Eva Mae Lyon	19	Wife	—	Louisiana
34	Willie L. Lyon	3	Son	—	Louisiana
35	Leroy Jr. Lyon	1	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Josephine Marshall	50	Head	—	Mississippi
37	James Arthur Marshall	19	Grandson	—	Mississippi
38	Davis Curtis Marshall	14	Grandson	—	Louisiana
39	Thomas Arline Marshall	12	Grandson	—	Mississippi
40	Sugitter Brown	30	Head	Farmer	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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