Ed Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sharkey-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ed Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sharkey-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1929), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1929 Male Son Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sharkey-County, Mississippi
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ed Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sharkey
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1929

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 Ed	Age	Birth yr
Annie Williams	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Albert Williams	Son	—	15	~1925
Alberta Williams	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Ed Williams	Head	—	50	~1890
Ed Williams	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Sharkey, Mississippi

Son, age 1

Sharkey, Mississippi · implied b. ~1929 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ed Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Sharkey-County, Mississippi

Son, age 11

Sharkey-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1929 — 5 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ed Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Sharkey
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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

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Ed Williams

Son · 1940 · age 11 · b. ~1929 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Annie Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Albert Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

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 — Sharkey-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02064-00053)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Matean Belligan	2	Son	—	Texas
2	Aledia Belligan	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Ed Williams	50	Head	Day Labor	Mississippi
4	Alberta Williams	43	Wife	Day Labor	Mississippi
5	Albert Williams	15	Son	Day Labor	Mississippi
6	Annie Williams	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Ed Jr. Williams THIS PERSON	11	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Fred Williams	32	Head	Day Labor	Mississippi
9	Willie Williams	22	Wife	Day Labor	Mississippi
10	Fred Jr. Williams	5	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Eleza Williams	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Robert Williams	1	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Sal Haskin	39	Head	Day Labor	Mississippi
14	Sarah Haskin	38	Wife	Day Labor	Mississippi
15	Sam Crawford	37	Head	Lumber Stacker	Mississippi
16	Georgia Crawford	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Howard Crawford	13	Son	—	Mississippi
18	Calvin Crawford	11	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Alatie Crawford	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Georgia Crawford	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Sadie Crawford	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	William Bell	71	Head	—	Mississippi
23	Julia A. Bell	67	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Ethel Bell	45	Daughter	Clerk	Mississippi
25	J. F. B. Bell	19	Grandson	—	Mississippi
26	Elizabeth Bell	18	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
27	Moses Simpson	60	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
28	Annie Simpson	54	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	Loyd Jane Simpson	96	Mother	—	Mississippi
30	Adam Spears	52	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
31	Margret Spears	52	Wife	—	Alabama
32	Elmira White	47	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
33	Arom Davis	71	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
34	Jane Davis	65	Wife	—	Louisiana
35	Elnora Davis	21	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Julia Davis	6	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
37	Classic Jenkins	40	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
38	Lee C. Jenkins	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Earnest Miles	21	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
40	Willie Mae Miles	26	Wife	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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