Emily Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Screven-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Emily Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Screven-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1918), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Female Daughter Born: Georgia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Screven-County, Georgia
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Emily
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Sylvania city
1935 Residence (County)	Screven
Additional Details
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	890
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Sylvania City
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 Emily	Age	Birth yr
Gene Williams	Son	—	19	~1921
Emily Williams	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Lucile Williams	Head	—	45	~1895
Wilkins Williams	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Screven, Georgia

Daughter, age 12

Screven, Georgia · implied b. ~1918 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Emily
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Screven-County, Georgia

Daughter, age 22

Screven-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1918 — 4 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Emily
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Sylvania city
1935 Residence (County)	Screven
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	890
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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

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Emily Williams

Daughter · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · Georgia

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Sibling

Wilkins Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Gene Williams

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

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 — Screven-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00707-00374)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Barrett Overstreet	63	Head	Salesman	Georgia
2	Willieine Overstreet	45	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
3	Agnes Mcnett	35	Head	Cook	Georgia
4	Ada Bell Mcnett	29	Niece	House Servant	Georgia
5	Richard Lee	16	Nephew	—	Georgia
6	Minnie Dixon	61	Head	Laundress	Georgia
7	Racheal Dixon	15	Granddaughter	Maid	Georgia
8	Aggie F. Minchey	57	Head	Salesman	Georgia
9	Darling Minchey	54	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
10	Lucile Minchey	34	Daughter	Saleslady	Georgia
11	Ernest F. Campbell	38	Head	Band Sawyer	Tennessee
12	Ruth R. Campbell	40	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
13	Rupert C. Arron	24	Lodger	Custodian	Georgia
14	Udell Arron	23	Lodger	Stenographer	Georgia
15	J. Clayton Powell	48	Head	Agent	Georgia
16	Voncilla Powell	46	Wife	Co-Partner	Georgia
17	Voncilla Powell	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
18	Henry Perkins	10	Nephew-in-law	—	Georgia
19	Elmer N. Warner	37	Head	Salesman	Georgia
20	Nina Warner	37	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
21	Abe T. Warner	71	Father	—	Georgia
22	Paul Lariscy	29	Lodger	Clerk	Georgia
23	Louise Lariscy	24	Lodger	—	Georgia
24	F. Red S. Mobley	47	Head	Proprietor	Georgia
25	Phoebe C. Mobley	45	Wife	Housewife	Florida
26	Fred S. Jr. Mobley	21	Son	Proprietor	Florida
27	Jean Mobley	17	Daughter	—	Florida
28	William Tp. Mobley	15	Son	—	Georgia
29	Lucile Williams	45	Head	Housewife	Georgia
30	Emily Williams THIS PERSON	22	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Gene P. Williams	19	Son	—	Georgia
32	Wilkins W. Williams	12	Son	—	Georgia
33	Sidney J. Thompson	36	Head	Agent	Georgia
34	Cylia Thompson	30	Wife	Saleslady	Georgia
35	Jane Thompson	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
36	Carlie Hill	57	Head	Housewife	Georgia
37	Elise Hill	35	Daughter	Social Worker	Georgia
38	Edward H. Hill	30	Son	Bookkeeper	Georgia
39	Mamie W. Bussey	60	Head	Housewife	Georgia
40	Daughter Elizabeth	None	F	Wholesale Lumber Mill	—

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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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