Lester Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Mclennan-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Lester Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mclennan-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Mclennan-County, Texas
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lester
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Waco city
1935 Residence (County)	McLennan
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Waco City
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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 Lester	Age	Birth yr
Alphelia Williams	Son	—	7	~1933
Ruben Williams	Son	—	4	~1936
Bernice Williams	Son	—	11	~1929
Loretta Williams	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Bessie Williams	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Lester Williams	Head	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Mclennan, Texas

Other, age 9

Mclennan, Texas · implied b. ~1911 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Luster
Relationship to Head	step son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	none
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Mclennan, Texas

Head, age 20

Mclennan, Texas · implied b. ~1910

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lester
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	77
Veteran	R
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Mclennan-County, Texas

Head, age 30

Mclennan-County, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lester
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Waco city
1935 Residence (County)	McLennan
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Lester Williams

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · Texas

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04100-00485)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Agnes Stewart	2	Daughter	—	Texas
42	Hylut Nichols	57	Head	—	Texas
43	Lester Williams THIS PERSON	30	Head	Laborer	Texas
44	Bessie D Williams	31	Wife	Maid	Texas
45	Bernice Williams	11	Son	—	Texas
46	Alphelia Williams	7	Son	—	Texas
47	Ruben Williams	4	Son	—	Texas
48	Loretta Williams	1	Daughter	—	Texas
49	Charlie Tusa	56	Head	Owner	Italy
50	Louise Tusa	51	Wife	Owner	Italy
51	Rush Clements	30	Head	Laborer	Texas
52	Pearlie Clements	20	Wife	—	Texas
53	Albertha Kinchion	43	Mother	—	Texas
54	Jacqueline Kinchion	25	Sister	—	Texas
55	Ellie Kinchion	4	Niece	—	Texas
56	Melvin H Kuykendall	18	Head	—	Texas
57	Pinkey Kuykendall	15	Sister	—	Texas
58	Ora Louise Kuykendall	13	Sister	—	Texas
59	Castor Mckinney	40	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
60	Needa Mckinney	39	Wife	—	Louisiana
61	Queen Mae Mckinney	9	Daughter	—	Texas
62	Randolph Hubert	43	Head	—	Texas
63	Maggie Hubert	27	Wife	—	Texas
64	Ellie Lee Hubert	20	Son	Laborer	Texas
65	Rynda Hubert	19	Daughter	—	Texas
66	Hattie Mae Hubert	11	Daughter	—	Texas
67	Inyline Hubert	6	Daughter	—	Texas
68	Randolph Jr Hubert	4	Son	—	Texas
69	Jesse Hubert	3	Son	—	Texas
70	Alberta Hubert	12	Daughter	—	Texas
71	L. C. Johnson	24	Lodger	Laborer	Texas
72	Isaac Johnson	20	Lodger	—	Texas
73	Eliza Hawkins	28	Niece	—	Texas
74	Jonnie Mae Harris	10	Grand Niece	—	Texas
75	Doris Harris	8	Grand Niece	—	Texas
76	George Hawkins	4	Grand Nephew	—	Texas
77	Maurice Hawkins	3	Grand Nephew	—	Texas
78	Cleora Hawkins	1	Grand Niece	—	Texas
79	Annie Laurie Walker	32	Head	Cook	Texas
80	Johnnie Mae Walker	16	Daughter	—	Texas

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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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