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Tom Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Tom Williams across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationUnion-County, Tennessee
SurnameWilliams
Given NameTom
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age61
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceTennessee
1935 Residence (City)Union
Additional Details
OccupationFarm Operator
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerOA
Hours Worked16
Income (1939)16
Highest GradeNo 2
1935 ResidenceTennessee
Birth StateTennessee
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)tennessee
OccupationFarm Operator
Township / WardLuttrell
Est. Birth Year~1879

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Tom Age Birth yr
Evert Williams Son — 19 ~1921
Clay Woods Other — 8 ~1932
Millermake Williams Daughter — 5 ~1935
Mary Williams Spouse — 51 ~1889
Pearl Woods Daughter — 34 ~1906
P Woods Other — 10 ~1930
Tom Williams Head — 61 ~1879
Fred Williams Son — 12 ~1928
Rozilla Williams Daughter — 8 ~1932
Curtis Jones Son — 5 ~1935
Ada Jones Daughter — 23 ~1917

Census Appearances

1930
Knox, Tennessee
Head, age 51
Knox, Tennessee · implied b. ~1879 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Williams
Given Name Tom
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 51
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Age at First Marriage O
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker VVVV
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1940
Union-County, Tennessee
Head, age 61
Union-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1879 — 11 household members
Surname Williams
Given Name Tom
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 61
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
1935 Residence (City) Union
Occupation Farm Operator
Industry Farm
Class of Worker OA
Hours Worked 16
Income (1939) 16
Highest Grade No 2
1935 Residence Tennessee
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Tom Williams across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Tom Williams
Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Tennessee
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03942-00099)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Junior Smith 13 Son — Tennessee
2 Arvil Smith 63 Head Farm Operator Tennessee
3 Laura Smith 59 Wife — Tennessee
4 Lillie Hribble 34 Daughter — Tennessee
5 Ellie Kitts 61 Head Farmer Tennessee
6 Lillie Kitts 61 Wife — Tennessee
7 George Guinn 50 Head Weaver Tennessee
8 Pearlie Guinn 51 Wife — Tennessee
9 Pat Guinn 22 Son Farm Laborer Tennessee
10 John Guinn 18 Son Farm Laborer Tennessee
11 Bertha Guinn 16 Daughter — Tennessee
12 Bessie Guinn 14 Daughter — Tennessee
13 Junior Guinn 12 Son — Tennessee
14 Thiller Guinn 0 Daughter — Tennessee
15 Pillis Lawson 56 Head Farmer Tennessee
16 Erhal Lawson 44 Wife — Tennessee
17 Clyde Lawson 24 Son Farm Laborer Tennessee
18 Delda Lawson 21 Daughter — Tennessee
19 Nola Lawson 16 Daughter — Tennessee
20 Ruth Lawson 14 Daughter — Tennessee
21 Carnilkas Lawson 11 Son — Tennessee
22 Willie Lawson 9 Son — Tennessee
23 Lillie Lawson 6 Daughter — Tennessee
24 C. O. Lawson 30 Head Farm Laborer Tennessee
25 Maud Lawson 28 Wife — Tennessee
26 Marylee Lawson 10 Daughter — Tennessee
27 John Henry Lawson 7 Son — Tennessee
28 Tom Williams THIS PERSON 61 Head Farm Operator Tennessee
29 Mary Bell Williams 51 Wife — Tennessee
30 Evert Williams 19 Son Laborer Tennessee
31 Fred Williams 12 Son — Tennessee
32 Rozilla Williams 8 Daughter — Tennessee
33 Millermake Williams 5 Daughter — Tennessee
34 Pearl Woods 34 Daughter Housekeeping Tennessee
35 P. H. Woods 10 Grandson — Tennessee
36 Clay Woods 8 Grandson — Tennessee
37 Ada Jones 23 Daughter — Tennessee
38 Curtis Jones 5 Son — Tennessee
39 Vaughn Williams 25 Head Quarryman Tennessee
40 Gladis Williams 22 Wife — Tennessee

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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