Josephine Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bear-Lake-County, Idaho

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bear-Lake-County, Idaho (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Female Head Born: Utah Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bear-Lake-County, Idaho
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Montpelier
1935 Residence (County)	Bear Lake
Additional Details
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Idaho
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Township / Ward	Montpelier City
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Josephine Williams	Head	—	74	~1866
Gwendolyn Williams	Daughter	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Bear Lake, …

Spouse, age 55

Bear Lake, Idaho · implied b. ~1865 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Bear Lake, …

Other, age 65

Bear Lake, Idaho · implied b. ~1865 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Bear-Lake-County, Idaho

Head, age 74

Bear-Lake-County, Idaho · implied b. ~1866 — 2 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Josephine
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Montpelier
1935 Residence (County)	Bear Lake
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Idaho
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Josephine Williams

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · Idaho

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Bear-Lake-County, Idaho Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00738-00107)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Paul A Jensen	21	Head	Butcher	Idaho
2	Norma Jensen	20	Wife	—	Idaho
3	Ralph Parker	28	Head	Locomotive Fireman	Idaho
4	Velma Parker	23	Wife	—	Idaho
5	Geo. H Colleprieat	40	Head	Clerk	Wyoming
6	Claudia Colleprieat	40	Wife	—	Illinois
7	Betty Jean Colleprieat	18	Daughter	—	Idaho
8	Keith B. Colleprieat	14	Son	—	Idaho
9	Joan Behymer	62	Mother-in-law	—	Illinois
10	Elmo Bunny	32	Head	Locomotive Fireman	Idaho
11	Velma Bunny	33	Wife	—	Idaho
12	Edra Bunny	10	Daughter	—	Idaho
13	Todd Bunny	8	Son	—	Idaho
14	Karen Bunny	2	Daughter	—	Idaho
15	Chris Bauman	44	Head	Mechanist Helper	Switzerland
16	Martha Bauman	47	Wife	—	Switzerland
17	Glenn Bauman	17	Son	Laborer	Idaho
18	Viola Bauman	16	Daughter	—	Idaho
19	Martha Groo	83	Head	—	Utah
20	Hayes Groo	62	Son	—	Utah
21	Arthur S Richards	52	Head	Asst Signal Supervisor	Utah
22	Grace Richards	51	Wife	—	Arizona
23	Beth Richards	24	Daughter	Teacher	Utah
24	Winston Richards	20	Son	—	Idaho
25	Norma Richards	15	Daughter	—	Idaho
26	Josephine Williams THIS PERSON	74	Head	—	Utah
27	Gwendolyn Williams	36	Daughter	Practical Nurse	Idaho
28	Fred Inman	37	Head	Locomotive Fireman	Oklahoma
29	Peggy Inman	36	Wife	—	Idaho
30	William Inman	9	Son	—	Oklahoma
31	Thomas C King	65	Head	Janitor	Idaho
32	Luella King	62	Wife	—	Utah
33	Dean Hewill	23	Head	Salesman	Idaho
34	Alma Hewill	23	Wife	—	Montana
35	Huston Wright	26	Head	Locomotive Fireman	Idaho
36	Lola Wright	25	Wife	—	Idaho
37	Roger Wright	7	Son	—	Idaho
38	Vala Wright	5	Daughter	—	Idaho
39	Karen Wright	1	Daughter	—	Idaho
40	Pershing Grunig	21	Head	Truck Driver	Idaho

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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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