Rosa Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Rosa Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rosa
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Beat 3
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rosa	Age	Birth yr
W Johnson	Head	—	48	~1892
Percy Mcmillian	Other	—	18	~1922
Mikel Johnson	Son	—	13	~1927
Willie Johnson	Son	—	5	~1935
Joe Johnson	Son	—	16	~1924
Eddie Johnson	Son	—	18	~1922
Rosa Johnson	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 22

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rosa
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 31

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rosa
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 43

Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Rosa
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sunflower
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Rosa Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02066-00691)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Verdilee Lennon	21	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
42	Henry Bishop	56	Head	Farmer	Georgia
43	Lizzie Bishop	46	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
44	Tom Ellis	48	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
45	Lillie Ellis	32	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
46	Junie Taylor	5	Step-son	—	Mississippi
47	W. H. Johnson	48	Head	Farm Labour	Mississippi
48	Rosa Johnson THIS PERSON	43	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
49	Eddie Johnson	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
50	Joe Nathan Johnson	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
51	Mikel Johnson	13	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Willie Johnson	5	Son	—	Mississippi
53	Percy Mcmillian	18	Adopted	Laborer	Mississippi
54	W. J. Barney	31	Head	Farm Labour	Alabama
55	Virdie Barney	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	A. J. Barney	12	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Nathan Watson	41	Head	Farm Labor	Mississippi
58	Lessie Watson	30	Wife	—	Alabama
59	Richard Johnson	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
60	Purlee Johnson	44	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
61	Marshall Johnson	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
62	Ray Johnson	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
63	Willie Johnson	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
64	J. W. Johnson	13	Son	—	Mississippi
65	John Young	72	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
66	Sarah Young	70	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Thomas Young	29	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
68	Annie B. Young	24	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
69	Thomas Jr. Young	9	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Jessie Young	8	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Jerry Young	5	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Willie Young	3	Son	—	Mississippi
73	Ethel B. Young	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
74	George White	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
75	Estella White	23	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Martha White	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Willie Mccalvin	66	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Abbie Mccalvin	56	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
79	Tyree Hutchens	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
80	Spring Hutchens	44	Wife	Laborer	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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