Betty Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hardin-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Betty Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hardin-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hardin-County, Tennessee
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Betty P
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	10th District
1935 Residence (County)	Hardin
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	10Th District
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Betty	Age	Birth yr
Vera Williams	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Arno Williams	Head	—	63	~1877
Betty Williams	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Hardin, Tennessee

Spouse, age 34

Hardin, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Bettie P.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Hardin, Tennessee

Spouse, age 44

Hardin, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Bettie P
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Hardin-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 54

Hardin-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Betty P
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	10th District
1935 Residence (County)	Hardin
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Betty Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Tennessee

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Hardin-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03901-00454)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank E Downing	24	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Mae Downing	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	James E Downing	5	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Leonard Flatt	32	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
5	Lois Flatt	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Betty F Flatt	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Thomas Flatt	5	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Maudie E Flatt	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Delaware Hanna	32	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
10	Flora O Hanna	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
11	Ward H Hanna	13	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Bobby Hanna	9	Son	—	Tennessee
13	Jackie K Hanna	1	Son	—	Tennessee
14	John R Bridges	19	Head	—	Tennessee
15	Martha L Bridges	17	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	Ancil D Bridges	20	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Hughie E Ellis	53	Brother-in-law	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Willie R Williams	30	Head	Automobile Mechanic	Tennessee
19	Flora Williams	29	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	Dewayne Williams	5	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Jerry Williams	3	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Harold Williams	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Arno C Williams	63	Head	Farmer Operator	Tennessee
24	Betty P Williams THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	Vera M Williams	23	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Willie G Kennedy	48	Head	Farmer Operator	Tennessee
27	Jane Kennedy	47	Wife	—	Tennessee
28	Ira Douglas	21	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
29	Jewel Douglas	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
30	Dorothy Douglas	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Escher Edwards	49	Head	Farmer Operator	Tennessee
32	Margrett M Edwards	50	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Frank D Edwards	23	Son	Nya Shop	Tennessee
34	Thomas Edwards	19	Son	Nya Shop	Tennessee
35	Solomon J Brazelton	84	Uncle	—	Tennessee
36	Landreth Crawford	32	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
37	Ira M Crawford	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
38	Ila J Crawford	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Lorine Crawford	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Roy L Crawford	4	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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