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Richard Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leflore-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Richard Gray across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leflore-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationLeflore-County, Mississippi
SurnameGray
Given NameRichard
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age43
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)Leflore
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerOA
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)0
Highest GradeNo 6
1935 ResidenceSame House
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBeat 4
Est. Birth Year~1897

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Richard Age Birth yr
Albert Gray Son — 6 ~1934
Robert Gray Son — 16 ~1924
Richard Gray Head — 43 ~1897
Lucy Gray Daughter — 11 ~1929
Ella Gray Daughter — 2 ~1938
Emma Gray Spouse — 37 ~1903
Lena Gray Daughter — 9 ~1931
Rosena Gray Daughter — 4 ~1936
Edna Gray Daughter — 15 ~1925
Richard Gray Son — 3 ~1937

Census Appearances

1930
Leflore, Mississippi
Other, age 37
Leflore, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 40 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Gray
Given Name Robert
Relationship to Head Inmate
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 21
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Laborer
Industry Convict Farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write No
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Leflore-County, Mississippi
Head, age 43
Leflore-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 10 household members
Surname Gray
Given Name Richard
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 43
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Beat 4
1935 Residence (County) Leflore
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker OA
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade No 6
1935 Residence Same House
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Richard Gray across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Richard Gray
Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Leflore-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02044-00214)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Fulton Bradford 16 Son — Mississippi
42 Georgia Bradford 14 Daughter — Mississippi
43 Sylvester Bradford 11 Son — Mississippi
44 Clayton Bradford 9 Son — Mississippi
45 Lillian Bradford 8 Daughter — Mississippi
46 Ed Franklin 49 Head Farmer Mississippi
47 Willie Franklin 41 Wife — Mississippi
48 Prince Hicks 67 Head Farmer Mississippi
49 Clairborne Hicks 21 Head Farmer Mississippi
50 Elmira Hicks 23 Wife — Mississippi
51 John Square 22 Head Farmer Mississippi
52 Mary Square 19 Wife — Mississippi
53 Scott Lane 30 Head Farmer Mississippi
54 O. C. Lane 29 Wife — Mississippi
55 Willie Lane 3 Son — Mississippi
56 Louis Lane 1 Son — Mississippi
57 Wester Trotman 24 Head Farmer Mississippi
58 Mamie Trotman 19 Wife — Mississippi
59 Wester Jr Trotman 1 Son — Mississippi
60 Will Gray 45 Head Farmer Mississippi
61 Hattie Gray 44 Wife — Mississippi
62 London Peel 25 Head Farmer Mississippi
63 Richard Gray THIS PERSON 43 Head Farmer Mississippi
64 Emma Gray 37 Wife — Mississippi
65 Robert Gray 16 Son — Mississippi
66 Edna Gray 15 Daughter — Mississippi
67 Lucy Gray 11 Daughter — Mississippi
68 Lena Gray 9 Daughter — Mississippi
69 Albert Gray 6 Son — Mississippi
70 Rosena Gray 4 Daughter — Mississippi
71 Richard Jr Gray 3 Son — Mississippi
72 Ella Gray 2 Daughter — Mississippi
73 Tom Davis 21 Head Farmer Mississippi
74 Francis Davis 22 Wife — Mississippi
75 L. D. Davis 2 Son — Mississippi
76 Alas Davis 45 Head Farmer Mississippi
77 Pete Davis 14 Son — Mississippi
78 Otha Davis 9 Son — Mississippi
79 James Riley 35 Head Farmer Mississippi
80 Lucille Riley 28 Wife — 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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