William Collier — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hillsborough-County, Florida

Our Model Tree links this William Collier across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hillsborough-County, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1926), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1926 Male Son Born: Florida Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hillsborough-County, Florida
Surname	Collier
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Tampa City
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida
Township / Ward	Tampa City
Est. Birth Year	~1926

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Collier	Son	—	14	~1926
John Collier	Son	—	16	~1924
Hosea Collier	Son	—	20	~1920
Clementine Collier	Spouse	—	53	~1887
Hosea Collier	Head	—	77	~1863

Census Appearances

1930

Hillsborough, Florida

Son, age 5

Hillsborough, Florida · implied b. ~1925 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Callier
Given Name	Willie C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Florida
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Florida
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1940

Hillsborough-County, Florida

Son, age 14

Hillsborough-County, Florida · implied b. ~1926 — 5 household members

Surname	Collier
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Tampa City
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links William Collier across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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William Collier

Son · 1940 · age 14 · b. ~1926 · Florida

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Sibling

John Collier

Sibling · 1940 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Hosea Collier

Sibling · 1940 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Hillsborough-County, Florida Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00635-00524)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Pearline Edwards	15	Daughter	—	Florida
2	Wilmer Edwards	12	Son	—	Florida
3	Ermon Edwards	10	Son	—	Florida
4	Spolford Eunice Edwards	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Erma Edwards	3	Daughter	—	Florida
6	Edwards Juanita Edwards	6	Daughter	—	Florida
7	Moore Nathan Edwards	47	Lodger	Laborer	Florida
8	Mary Chappel	55	Head	Laundress	Florida
9	Cassie Wright	31	Head	Laundress	Florida
10	Willie Russell	26	Lodger	Laborer	Florida
11	J. D. Brown	73	Head	—	Alabama
12	Daisy Brown	41	Wife	Laundress	Florida
13	Albert Fowler	38	Head	Lard Maker	Alabama
14	Velma Fowler	37	Wife	—	Alabama
15	John Williams	40	Head	Train Porter	Florida
16	Josephine Williams	36	Wife	—	Florida
17	Helen Williams	14	Daughter	—	Florida
18	Sidney Pool	48	Head	Porter	Florida
19	Mabel Pool	34	Wife	Cook	Florida
20	Willie Davis	50	Brother in law	Cement Finisher	South Carolina
21	Gertrude Davis	47	Sister in law	Cook	Florida
22	Anna May Ree	45	Sister in law	—	Florida
23	Ralph Jones	21	Head	Dough Machine Operator	Georgia
24	Rita May Jones	22	Wife	Laundress	Florida
25	Joe Jones	3	Son	—	Florida
26	Harold Jones	2	Son	—	Florida
27	Hosea Collier	77	Head	—	Georgia
28	Clementine Collier	53	Wife	Laundress	Florida
29	Hosea Collier	20	Son	Plasterer'S Helper	Florida
30	John W. Collier	16	Son	Lard Maker'S Helper	Florida
31	William Collier THIS PERSON	14	Son	—	Florida
32	Lila Fluker	56	Head	Laundress	Georgia
33	Paul Fluker	26	Son	Truck Driver	Georgia
34	Pauline Fluker	26	Daughter	Beautician	Georgia
35	Beauregard Peek	76	Head	—	Florida
36	Edward W. Peek	45	Son	Porter	Florida
37	Thelma R. Lee	41	Daughter	—	Florida
38	George Dennard	68	Head	Pullman Porter	Georgia
39	Minnie Dennard	27	Daughter	Maid	Georgia
40	Herman	10	Grandson	—	Florida

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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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