Florence Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Columbia-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Florence Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Columbia-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Columbia-County, Arkansas
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence N
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	McNeil Township
1935 Residence (County)	Columbia
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Township / Ward	Mcneil Township
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Florence	Age	Birth yr
Monroe Foster	Head	—	42	~1898
Harvey Foster	Son	—	17	~1923
Mary Foster	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Florence Foster	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Clara Foster	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Bobby Foster	Son	—	3	~1937
Dattie Foster	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Lawrence Foster	Son	—	18	~1922
James Foster	Son	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Columbia, Arkansas

Spouse, age 17

Columbia, Arkansas · implied b. ~1903 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Columbia, Arkansas

Other, age 27

Columbia, Arkansas · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence N.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Columbia-County, Arkansas

Spouse, age 38

Columbia-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1902 — 9 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Florence N
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	McNeil Township
1935 Residence (County)	Columbia
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Florence Foster

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Arkansas

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Columbia-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00126-00690)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Annie Mallory	27	Sister	Helper	Arkansas
2	William C Anderson	10	Nephew	—	Arkansas
3	Monroe Lawrence Foster	42	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
4	Florence N Foster THIS PERSON	38	Wife	—	Arkansas
5	Clara L Foster	15	Daughter	—	Arkansas
6	Lawrence Edgy Foster	18	Son	Helper	Arkansas
7	Harvey G Foster	17	Son	Helper	Arkansas
8	Mary L Foster	12	Daughter	—	Arkansas
9	Dattie L Foster	7	Daughter	—	Arkansas
10	James M Foster	5	Son	—	Arkansas
11	Bobby W Foster	3	Son	—	Arkansas
12	Eleanor Cheatham	49	Head	Day Laborer	Arkansas
13	Odis Cheatham	13	Son	—	Arkansas
14	Lonnie L Cheatham	5	Grandson	—	Arkansas
15	Mary Blake	31	Daughter	Day Labour	Louisiana
16	Martha Lee Blake	5	Granddaughter	—	Arkansas
17	Marion Isaac Reeves	44	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
18	Mattie Lou Reeves	35	Wife	—	Arkansas
19	Sylvester Reeves	19	Daughter	Helper	Arkansas
20	Martha E Reeves	12	Daughter	—	Arkansas
21	Harvey H Reeves	10	Son	—	Arkansas
22	Bettie M Reeves	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
23	Patricia A Reeves	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
24	Hillary D Taylor	59	Head	Steam Engineer	Louisiana
25	Martha E Taylor	57	Wife	—	Arkansas
26	Willie Taylor	27	Son	—	Arkansas
27	Bessie M Curlee	31	Head	Seamstress	Arkansas
28	Bettie J Curlee	10	Daughter	—	Arkansas
29	Walter E Curlee	8	Son	—	Arkansas
30	James F Curlee	1	Son	—	Arkansas
31	William D Booth	55	Head	Operator	Arkansas
32	Fannie B Booth	52	Wife	—	Arkansas
33	Walter E Booth	8	Son	—	Arkansas
34	James H Booth	1	Son	—	Arkansas
35	Lou Wiseheart	86	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
36	J. D. Booth	26	Head	Day Labour	Arkansas
37	Susie E Booth	26	Wife	—	Arkansas
38	Anita G Booth	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
39	Linda L Booth	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
40	Robert Johnson	50	Head	Farmer	Arkansas

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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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