William Lawson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Custer-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this William Lawson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Custer-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Custer-County, Nebraska
Surname	Lawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Ansley Village
1935 Residence (County)	Custer
Additional Details
Occupation	Janitor
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Janitor
Township / Ward	Ansley Village
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
June Lawson	Daughter	—	21	~1919
William Lawson	Head	—	67	~1873
Dwight Lawson	Son	—	33	~1907
Elsie Lawson	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Custer, Nebraska

Head, age 48

Custer, Nebraska · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Custer, Nebraska

Head, age 57

Custer, Nebraska · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	William W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Janitor
Industry	School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	15
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Custer-County, Nebraska

Head, age 67

Custer-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Ansley Village
1935 Residence (County)	Custer
Occupation	Janitor
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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William Lawson

Head · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Nebraska

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02242-00465)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elizabeth Dittmar	70	Wife	—	Switzerland
2	Mary Kulhanek	68	Head	Janitress	Moravia
3	—	None	—	—	—
4	Harry Cox	58	Head	Laborer	Illinois
5	Sarah E. Cox	55	Wife	—	Nebraska
6	Frank M. Cox	37	Son	Trucker	Nebraska
7	Sarah A. Hyatt	72	Head	—	Illinois
8	Allen Hyatt	53	Son	—	Nebraska
9	—	None	—	—	—
10	Otto Winters	63	Head	Tailor	Germany
11	Christina Winters	59	Wife	—	Germany
12	Herman Winters	18	Son	Laborer	Nebraska
13	J. Thomas Mcgown	69	Head	—	Missouri
14	Jennie Mcgown	62	Wife	—	Illinois
15	Roy F. Patterson	52	Head	Proprietor	Nebraska
16	Fannie Patterson	47	Wife	—	Nebraska
17	Leroy Patterson	21	Son	Plumber	Nebraska
18	Douglas Patterson	18	Son	New Worker	Nebraska
19	Richard Patterson	12	Son	—	Nebraska
20	Marilyn Patterson	9	daughter	—	Nebraska
21	Mary B. Arnold	65	Head	—	Illinois
22	Francis M. Crist	49	Head	Carpenter	Nebraska
23	Mary Crist	42	Wife	Nurse	Nebraska
24	George Crist	16	son	—	Nebraska
25	Helen Crist	14	daughter	—	Nebraska
26	Howard Smitley	47	Head	Carrier	Nebraska
27	Mabel Smitley	40	Wife	—	Nebraska
28	William Lawson THIS PERSON	67	Head	Janitor	Illinois
29	Elsie Lawson	58	Wife	—	Illinois
30	Dwight Lawson	33	son	—	Nebraska
31	June Lawson	21	daughter	—	Nebraska
32	—	None	—	—	—
33	Charley Foster	34	Head	Supt.	Nebraska
34	Mary Foster	34	Wife	—	Nebraska
35	Arlene Foster	5	daughter	—	Nebraska
36	Edward Mung	74	Head	Carpenter & Painter	Indiana
37	Anna Mung	67	Wife	—	Illinois
38	Floyd Funk	50	Head	Engineer	Ohio
39	Mabel Funk	49	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	George Davis	74	Head	—	Illinois

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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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