William Little — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hall-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this William Little across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hall-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 72 b. ~1868 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hall-County, Georgia
Surname	Little
Given Name	William D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Gillsville Dist 1342
1935 Residence (County)	Hall
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Gillsville Dist 1342
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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
Lula Little	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Beulah Little	Daughter	—	29	~1911
William Little	Head	—	72	~1868
Vaughn Little	Son	—	20	~1920
Claudine Little	Spouse	—	63	~1877

Census Appearances

1920

Hall, Georgia

Head, age 51

Hall, Georgia · implied b. ~1869 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Little
Given Name	William H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
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	F
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Hall, Georgia

Head, age 62

Hall, Georgia · implied b. ~1868 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Little
Given Name	William D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Hall-County, Georgia

Head, age 72

Hall-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1868 — 5 household members

Surname	Little
Given Name	William D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Gillsville Dist 1342
1935 Residence (County)	Hall
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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William Little

Head · 1940 · age 72 · b. ~1868 · Georgia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00682-00059)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John H Tanner	62	Head	Engineer	Georgia
2	Flora Tanner	66	Wife	House Keeper	Georgia
3	John Beck	49	Head	Operator	Georgia
4	Pearl Beck	39	Wife	—	Georgia
5	Homer Beck	18	Son	Labor	Georgia
6	L C Beck	12	Son	—	Georgia
7	Mary Francis Beck	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
8	Paula May Hawkins	47	Head	Keeping House	Georgia
9	Joe B Freeland	29	Head	Loom Fixer	Georgia
10	Ethel Freeland	27	Wife	—	Georgia
11	Joseph Freeland	3	Son	—	Georgia
12	Jerry Freeland	1	Son	—	Georgia
13	Hubert Sherbert	40	Head	Operator	Georgia
14	Pearl Sherbert	35	Wife	—	Georgia
15	Vernie Sherbert	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
16	Charlie Westmoreland	60	Head	Operator	Georgia
17	Ada Westmoreland	55	Wife	—	Georgia
18	Dennis Westmoreland	21	Son	Clerical Asst	Georgia
19	Grady H Westmoreland	20	Son	Truck Driver	Georgia
20	Dewitt Westmoreland	17	Son	—	Georgia
21	Hubert L Little	38	Head	Operator	Georgia
22	Allie Little	36	Wife	—	Georgia
23	Herman Little	15	Son	—	Georgia
24	Inez Little	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
25	Loyd Little	12	Son	—	Georgia
26	Catherine Little	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
27	William D Little THIS PERSON	72	Head	Operator	Georgia
28	Claudine Little	63	Wife	—	Georgia
29	Lula Little	32	Daughter	—	Georgia
30	Beulah Little	29	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Vaughn Little	20	Son	—	Georgia
32	Claude J Reed	50	Head	Operator	Georgia
33	Lillie Reed	43	Wife	—	Georgia
34	Lewis Reed	23	Son	Spinner	Georgia
35	Alton Reed	17	Son	Labor	Georgia
36	Aron Reed	15	Son	—	Georgia
37	Calvin Reed	13	Son	—	Georgia
38	Howard C Little	47	Head	Operator	Georgia
39	Lula Little	44	Wife	—	Georgia
40	Otha H Little	22	Son	Clerical Worker	Georgia

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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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