Sarah Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Duval-County, Florida

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Duval-County, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Female Spouse Born: Florida Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Duval-County, Florida
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Jacksonville
1935 Residence (County)	Duval
Additional Details
Occupation	laundress
Industry	at home
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Jacksonville
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Irah Williams	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Evelyn Williams	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Henry Williams	Head	—	25	~1915
Sarah Williams	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Duval, Florida

Spouse, age 21

Duval, Florida · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Father's Birthplace	Florida
Mother's Birthplace	Florida
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Public
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1930

Duval, Florida

Spouse, age 28

Duval, Florida · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Florida
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Hotel
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1940

Duval-County, Florida

Spouse, age 39

Duval-County, Florida · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Jacksonville
1935 Residence (County)	Duval
Occupation	laundress
Industry	at home
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

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Sarah Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Florida

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1940 US Federal Census — Duval-County, Florida Open full size

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00627-00313)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thomas Watson	72	Head	Laborer	Florida
42	Tora Watson	37	Wife	Laundress	Florida
43	Marie Drew	49	sister	Laundress	Florida
44	Francis Watson	23	sister	Laundress	Florida
45	Percy Johnson	41	Head	Store Room	Georgia
46	Elizabeth Johnson	33	Wife	Maid	South Carolina
47	Corinthias Johnson	22	Daughter	Student	Florida
48	Theresa Johnson	14	Daughter	Student	Florida
50	Edna Hall	50	Head	—	South Carolina
51	Margaret Brown	27	Daughter	—	South Carolina
52	George Hagan	23	Lodger	Laborer	Florida
53	Florine Hagan	21	wife	Maid	Georgia
54	Floyd E Hagan	10	Nephew	—	Florida
55	Annie Mae Denard	28	Head	Maid	Georgia
56	Evelyn Denard	9	Daughter	—	Florida
57	Katherine Cooper	65	AUNT	Maid	Georgia
58	Henry Williams	25	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
59	Sarah Williams THIS PERSON	39	wife	Laundress	Florida
60	Irah Williams	22	Daughter	Laundress	Florida
61	Evelyn Williams	10	Daughter	—	Florida
63	Frank E Parker	59	Head	Car Repairer	England
64	Ollie R Parker	33	Wife	Packer	Florida
65	Doyle Parker	8	son	—	Florida
66	Edwin Parker	4	son	—	Florida
68	Lester T Vansickle	40	Head	Watchman	New Jersey
69	Lois Vansickle	39	Wife	Housework	Georgia
70	James N Mcmurray	30	Head	Pipe Fitter	Tennessee
71	Winnie Mcmurray	23	Wife	Housework	Florida
72	Robert L Smith	38	Head	Main	Florida
73	Edna F Smith	28	Wife	Housework	North Carolina
74	Helen Smith	12	Daughter	—	Florida
75	Francis Smith	10	Daughter	—	Florida
76	Alice Smith	8	Daughter	—	Florida
77	Callie Smith	5	Daughter	—	Florida
78	Vite Herling	56	Mother-in-law	Housework	North Carolina
79	Charles Smile	53	Head	Carpenter	Russia
80	Agnes Smile	67	Wife	Housework	Russia

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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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