Frank Ward — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leake-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Frank Ward across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leake-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leake-County, Mississippi
Surname	Ward
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	60
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Beat Five
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Ater Ward	Spouse	—	35	~1905
Clinton Ward	Son	—	9	~1931
Roosevelt Ward	Son	—	6	~1934
Frank Ward	Head	—	59	~1881
Edward Ward	Son	—	10	~1930
Leamon Ward	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 38

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1882 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 51

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1879 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Leake-County, Mississippi

Head, age 59

Leake-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Leake
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	60
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Frank Ward

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02041-00981)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elizabeth Nell Grimes	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	W. H. Ellis	56	Head	Farm	Mississippi
43	Estelle Ellis	53	Wife	—	Mississippi
44	Orville Ellis	26	Son	Rural Electrification Association	Mississippi
45	Clarence G. Ellis	21	Son	Public Office	Mississippi
46	Bernice Ellis	25	Daughter	Rural Electrification Association	Mississippi
47	Emma Young	39	Sister-in-law	—	Mississippi
48	Earlie Washington	44	Head	Farm	Mississippi
49	Mayme Washington	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
50	W. C. Washington	14	Son	Farm	Mississippi
51	F. C. Washington	12	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Earlie Mae Washington	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
53	Frank Ward THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farm	Mississippi
54	Ater Ward	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
55	Leamon Ward	16	Son	Farm	Mississippi
56	Edward G. Ward	10	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Clinton Ward	9	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Roosevelt Ward	6	Son	—	Mississippi
59	U. G. Richmond	43	Head	Farm	Mississippi
60	Jewell Richmond	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	J. D. Richmond	5	Son	—	Mississippi
62	James M. Bennett	12	Step Son	—	Mississippi
63	Doris Bennett	12	Step Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	J. N. Reeves	35	Head	Farm	Mississippi
65	Lula Reeves	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
66	Bobby Nell Reeves	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	Sidney Junior Thomas	23	Head	Farm	Mississippi
68	Birdie Thomas	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	J. S. Fromm	32	Head	Farm	Mississippi
70	Eula Fromm	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Willie Fromm	16	Daughter	Farm	Mississippi
72	Fannie Lee Fromm	14	Son	Farm	Mississippi
73	Travis Fromm	12	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Mary Fay Fromm	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Murphy R. Fromm	4	Son	—	Mississippi
76	R. B. Fromm	2	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Johnnie R.	22	Brother	Farm	Mississippi
78	Calvin	20	Brother	Farm	Mississippi
79	R. L. Ellis	44	Head	Automobile	Mississippi
80	Ruth Ellis	42	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.

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