William Byrd — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Marshall-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William Byrd across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Marshall-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Marshall-County, Mississippi
Surname	Byrd
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Marshall
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Mary Byrd	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Callie Byrd	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Katie Byrd	Daughter	—	1	~1939
William Byrd	Head	—	34	~1906
Eldridge Byrd	Son	—	13	~1927
Cornell Byrd	Son	—	8	~1932
Ranson Byrd	Son	—	6	~1934
Pattie Byrd	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Wade Byrd	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Marshall, Mississippi

Head, age 24

Marshall, Mississippi · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Byrd
Given Name	Wilborn
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	no
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Marshall-County, Mississippi

Head, age 34

Marshall-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1906 — 9 household members

Surname	Byrd
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Marshall
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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William Byrd

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Mississippi

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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 — Marshall-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02049-00249)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Hiram Byrd	12	Head	—	Mississippi
2	Effie Byrd	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Sonny Byrd	8	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Walker Byrd	6	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Donnie Byrd	4	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Ronnie Byrd	2	Son	—	Mississippi
7	John Henry Tucker	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
8	Cleo Tucker	33	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
9	Eelton Wade Tucker	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
10	Laura Tucker	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	George W. Tucker	10	Son	—	Mississippi
12	Ardeney Tucker	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Hardie Gammon	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
14	Versie Gammon	27	Wife	Farm	Mississippi
15	Marjorie Ann Gammon	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	William Byrd THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Callie Byrd	31	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
18	Eldridge Byrd	13	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Wade Byrd	11	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Mary Lu Byrd	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Cornell Byrd	8	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Ranson Byrd	6	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Pattie Sue Byrd	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
24	Katie Ruth Byrd	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	George Coley	68	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
26	Dazelline Coley	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	James Coley	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
28	George Alice Coley	16	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
29	Will Coley	13	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Marcellus Coley	12	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Malbertia Coley	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	William Coley	21	Head	—	Mississippi
33	Catherine Coley	18	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
34	Arthur Aires	48	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
35	Ardena Aires	47	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
36	Kathalene Aires	22	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Marguerite Aires	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
38	Remola Lu Aires	12	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
39	Gertha Lu Aires	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	James Arthur Aires	1	Grandson	—	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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