William Lester — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lynn-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this William Lester across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lynn-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Linda & William — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lynn-County, Texas
Surname	Lester
Given Name	William P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Lynn
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	40
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Precinct 1
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Ima Lester	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Winston Lester	Son	—	7	~1933
William Lester	Head	—	48	~1892
Lee Lester	Son	—	16	~1924
Maurine Lester	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Billy Lester	Son	—	15	~1925
Joe Lester	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Lynn, Texas

Son, age 27

Lynn, Texas · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lester
Given Name	William P.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Genl Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Lynn, Texas

Head, age 37

Lynn, Texas · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lester
Given Name	William P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	Yes WW
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Lynn-County, Texas

Head, age 48

Lynn-County, Texas · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

Surname	Lester
Given Name	William P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Lynn
Occupation	Farming
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	40
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Our Model Tree links William Lester across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Linda Lester (~0.92 confidence) and father William Lester (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Linda Lester

b. ~1862

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

William Lester

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Lester

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Texas

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Lynn-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04098-00132)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Don Glenn	3	Son	—	Texas
42	Dale Glenn	1	Son	—	Texas
43	John C Leake	43	Head	Farming	Texas
44	Beatrice Leake	41	Wife	—	Texas
45	Bobby C Leake	20	Son	—	Texas
46	Katherine Leake	18	Daughter	—	Texas
47	Billy Leake	11	Son	—	Texas
48	Tommy Leake	7	Son	—	Texas
49	R. R. Jones	71	Head	—	Texas
50	Betty Jones	62	Wife	—	Texas
51	William P. Lester THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farming	Alabama
52	Ima Lester	43	Wife	—	Texas
53	Maurine Lester	17	Daughter	—	Texas
54	Lee Troy Lester	16	Son	—	Texas
55	Billy Ingle Lester	15	Son	—	Texas
56	Joe Boyce Lester	11	Son	—	Texas
57	Winston Lester	7	Son	—	Texas
58	Ed Cummings	42	Head	Farming	Oklahoma
59	Grace Cummings	42	Wife	—	Texas
60	Eddie Marie Cummings	12	Daughter	—	Texas
61	Jesse Ward	60	Head	Farming	Mississippi
62	Pearl Ward	40	Wife	—	Texas
63	Randall Cook	22	Son-in-law	Farming	Texas
64	Thelma Cook	19	Daughter	—	Texas
65	Robert Leike	29	Head	40	Texas
66	Dorthy Leike	22	Wife	—	Texas
67	John A Nelson	48	Head	Farming	Texas
68	Castell Nelson	22	Daughter	—	Texas
69	John C Nelson	21	Son	Laborer	Texas
70	Clarence Nelson	20	Son	Laborer	Texas
71	Eddie B Nelson	18	Daughter	—	Texas
72	Ruby Lee Nelson	16	Daughter	—	Texas
73	Archie Nelson	13	Son	—	Texas
74	Arlie Nelson	10	Son	—	Texas
75	Velmo Nelson	6	Son	—	Texas
76	Willy Mae Nelson	4	Daughter	—	Texas
77	Andrew Shelton	49	Head	Farming	Tennessee
78	James Shelton	25	Son	Farming	Oklahoma
79	Dorthy Ab Shelton	23	Daughter	Farming	Oklahoma
80	Florine Shelton	17	Daughter	—	Texas

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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