Beatrice Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Beatrice Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1906), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Texas
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Beaumont City
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	Preacher
Industry	Church
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	31
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Preacher
Township / Ward	Beaumont City
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Beatrice	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Williams	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Doris Williams	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Marcus Williams	Head	—	39	~1901
Beatrice Williams	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Texas

Spouse, age 17

Jefferson, Texas · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Jefferson, Texas

Spouse, age 24

Jefferson, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Jefferson-County, Texas

Spouse, age 34

Jefferson-County, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Beaumont City
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	Preacher
Industry	Church
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	31
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Beatrice Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Jefferson-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

41 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04076-00264)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gifford	None	—	—	—
2	Jane Cowan	57	Head	—	Texas
3	William Cowan	26	Son	Laborer	Texas
4	Rosa Mary Cowan	18	Wife	Laundress	Texas
5	Lillian Day	31	Head	Laundress	Louisiana
6	Louise Day	9	Son	—	Texas
7	Alice Day	5	Daughter	—	Texas
8	Dorothy Day	4	Daughter	—	Texas
9	J. B. Day	2	Son	—	Texas
10	Audrey Day	0	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Lawrence Dugar	25	Head	Butler	Louisiana
12	Iris Dugar	28	Wife	Maid	Texas
13	Clarence Smith	30	Head	Truck Driver	Texas
14	Gladys Smith	36	Wife	—	Texas
15	Cully Luman	30	Boarder	Maid	Texas
16	Mary Gray	45	Head	Maid	Texas
17	Merry Gray	16	Daughter	New Worker	Texas
18	Julian Phillips	27	Head	Yard Man	Louisiana
19	Roberta Phillips	30	Wife	Laundress	Texas
20	Julian, Jr. Phillips	6	Son	—	Texas
21	Clarence Phillips	4	Son	—	Texas
22	Bertha Phillips	1	Son	—	Texas
23	Dan Morris	28	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
24	Viola Morris	30	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
25	Paul Larson	39	Head	Salesman	Louisiana
26	Laura Larson	38	Wife	—	Texas
27	Paul, Jr. Nelson	20	Son	Helper	Texas
28	Gloria Nelson	7	Daughter	—	Texas
29	Joseph, Jr. Nelson	5	Son	—	Texas
30	Alvin Williams	24	Head	Cook	Texas
31	Lucilla Williams	21	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
32	Jesse Dunbar	34	Head	Furnace Man	Louisiana
33	Rita Dunbar	28	Wife	Teacher	Louisiana
34	Le Roy Belden	28	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
35	Mary Belden	29	Wife	Cook	Louisiana
36	Clifford Belden	11	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Frank Doyle	20	Nephew	—	Louisiana
38	Marcus Williams	39	Head	Delivery Boy	Louisiana
39	Beatrice Williams THIS PERSON	34	Wife	Preacher	Louisiana
40	Beatrice Marie Williams	14	Daughter	—	Texas
41	Doris Williams	12	Daughter	—	Texas

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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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