Walter Lewis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lauderdale-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Walter Lewis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lauderdale-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Male Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lauderdale-County, Mississippi
Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Lowndes
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	22
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Nellie Lewis	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Callie Lewis	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Walter Lewis	Head	—	65	~1875
Carl Lewis	Son	—	21	~1919
Willie Lewis	Son	—	15	~1925
Jimmi Lewis	Son	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Lauderdale, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Lauderdale, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Lauderdale, Mississippi

Head, age 54

Lauderdale, Mississippi · implied b. ~1876 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Lauderdale-County, Mississippi

Head, age 65

Lauderdale-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Lowndes
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	22
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Walter Lewis

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Lauderdale-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02040-00671)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ben Brown	43	Head	Farming	Mississippi
2	Jane Brown	34	Wife	Farming	Mississippi
3	J C Brown	15	Grandson	—	Mississippi
4	Walter Lewis THIS PERSON	65	Head	Farming	Mississippi
5	Carl Lewis	21	Son	Farming	Mississippi
6	Willie Lewis	15	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Callie Lewis	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Jimmi Lewis	23	Son	Common Labor	Mississippi
9	Nellie Lewis	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Howard Shelby	44	Head	Mechanic Helper	Florida
11	Mable Shelby	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Earl Shelby	5	Son	—	Mississippi
13	C. Edward Mayrhoff	62	Head	Farming	Mississippi
14	Lillie P. Mayrhoff	57	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Robert M. Richardson	7	Grandson	—	Mississippi
16	Dennis Whitlock	50	Head	—	Mississippi
17	Ellen Hall	25	Niece	Cook	Mississippi
18	Gladys Hall	7	Niece	—	Mississippi
19	John Mc Laughlin	30	Head	—	Mississippi
20	Sarah Bennett	50	Head	Farm Helper	Mississippi
21	Dula Bennett	25	Daughter	Farm Helper	Mississippi
22	Lee Mc Laughlin	49	Head	Farming	Mississippi
23	Roberta Mc Laughlin	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Minnie Lee Mc Laughlin	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Angeline Hopkins	62	Head	—	Mississippi
26	Rebecca Hopkins	21	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	Joel Hopkins	18	Son	Common Labor	Mississippi
28	William T. Mayrhoff	29	Head	Farming	Mississippi
29	Annie Ruth Mayrhoff	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
30	Fletcher Darnell	66	Step-Father	—	Mississippi
31	Lucy B. Darnell	56	Mother	—	Kentucky
32	James A. Darnell	16	Half-Brother	—	Mississippi
33	Sid Mc Laughlin	75	Head	—	Mississippi
34	Annie K. Mc Laughlin	68	Wife	—	Mississippi
35	John Stringfellow	30	Head	Wood Cutter	Mississippi
36	Mary Stringfellow	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
37	James A. Shirley	49	Head	Common Labor	Mississippi
38	Reva Shirley	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
39	Cathrian Shirley	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Georgia B. Shirley	12	Daughter	—	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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