William Beard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Louisiana

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

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Louisiana
Surname	Beard
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 4
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	528
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ward 4
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 William	Age	Birth yr
Savannah Beard	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Mary Beard	Daughter	—	45	~1895
William Beard	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Union, Louisiana

Head, age 40

Union, Louisiana · implied b. ~1880 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Beard
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Union, Louisiana

Head, age 45

Union, Louisiana · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Beard
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Union-County, Louisiana

Head, age 50

Union-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

Surname	Beard
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 4
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	528
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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William Beard

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01460-00321)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Roy	33	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
42	Otha	31	Wife	—	Louisiana
43	Henry	15	Son	—	Louisiana
44	L. B. Shapton	75	Head	—	Louisiana
45	Lillie Shapton	59	Wife	—	Louisiana
46	L. B. Smyth	58	Head	—	Louisiana
47	Charlie Milan	37	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
48	Gwendolyn Milan	33	Wife	—	Louisiana
49	John Milan	10	Son	—	Louisiana
50	Juanita Milan	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
51	Maxine Milan	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
52	James Milan	1	Son	—	Louisiana
53	Alonzo Tubb	30	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
54	Beatrice Tubb	23	Wife	—	Louisiana
55	Ronald Tubb	4	Son	—	Louisiana
56	Wilson Tubb	2	Son	—	Louisiana
57	Claude Tucker	36	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
58	Ola Tucker	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
59	Dorothy Tucker	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
60	Bettie Tucker	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
61	Kathleen Tucker	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
62	William Beard THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
63	Savannah Beard	50	Wife	—	Louisiana
64	Mary Beard	45	Daughter	—	Louisiana
65	Marshall Evans	40	Head	—	Louisiana
66	Pearl Evans	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
67	Alice Evans	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
68	Alice Evans	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
69	Joe Evans	12	Son	—	Louisiana
70	Arlene Evans	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
71	John Evans	7	Son	—	Louisiana
72	Chatty Evans	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
73	John De Lucker	59	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
74	Emma De Lucker	59	Wife	—	Louisiana
75	Byron Tucker	38	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
76	Lois Tucker	24	Wife	—	Louisiana
77	Shelby Tucker	13	Son	—	Louisiana
78	Delores Tucker	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
79	Jack Bolton	40	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
80	Velma Bolton	29	Wife	—	Louisiana

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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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