Walter Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Unicoi-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Walter Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Unicoi-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Unicoi-County, Tennessee
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Erwin Station
1935 Residence (County)	Unicoi
Additional Details
Occupation	Drier floor operator
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1100
Highest Grade	G 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Drier Floor Operator
Township / Ward	Erwin Station
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Bernice Foster	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Eugene Foster	Other	—	1	~1939
Blanche Foster	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Clifton Foster	Son	—	17	~1923
Walter Foster	Head	—	47	~1893
Sallie Foster	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Kate Foster	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Nancy Foster	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Clemer Foster	Son	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Unicoi, Tennessee

Head, age 27

Unicoi, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Unicoi, Tennessee

Head, age 38

Unicoi, Tennessee · implied b. ~1892 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	no
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Unicoi-County, Tennessee

Head, age 47

Unicoi-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Erwin Station
1935 Residence (County)	Unicoi
Occupation	Drier floor operator
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1100
Highest Grade	G 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Walter Foster

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

31 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03941-00539)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James White	42	Head	Kiln Placer	Tennessee
2	Martha D. White	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Hazel White	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Junior White	15	Son	—	Tennessee
5	Raymond White	12	Son	—	Tennessee
6	Edna White	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Eunice White	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Walter Foster THIS PERSON	47	Head	Drier Floor Operator	Tennessee
9	Sallie D. Foster	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	Bernice Foster	23	Daughter	Seamstress	Tennessee
11	Blanche Foster	21	Daughter	Seamstress	Tennessee
12	Clemer Foster	19	Son	—	Tennessee
13	Clifton Foster	17	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Kate Foster	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Nancy Foster	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Eugene Foster	1	Grandson	—	Tennessee
17	Oscar B. Peake	36	Head	Machinist Helper	N. Carolina
18	Ida E. D. Peake	39	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
19	Bernedine Peake	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Esther Peake	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	James H. Peake	11	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Thomas Peake	9	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Raquel B. Peake	3	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Margrate L. Peake	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Dan Strickland	72	Head	Electric Plant	Tennessee
27	Bessie Strickland	40	Daughter	Under-Glazer	Tennessee
28	Helen Strickland	22	Daughter	Underglazer	Tennessee
29	Charles Strickland	31	Son	Machinist	Tennessee
30	Mary Strickland	31	Wife	—	Virginia
31	Guy Strickland	4	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Bettie Lou Strickland	3	Daughter	—	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.

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