Ada Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bolivar-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ada Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bolivar-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bolivar-County, Mississippi
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ada
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland City
1935 Residence (County)	Bolivar
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	20
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Cleveland City
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ada	Age	Birth yr
Mae Williams	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Nettie Williams	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Pearley Williams	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Nervis Williams	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Charley Williams	Head	—	23	~1917
Kay Williams	Son	—	1	~1939
Clency Williams	Son	—	10	~1930
Ada Williams	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1930

Bolivar, Mississippi

Spouse, age 28

Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Adie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Bolivar-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 38

Bolivar-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 8 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ada
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland City
1935 Residence (County)	Bolivar
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	20
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Ada Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02010-00211)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hopkins Morrow	36	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
42	Mamie Morrow	31	Wife	Cook	Mississippi
43	J. C. Morrow	11	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Jessie May Morrow	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	Harry Terry	43	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
46	Dottie Terry	47	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
47	Tess Terry	22	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
48	Catherine Terry	55	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
49	Vacant Terry	None	Vacant	—	—
50	Clifford Hendrix	39	Head	Planter	Alabama
51	Addie Hendrix	33	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
52	Charles Hendrix	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
53	Atlas Hendrix	12	Son	—	Mississippi
54	Lewis Hendrix	13	Son	—	Mississippi
55	Charley Williams	23	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
56	Ada Williams THIS PERSON	38	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
57	Nervis Williams	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
58	Clency Williams	10	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Mae Mae Williams	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Nettie Lee Williams	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Pearley May Williams	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Kay Williams	1	Son	—	Mississippi
63	Pender Jackson	52	Head	Owner	Mississippi
64	Lucy Lee Jackson	34	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
65	Square Deer	60	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
66	Shery Deer	28	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Clerel Deer	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
68	Melvin Deer	8	Son	—	Mississippi
69	Milton Middleton	54	Head	Fireman	Mississippi
70	Verna Middleton	36	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
71	Evie May Middleton	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
72	William Holmes	60	Head	Ginner	Mississippi
73	Bertha Holmes	43	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
74	Warren Holmes	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
75	Thomas C. Holmes	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Milton Bufkin	47	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
77	Carrie Lee Bufkin	41	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
78	Jannie V. Bufkin	15	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
79	Eunice Dins	60	Head	Laundress	Mississippi
80	Henrietta Johnson	36	Daughter	Maid	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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