Herbert Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leflore-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Herbert Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leflore-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leflore-County, Mississippi
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Herbert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Leflore
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Herbert	Age	Birth yr
Alice Williams	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Annie Williams	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Myrtle Williams	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Thande Williams	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Irene Williams	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Herbert Williams	Head	—	32	~1908
Booker Williams	Son	—	9	~1931
Herbert Williams	Son	—	1	~1939
Bertha Williams	Spouse	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1930

Holmes, Mississippi

Head, age 22

Holmes, Mississippi · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Herbert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
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	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Leflore-County, Mississippi

Head, age 32

Leflore-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1908 — 9 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Herbert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Leflore
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Herbert Williams

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02044-00228)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Willie D. Prince	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Willie Mae Prince	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Andrew Prince	3	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Andrew Prince	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Annie Prince	54	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Joe Splons	76	Head	Farmer	Alabama
47	Mamie Splons	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	Moses Splons	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Herbert Williams THIS PERSON	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Bertha Williams	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Annie Williams	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Booker T. Williams	9	Son	—	Mississippi
53	Irene Williams	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Thande Williams	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Myrtle Williams	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
56	Alice Williams	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Herbert Jr. Williams	1	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Lillie Mae Stewart	25	Head	Farm	Mississippi
59	Lillie Bee Stewart	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Mary Stewart	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	John Stewart	2	Son	—	Mississippi
62	Rosa Mae Stewart	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Gaddie Rice	33	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
64	Ida Rice	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Aaron Rice	7	Son	—	Mississippi
66	Eddie Rice	6	Son	—	Mississippi
67	Colesa Perkins	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
68	Joanna Perkins	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	King Rufus Perkins	21	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
70	Ruth Perkins	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Cora Lee Perkins	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	William Perkins	13	Son	—	Mississippi
73	Jhonny Perkins	9	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Bessie Perkins	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Ira Perkins	4	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Dorothy Perkins	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Prim Anderson	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Alberta Anderson	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Curtis Anderson	3	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Louise Anderson	1	Daughter	—	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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