Billy Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Billy Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1927), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1927 Male Son Born: Louisiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Louisiana
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy Ray
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Police Jury Ward Four
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Police Jury Ward Four
Est. Birth Year	~1927

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 Billy	Age	Birth yr
Doris Williams	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Ann Williams	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Billy Williams	Son	—	13	~1927
Mary Williams	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Z Williams	Head	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1930

Franklin, Louisiana

Son, age 3

Franklin, Louisiana · implied b. ~1927 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Franklin-County, Louisiana

Son, age 13

Franklin-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1927 — 5 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy Ray
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Police Jury Ward Four
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links Billy Williams across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Billy Williams

Son · 1940 · age 13 · b. ~1927 · Louisiana

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Sibling

Mary Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ann Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Franklin-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01401-00427)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Standlyn Gaube	6	Son	—	Louisiana
2	Don C Gaube	4	Son	—	Louisiana
3	Sam Q Gaury	28	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
4	Willie Gaury	19	Wife	—	Louisiana
5	Samuel Gaury	1	Son	—	Louisiana
6	Willie Fay Gaury	0	Daughter	—	Louisiana
7	Mary E Offerrall	40	Head	Cook	Louisiana
8	Willie Q Butler	49	Head	Blacksmith	Mississippi
9	Lara Butler	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	Willie Butler	11	Grandson	—	Louisiana
11	Coteal Butler	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
12	F Lud Bates	56	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
13	Rachel Q Bates	54	Wife	—	Louisiana
14	Rosa Bates	31	Daughter	Farmer	Louisiana
15	Willie H Bates	9	Grandson	—	Louisiana
16	Perlan Bates	3	Grandson	—	Louisiana
17	J M Q Hutchinson	58	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
18	Amie Hutchinson	62	Wife	—	Arkansas
19	J A Hutchinson	89	Father	—	Mississippi
20	Huey Hutchinson	32	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
21	Geneva Hutchinson	22	Daughter-in-law	—	Louisiana
22	Kathleen Hutchinson	7	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
23	Scott Stephens	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Lallie Q Stephens	50	Wife	—	Louisiana
25	Lavern Stephens	17	Son	—	Louisiana
26	Lila Mae Stephens	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
27	Rosa Lee Stephens	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
28	Earnestine Stephens	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
29	Wylma Q Dungan	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Lola Lee Dungan	26	Wife	—	Louisiana
31	Mary Elizabeth Lord	4	Stepdaughter	—	Louisiana
32	Libby Jean Lord	7	Stepdaughter	—	Louisiana
33	P L Q Draughn	72	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
34	Zilia Rundell	30	Daughter	—	Louisiana
35	Cally Jane Rundell	6	Granddaughter	—	Louisiana
36	Z W Q Williams	34	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
37	Doris Williams	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	Billy Ray Williams THIS PERSON	13	Son	—	Louisiana
39	Mary Williams	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Ann Williams	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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