Walter Lewis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Webster-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Walter Lewis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Webster-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Webster-County, Mississippi
Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General Work
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Martha Lewis	Daughter	—	68	~1872
Walter Lewis	Head	—	58	~1882
Ruby Lewis	Other	—	19	~1921
R Lewis	Son	—	26	~1914
Ida Lewis	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Webster, Mississippi

Head, age 38

Webster, Mississippi · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter L
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Webster, Mississippi

Head, age 48

Webster, Mississippi · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen'l Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Webster-County, Mississippi

Head, age 58

Webster-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General Work
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Walter Lewis

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02077-00777)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Delma Drain	24	Son	Farming	Mississippi
2	Tom H. Caradine	18	Grandson	Farming	Mississippi
3	Iearae\|Isarae Hughes	36	Head	Farming	Mississippi
4	Ida May Hughes	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
5	Curtis Hughes	9	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Leroy Hughes	8	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Bonna Gene Hughes	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	David Hughes	5	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Mannie Hughes	2	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Josephine Hughes	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Mannie Drain	47	Head	Farming	Mississippi
12	Josephine Drain	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Jewel Mcbride	22	Head	Timber Cutter	Mississippi
14	Easter Mcbride	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Willie B. Mcbride	3	Son	—	Mississippi
16	B. Gibbs Holland	43	Head	Farming	Mississippi
17	Ida O. Holland	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Irastus E. Johnson	42	Head	Farming	Mississippi
19	Pearl Johnson	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Mavis Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Thomas Johnson	13	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Haywood Johnson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Helen Johnson	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
24	Hazel Johnson	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Etho G. Lewis	33	Head	—	Mississippi
26	Annie Lewis	32	Wife	Sewing	Mississippi
27	Walter G. Lewis THIS PERSON	58	Head	Farming	Mississippi
28	Ida L. Lewis	59	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	R. L. Lewis	26	Son	Farming	Mississippi
30	Ruby M. Lewis	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
31	Martha Donna Lewis	68	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	J. P. Lewis	31	Head	Farming	Mississippi
33	Jane Lewis	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	Maxine Lewis	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Jeanette Lewis	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Coy Starnes	44	Head	Farming	Texas
37	Addie V. Starnes	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	Mildred Starnes	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Opal Starnes	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Harold Starnes	11	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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