Rebecca Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Rebecca Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Rebecca
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Occupation	maid
Industry	furniture store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Maid
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rebecca	Age	Birth yr
Bill Williams	Head	—	58	~1882
Arthur Williams	Son	—	39	~1901
Ophelia Landry	Other	—	50	~1890
Victoria Williams	Other	—	38	~1902
Rebecca Williams	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Spouse, age 36

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Rebecca
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 48

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Rebecca
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Helper-Laund.
Industry	Steam Laundry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 58

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Rebecca
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Occupation	maid
Industry	furniture store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Rebecca Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Louisiana

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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 — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01432-00276)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Bergeron	54	Head	Insurance	Louisiana
2	Ida Bergeron	46	Wife	—	Louisiana
3	Alfred Bergeron	27	Son	Demonstrator	Louisiana
4	Fred B Boudreaux	38	Head	Supervisor	Louisiana
5	Myrtle Boudreaux	32	Wife	—	Louisiana
6	Audrey Lynn Boudreaux	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
7	Marilyn Boudreaux	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
8	Noel Jr. Boudreaux	7	Son	—	Louisiana
9	Tracy A. Allain	43	Head	Contractor	Louisiana
10	Bernice Allain	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
11	George Jr. Allain	17	Son	—	Louisiana
12	Leon Allain	15	Son	—	Louisiana
13	Stella Mae Allain	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
14	Theresa Allain	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
15	Andrew Allain	9	Son	—	Louisiana
16	Celina Allain	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
17	Frank Baggert	40	Head	Selling	Louisiana
18	Edwina Baggert	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
19	Ellen Baggert	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
20	Caroline Newman	71	Head	—	Louisiana
21	Victor Newman	50	Son	Iron Worker	Louisiana
22	Grace Newman	41	Daughter	—	Louisiana
23	Herbert Holmes	38	Head	Porter	Louisiana
24	Ethel Holmes	37	Wife	—	Louisiana
25	Beulah Washington	57	Mother in law	Cook	Louisiana
26	Irma Arceneaux	63	Head	—	Louisiana
27	Dora Arceneaux	53	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Bill Williams	58	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
29	Rebecca Williams THIS PERSON	58	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
30	Arthur Williams	39	Son	Gardener	Louisiana
31	Victoria Williams	38	Daughter in law	Maid	Louisiana
32	Ophelia Landry	50	Sister	—	Louisiana
33	John Woods	28	Head	Presser	Mississippi
34	Thelma Woods	29	Wife	Housemaid	Mississippi
35	John C. Jr. Woods	8	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Charles Woods	20	Cousin	Cleaning Shop	Mississippi
37	Randolph Garrison	35	Head	Mechanic	Louisiana
38	Sadie Garrison	27	Wife	Stenographer	Louisiana
39	Randolph Jr. Garrison	13	Son	—	Louisiana
40	Harold Garrison	11	Son	—	Louisiana

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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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