William Collier — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davidson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this William Collier across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davidson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davidson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Collier
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	C
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville, city
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Additional Details
Occupation	truck driver
Industry	junk dealer
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Nashville City
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Dave Collier	Head	—	44	~1896
Raymond Collier	Son	—	15	~1925
Pauline Robertson	Other	—	76	~1864
Mary Collier	Other	—	21	~1919
William Collier	Son	—	21	~1919
Gladys Collier	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Eugene Collier	Son	—	23	~1917
Luna Robertson	Other	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1930

Davidson, Tennessee

Son, age 11

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1919 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collier
Given Name	William S.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Davidson-County, Tennessee

Son, age 21

Davidson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members

Surname	Collier
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	C
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville, city
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Occupation	truck driver
Industry	junk dealer
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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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 21 · b. ~1919 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Raymond Collier

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Eugene Collier

Sibling · 1940 · age 23

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 — Davidson-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03974-00204)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Thomas Hammonds	49	Head	Plumber'S Helper	Alabama
2	Nannie Hammonds	37	Wife	—	Alabama
3	Dave Collier	44	Head	Dish Washer	Tennessee
4	Gladys Collier	41	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Eugene Collier	23	Son	House Boy	Tennessee
6	William Collier THIS PERSON	21	Son	Truck Driver	Tennessee
7	Mary Collier	21	Daughter-in-law	Maid	Tennessee
8	Raymond Collier	15	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Pauline Robertson	76	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
10	Luna Robertson	37	Brother-in-law	Driver	Tennessee
11	Willie Mae Jones	33	Head	Cook	Tennessee
12	Will D. Jones	59	Father	—	Tennessee
13	Pearl Jones	54	Mother	—	Tennessee
14	Percy Bradford	43	Head	Hauler	Tennessee
15	Joanna Bradford	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	Dorothy Brown	16	Sister-in-law	—	Tennessee
17	Alice Humphrey	49	Head	House Cleaner	Alabama
18	Robert Humphrey	21	Son	House Boy	Alabama
19	Alveria Humphrey	17	Daughter	—	Alabama
20	Nina Humphrey	15	Daughter	—	Alabama
21	Magalene Humphrey	10	Daughter	—	Alabama
22	Deford Bailey	40	Head	Singer On Radio	Tennessee
23	Ida L. Bailey	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
24	Deford Jr. Bailey	8	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Dezoral Bailey	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Christine L. Bailey	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	George Wright	47	Head	Track Man	Tennessee
28	Lena Mae Wright	28	Daughter	Maid	Tennessee
29	Carmen Wright	24	Son	Yard Boy	Tennessee
30	Hosey Wright	23	Son	Stone Mason	Tennessee
31	Isaac Wright	21	Son	Painter'S Helper	Tennessee
32	Maria Kimble	56	Head	Kitchen Helper	Tennessee
33	John Kimble	31	Son	Porter	Tennessee
34	Alma Kimble	28	Daughter-in-law	Maid	Tennessee
35	Gloria Kimble	3	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
36	Leonard Kimble	26	Son	House Work	Tennessee
37	Tom Malone	60	Lodger	House Work	Tennessee
38	William Webb	47	Head	Chair Caner	Tennessee
39	Qualla Webb	39	Wife	—	Tennessee

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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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