Walter Howard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hunt-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Walter Howard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hunt-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Oklahoma Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hunt-County, Texas
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Walter S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	J.P. 3
1935 Residence (County)	Hunt
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Jp 3
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Pearl Howard	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Mildred Howard	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Walter Howard	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Hunt, Texas

Head, age 30

Hunt, Texas · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Father's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Mother's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1930

Hunt, Texas

Head, age 40

Hunt, Texas · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Walter M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1940

Hunt-County, Texas

Head, age 50

Hunt-County, Texas · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Walter S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	J.P. 3
1935 Residence (County)	Hunt
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

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Walter Howard

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Texas

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04072-00231)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	James D. King	68	Head	—	Missouri
42	Era King	63	Wife	—	Texas
43	Ray King	26	Son	Farm Laborer	Texas
44	Sam D. Mass	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Lucy Mass	45	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Leon A. Mass	21	Son	Salesman	Texas
47	Billy Mass	18	Son	Salesman	Texas
48	Clyde Mass	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Texas
49	Ruby Mass	20	Daughter	Seamstress	Texas
50	Ewell Morris	44	Head	Farmer	Texas
51	Hallie Q. Morris	42	Wife	—	Arkansas
52	Eula Mae Morris	18	Daughter	—	Texas
53	Oneta Morris	17	Daughter	—	Texas
54	Lew Buck	65	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
55	Velma Buck	52	Wife	—	Texas
56	Merle Buck	15	Daughter	—	Texas
57	James Billy Ingram	38	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
58	Sadie B. Ingram	34	Wife	—	Arkansas
59	Ada Fae Ingram	13	Daughter	—	Texas
60	Billy Hugh Ingram	10	Son	—	Texas
61	Charles E. Ingram	5	Son	—	Texas
62	O. James Malone	30	Head	Merchant	Texas
63	Ruth A. Malone	27	Wife	—	Texas
64	James Wilburn Malone	10	Son	—	Texas
65	Will M. Kirkland	85	Head	—	Tennessee
66	John Kirkland	49	Son	Farm Laborer	Texas
67	S. A. Kirkland	38	Son	Farm Laborer	Texas
68	R. H. Black	40	Son-in-law	Farm Laborer	Alabama
69	Nettie Black	33	Daughter	—	Texas
70	Ruby Joe Black	3	Granddaughter	—	Texas
71	George H. Mitchell	32	Head	Farmer	Texas
72	Armenda Mitchell	34	Wife	—	Texas
73	Shirley Jo Mitchell	4	Daughter	—	Texas
74	George Jr. Mitchell	1	Son	—	Texas
75	Walter S. Howard THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
76	Pearl Howard	50	Wife	—	Oklahoma
77	Mildred Howard	16	Daughter	—	Texas
78	C. Rayford Bench	28	Head	Farm Laborer	Texas
79	Evvy Bench	22	Wife	—	Texas
80	James Dale Bench	2	Son	—	Texas

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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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