Elizabeth Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sunflower-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1905), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sunflower-County, Mississippi
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Burl Williams	Head	—	42	~1898
W Williams	Son	—	12	~1928
Rennie Williams	Son	—	16	~1924
Willie Williams	Son	—	18	~1922
Oscar Williams	Son	—	11	~1929
Elizabeth Williams	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 17

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home farm
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Sunflower, Mississippi

Spouse, age 26

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Sunflower-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 35

Sunflower-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1905 — 6 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Sunflower
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Elizabeth Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02067-00030)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clara May Saffold	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Milas Johnson	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
43	Irene Johnson	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
44	Joe Lee Johnson	0	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Milas Williams	70	Father	—	Mississippi
46	Burl Williams	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
47	Elizabeth Williams THIS PERSON	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	Willie Williams	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
49	Rennie Williams	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
50	W. C. Williams	12	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
51	Oscar Williams	11	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Hardy Adams	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
53	Thelma Adams	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Arthur Adams	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
55	Silas Thurman	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Rebecca Thurman	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Commodore Roberts	33	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
58	Johnie Will Roberts	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
59	Ruby Smoot	18	Niece	Servant	Mississippi
60	Brahly Roberts	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Daisy Roberts	31	Wife	—	Arkansas
62	Essie Mary Roberts	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Mary Roberts	65	Mother	—	Mississippi
64	L. C. Williams	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
65	Ruby Williams	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
66	Walter Pinkston	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
67	Maybell Pinkston	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Carrie May Pinkston	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Mary Bell Pinkston	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
70	Sebe Williams	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
71	Viola Williams	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
72	M. C. Williams	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
73	Beatrice Williams	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
74	R. C. Williams	6	Son	—	Mississippi
75	Walter Williams	5	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Bernice Williams	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Norman Mcdonald	28	Head	Farmer	Alabama
78	Minnie Mcdonald	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Carrie Lee Mcdonald	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Mize Moten	58	Head	Farmer	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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