Walter Carter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Natchitoches-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Walter Carter across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Natchitoches-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Natchitoches-County, Louisiana
Surname	Carter
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Word 4
1935 Residence (County)	Natchitoches
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Word 4
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Carter	Son	—	16	~1924
Ermalee Carter	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Walter Carter	Head	—	46	~1894
Alva Carter	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Other, age 26

Natchitoches, Louisiana · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Head, age 37

Natchitoches, Louisiana · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Natchitoches-County, Louisiana

Head, age 46

Natchitoches-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

Surname	Carter
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Word 4
1935 Residence (County)	Natchitoches
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Walter Carter

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Louisiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01414-00537)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Bonnie	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
42	Wanda	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
43	Johnie Vail	36	Head	Share Crop	Louisiana
44	Jessie Vail	29	Wife	—	Louisiana
45	Oscar Ray Vail	6	Son	—	Louisiana
46	Mattie Lu Tompson	12	Lodger	—	Louisiana
47	Walter Carter THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
48	Alva Carter	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
49	Ermalee Carter	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
50	Walter Jr Carter	16	Son	—	Mississippi
51	Alvin Phalen	24	Head	Help Crop	Louisiana
52	Vergie Phalen	20	Wife	—	Louisiana
53	Alton Phalen	24	Brother	Day Labor	Louisiana
54	Tommie Jonadien\|Jonadier	40	Head	Share Crop	Louisiana
55	Mary Jonadien\|Jonadier	46	Sister	Farm Helper	Louisiana
56	Earl Jonadien\|Jonadier	22	Nephew	Day Labor	Louisiana
57	Alma Lee Jonadien\|Jonadier	16	Niece	—	Louisiana
58	Mack Johnson	23	Head	Share Crop	Louisiana
59	Carrie Johnson	36	Wife	Farm Helper	Louisiana
60	Ruby Johnson	14	Daughter	Farm Helper	Louisiana
61	A P Johnson	13	Son	—	Louisiana
62	Vernon Johnson	11	Son	—	Louisiana
63	Nathan Johnson	9	Son	—	Louisiana
64	Mildred Johnson	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
65	Johnie Johnson	28	Head	Farmer Share Crop	Louisiana
66	Essie Johnson	30	Wife	Farm Helper	Louisiana
67	Gertrude Johnson	15	Daughter	Farm Helper	Louisiana
68	Nelson Johnson	11	Son	—	Louisiana
69	Henry Lemoine	28	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
70	Cecile Lemoine	34	Sister	—	Louisiana
71	Gladys Lemoine	23	Sister	—	Louisiana
72	Gilbert De Soto	31	Head	Farmer Half Crop	Louisiana
73	Zelia De Soto	28	Wife	—	Louisiana
74	Albert De Soto	6	Son	—	Louisiana
75	Jo Dell Tompson	6	Niece	—	Louisiana
76	Ethel Lu Tompson	4	Niece	—	Louisiana
77	Earley Wyatt	21	Head	Day Labor	Louisiana
78	Elva Wyatt	18	Wife	—	Louisiana
79	Dorothy Mae Wyatt	0	Daughter	—	Louisiana
80	Arthur Middleton	39	Head	Farmer Share Cropper	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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