Thomas Griffin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leake-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Griffin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leake-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leake-County, Mississippi
Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Thomas L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Earline Griffin	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Susie Griffin	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Howard Callahan	Son	—	28	~1912
Thomas Griffin	Head	—	56	~1884
Ira Callahan	Daughter	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 36

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 46

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffins
Given Name	Thomas J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Leake-County, Mississippi

Head, age 56

Leake-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Thomas L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Thomas Griffin

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02041-00904)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Herbert Ellis	21	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Samuel C Taylor	53	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	Annie Mae Taylor	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
4	Lena Pearl Taylor	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Hettie Lee Taylor	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Horace Taylor	11	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Maurice Taylor	11	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Bonney R Mills	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
9	Dixie Mills	26	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Morris Wilkinson	37	Head	—	Mississippi
11	Dixie Wilkinson	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Juanita Wilkinson	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Thomas L Griffin THIS PERSON	56	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Susie Griffin	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Earline Griffin	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Howard Callahan	28	Son	Grader	Mississippi
17	Ira Mae Callahan	27	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	William A Adams	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Annie Mae Adams	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Janice Adams	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Wiley A Adams	22	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
22	Allie Earl Adams	18	Daughter in law	—	Mississippi
23	Assey Lewis	75	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Zouda Lewis	45	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Bonnie Lewis	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	O. L. Lewis	11	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Charlie Lewis	9	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Jack Lewis	7	Son	—	Mississippi
29	Robert M Lewis	4	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Willie A Lewis	2	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Bettie Jean Lewis	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Ray H Scott	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Alma J Scott	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	George D Scott	19	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Ruth Marie Scott	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Janice L Scott	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Homer C Scott	7	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Morgan Mills	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
39	Hazel Mills	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	Kathleen Mills	14	Daughter	—	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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