William Buchanan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tippah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William Buchanan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tippah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tippah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	William C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Additional Details
Occupation	Officer
Industry	County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	118
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Officer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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
Cora Buchanan	Daughter	—	43	~1897
William Buchanan	Head	—	66	~1874
Wilda Buchanan	Spouse	—	72	~1868

Census Appearances

1920

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 44

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1876

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XGBoost

Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
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	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 55

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	William C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Tippah-County, Mississippi

Head, age 66

Tippah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	William C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Occupation	Officer
Industry	County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	118
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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William Buchanan

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02070-00229)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Finch Turner	37	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
2	May Turner	17	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Velma Turner	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Verdine Turner	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	William C. Buchanan THIS PERSON	66	Head	Officer	Tennessee
6	Wilda Buchanan	72	Wife	—	Mississippi
7	Cora Buchanan	43	Daughter	Teacher	Mississippi
8	Frank Walker	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
9	Crissie Walker	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	William Walker	9	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Hugh W. Walker	4	Son	—	Mississippi
12	Tuff Carson	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
13	Jessie Carson	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
14	Lottie Kincaid	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	Ena Kincaid	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Delbert B. Cox	55	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
17	Virginia Cox	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Lucile Cox	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Elizabeth Cox	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Hubert Black	21	Lodger	Laborer	Mississippi
21	Ira L. Thornton	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
22	Irene Thornton	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
23	James Thornton	1	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Dick Brown	19	Lodger	Laborer	Mississippi
25	Frank Laharreare	73	Head	Farmer	Alabama
26	Elizabeth Laharreare	66	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	William Laharreare	45	Son	Barber	Mississippi
28	John O. Laharreare	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	Corrie Laharreare	53	Wife	—	Mississippi
30	William Laharreare	24	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
31	Claude Laharreare	21	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
32	Roy Laharreare	19	Son	Carpenter	Mississippi
33	Mattie Laharreare	17	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Kyle Laharreare	15	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Billy Ruth Laharreare	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	R. M. Cross	63	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
37	Lena Cross	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
38	Solomon Cross	24	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
39	Ansel Cross	22	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Virginia Carter	60	Head	Owner	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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