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William Drake — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davidson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this William Drake across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davidson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1925), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 15 b. ~1925 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davidson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Nashville
Est. Birth Year	~1925

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
Felix Drake	Head	—	62	~1878
Louise Drake	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Martha Drake	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Joe Drake	Son	—	22	~1918
Mattie Drake	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Alfred Drake	Son	—	24	~1916
Louis Drake	Son	—	18	~1922
William Drake	Son	—	15	~1925
Eugene Drake	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1930

Davidson, Tennessee

Son, age 6

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1924 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Davidson-County, Tennessee

Son, age 15

Davidson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1925 — 9 household members

Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

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

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Anchor record

William Drake

Son · 1940 · age 15 · b. ~1925 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Eugene Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Alfred Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 24

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mattie Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 28

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Louise Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 32

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joe Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 22

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Martha Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Louis Drake

Sibling · 1940 · age 18

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

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03974-00410)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Felix Drake	62	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Louise Drake	32	Daughter	Cook	Tennessee
3	Mattie Drake	28	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Alfred Drake	24	Son	Cabinet Maker	Tennessee
5	Joe Drake	22	Son	Cabinet Maker	Tennessee
6	Eugene Drake	21	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Louis Drake	18	Son	—	Tennessee
8	William Drake THIS PERSON	15	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Martha Drake	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
10	James Smith	59	Head	Janitor	Tennessee
11	Flora Smith	40	Wife	House Keeper	Tennessee
12	Julia Barrit	33	Head	Cook	Tennessee
13	Mildred Barrit	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
14	Granville Barrit	14	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Frank Crenshaw	42	Lodger	Service Man	Tennessee
16	Lottie Corley	25	Head	Maid	Tennessee
17	Willie Upton	31	Daughter	Maid	Tennessee
18	Joe Upton	11	Grand Son	—	Tennessee
19	Edith Upton	5	Grand Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Alfred Harris	44	Head	Janitor	Tennessee
21	Jenny Harris	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Minnie Hayes	25	Daughter	Waitress	Tennessee
23	William Hayes	25	Son in Law	Waitress	Tennessee
24	Louise Scales	27	Visitor	Waitress	Kentucky
25	Corrine Connell	24	Head	—	Tennessee
26	James Reece	48	Head	Preacher	Tennessee
27	E. G. Reece	44	Sister	—	Tennessee
28	L. G. Marshall	53	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee
29	Rena Marshall	49	Wife	Waitress	Tennessee
30	William Haywood	16	Nephew	—	Tennessee
31	Cecil Newland	22	Head	Mechanic	Tennessee
32	Ann Newland	18	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	L. J. Floresk	52	Head	Clerk	Tennessee
34	Ann Floresk	53	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Lawrence Floresk	26	Son	Bookkeeper	Tennessee
36	Veronica Floresk	21	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Tennessee
37	Frank Floresk	16	Son	—	Tennessee
38	Bonic Shuler	38	Head	—	Tennessee
39	Clarence Shuler	31	Husband	—	Tennessee
40	Robert Patterson	38	Head	Barber	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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