Luther Williams — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Fayette, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Luther Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Fayette, Tennessee
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil District No 1
Est. Birth Year	~1898

Household Members

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7 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Luther	Age	Birth yr
Percy Williams	Son	—	15	~1915
Tessie Williams	Spouse	—	28	~1902
Luther Williams	Head	—	32	~1898
Charlie Williams	Son	—	8	~1922
Hazel Williams	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Linnie Williams	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Lula Williams	Daughter	—	6	~1924

Census Appearances

1930

Fayette, Tennessee

Head, age 32

Fayette, Tennessee · implied b. ~1898 — 7 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Fayette-County, Tennessee

Head, age 43

Fayette-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	William
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	30
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Luther Williams

Head · 1930 · age 32 · b. ~1898 · Tennessee

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1930 US Federal Census — Fayette, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2246unit:0886)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ernest E Blair	35	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
2	Ladie Blair	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Laverne Blair	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Ad Dover	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
5	Victoria Dover	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Willie Lee Dover	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	George Davis	38	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
8	Lula Mai Davis	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
9	Virgie Davis	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
10	Blanch Davis	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Mildred Davis	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
12	Thomas Davis	1	Son	—	Tennessee
13	Sam Davis	84	Father	—	Alabama
14	Fred Wright	38	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
15	April Wright	80	Aunt	—	Tennessee
16	Henry Riggins	43	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
17	Geneva Riggins	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Cleveland Riggins	10	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
19	Martha Wright	36	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
20	Lillie Wright	18	Niece	Laborer	Tennessee
21	Henry Haslett	14	Nephew	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Henry Findley	2	Niece	—	Tennessee
23	Ernest Wilson	58	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
24	Minerva Wilson	53	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	Calender Wilson	20	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
26	Savanah Wilson	17	Daughter	Laborer	Tennessee
27	Lena Williams	30	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
28	Dilvey Williams	11	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
29	Wilson Williams	8	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Geraldine Ann Williams	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Freddie Ester Williams	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Bob Tate	90	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
33	Aubrey Tate	18	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
34	Gus Tate	15	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
35	Bob Frazier Tate	14	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
36	Alverta Tate	12	Daughter	Laborer	Tennessee
37	Aaron Tate	19	Grandson	—	Tennessee
38	Henry Stokes	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
39	Bettie Stokes	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	Ronnie Wallace	22	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
41	Luther Williams THIS PERSON	32	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
42	Tessie Williams	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
43	Percy P Williams	15	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
44	Hazel Williams	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
45	Linnie Mai Williams	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
46	Charlie Williams	8	Son	—	Tennessee
47	Lula Mai Williams	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
48	Arthur Lumpkin	35	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
49	Lillie Lumpkin	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
50	Arthur Jr Lumpkin	11	Son	Laborer	Tennessee

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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