Walter White — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Butts-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Walter White across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Butts-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Butts-County, Georgia
Surname	White
Given Name	Walter G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	District 616 (Hickory Ridge)
1935 Residence (County)	Butts
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	District 616 Hickory Ridge
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Lucy White	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Caroline White	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Theolene White	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Walter White	Head	—	51	~1889
Parks White	Son	—	22	~1918
Walter White	Son	—	25	~1915
Lewis White	Son	—	17	~1923
Pearl White	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Butts, Georgia

Head, age 31

Butts, Georgia · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	Walter S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Butts, Georgia

Head, age 41

Butts, Georgia · implied b. ~1889 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Butts-County, Georgia

Head, age 51

Butts-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1889 — 8 household members

Surname	White
Given Name	Walter G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	District 616 (Hickory Ridge)
1935 Residence (County)	Butts
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Walter White

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Georgia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Butts-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00645-00987)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dallis P Merideth	53	Head	Laborer	Georgia
2	Johnie F X Merideth	26	Son	Laborer	Georgia
3	Mary E Merideth	26	Daughter-in-law	—	Georgia
4	Mary F Merideth	7	Granddaughter	—	Georgia
5	Gleason J A White	61	Head	Farmer	Georgia
6	Mary E White	51	Wife	—	Georgia
7	Lucky White	81	Head	—	Georgia
8	Robert M White	45	Son	Merchant	Georgia
9	Lahue P X White	43	Daughter	—	Georgia
10	Horace X Styhill	26	Head	Laborer	Georgia
11	Ida R Styhill	24	Wife	—	Georgia
12	Johnie L Styhill	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
13	Alice R Styhill	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
14	Annie L Styhill	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
15	Walter G White THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	Georgia
16	Pearl B X White	48	Wife	Carpenter	Georgia
17	Walter H White	25	Son	Carpenter	Georgia
18	Parks B White	22	Son	Laborer	Georgia
19	Lucy O White	20	Daughter	Oper	Georgia
20	Lewis B White	17	Son	—	Georgia
21	Caroline White	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
22	Theolene White	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
23	John H X Pope	67	Head	Farmer	Georgia
24	Bessie Pope	47	Wife	—	Georgia
25	Jamie L Pope	20	Daughter	—	Georgia
26	Lelia Pope	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
27	Elton H Pope	22	Son	Farmer	Georgia
28	Doris Pope	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
29	William M Oneal	24	Son-in-law	—	Georgia
30	Joe Ray	23	Head	Farmer	Georgia
31	Rosie X Ray	24	Wife	—	Georgia
32	Thomas Ray	7	Son	—	Georgia
33	Robert Ray	5	Son	—	Georgia
34	Elsie Ray	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
35	Sam Davis	52	Head	Farmer	Georgia
36	Lizzie M Davis	35	Wife	—	Georgia
37	Arthur Haynes	24	Head	Farmer	Georgia
38	Helen Haynes	24	Wife	—	Georgia
39	Arthur A Haynes	1	Son	—	Georgia
40	Ethel L Haynes	65	Mother	—	Georgia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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