Thomas Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pontotoc-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pontotoc-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pontotoc-County, Mississippi
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Pontotoc
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	569
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Thomas Miller	Head	—	51	~1889
Georgia Miller	Other	—	60	~1880
James Miller	Son	—	15	~1925
John Miller	Son	—	26	~1914
Shelton Miller	Son	—	11	~1929
Etta Miller	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Pontotoc, Mississippi

Head, age 30

Pontotoc, Mississippi · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Pontotoc, Mississippi

Head, age 40

Pontotoc, Mississippi · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Pontotoc-County, Mississippi

Head, age 51

Pontotoc-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Pontotoc
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	569
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Thomas Miller

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02059-00336)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Miller	50	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
2	Robert Miller	29	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Emma Miller	23	Daughter	Laborer & Farmer	Mississippi
4	Ancell Henry	27	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
5	Vera Henry	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
6	Ala Fay Henry	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Lowell Henry	12	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Thomas Miller THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
9	Etta Miller	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	John Riley Miller	26	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
11	James Miller	15	Son	Helper	Mississippi
12	Shelton Miller	11	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Georgia Miller	60	Sister-in-law	—	Mississippi
14	Joe Martin	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
15	Agie Martin	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
16	Verlene Martin	17	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
17	Joe Britt	53	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
18	Ivey Britt	58	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	O. V. Britt	16	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
20	Evelyn Britt	14	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
21	Bernice Britt	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	J. H. Britt	10	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Joel Britt	2	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Dock J. Haught	22	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
25	Flora Haught	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	Hubert Haught	4	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Hubert Haught	3	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Leslie Gregory	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	Mildred Gregory	15	Wife	Helper	Mississippi
30	Joe Gregory	75	Father	Farmer	Mississippi
31	Richard Tutor	46	Head	—	Mississippi
32	Ruby Tutor	36	Wife	Helper	Mississippi
33	Mary Ruth Tutor	17	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
34	Wayne Reid Tutor	15	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Billy Van Tutor	13	Son	—	Mississippi
36	James Lee Tutor	12	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Ruby Jean Tutor	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
38	Bobby Nell Tutor	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Robbie Fay Tutor	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Shirley Ann Tutor	3	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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