William Moore — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Big-Horn-County, Montana

Our Model Tree links this William Moore across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Big-Horn-County, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Missouri Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Big-Horn-County, Montana
Surname	Moore
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (County)	Big Horn
Additional Details
Occupation	50
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri
Occupation	50
Township / Ward	Dist School Dist 17
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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
Lois Moore	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Doris Moore	Daughter	—	17	~1923
William Moore	Head	—	61	~1879
Earl Moore	Son	—	28	~1912
Zora Moore	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Big Horn, …

Head, age 40

Big Horn, Montana · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	M
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1930

Big Horn, …

Head, age 50

Big Horn, Montana · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1940

Big-Horn-County, Montana

Head, age 61

Big-Horn-County, Montana · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members

Surname	Moore
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (County)	Big Horn
Occupation	50
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

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William Moore

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Montana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02212-00385)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Catherine Sellers	2	Daughter	Same Place	Montana
2	James Sellers	1	Son	Same Place	Montana
3	Albert West	56	Head	Farming	Holland
4	Anna West	52	Wife	—	Nebraska
5	Margaret Basta	47	Lodger	50	Nebraska
6	William B. Moore THIS PERSON	61	Head	50	Missouri
7	Zora Moore	59	Wife	—	Missouri
8	Earl Moore	28	Son	50	Montana
9	Lois Moore	19	Daughter	48	Montana
10	Doris Moore	17	Daughter	—	Montana
11	Sam Ragland	35	Head	50	Missouri
12	Mildred Ragland	34	Wife	—	Missouri
13	Sammy Jr. Ragland	10	Son	—	Montana
14	Jerry Ragland	8	Son	—	Montana
15	Wilma Ragland	5	Daughter	—	Montana
16	James Williams	18	Lodger	60	Washington
17	Eva G. Walther	69	Mother	47	Missouri
18	Leonard Doggett	70	Head	—	Iowa
19	Albert Ollie	53	Head	50	Wisconsin
20	Vern Melville	67	Head	50	Illinois
21	Myrtle Melville	57	Wife	—	Iowa
22	Vernard Melville	20	Son	50	Montana
23	Lyle Jenkins	10	Grandson	—	Wyoming
24	George Gailey	26	Head	21	Montana
25	Molly Gailey	19	Wife	—	Montana
26	Albert Barron	51	Head	Farming	Sweden
27	Ray Peterson	45	Head	Farming	Sweden
28	Sigrid Peterson	37	Wife	—	Sweden
29	Geraldine Peterson	12	Daughter	—	Montana
30	Ida Peterson	9	Daughter	—	Montana
31	Hannah Batty	68	Head	50	Nebraska
32	Lucy Batty	47	Daughter	—	Nebraska
33	Lester Beason	54	Lodger	50	Nebraska
34	Homer W. Atkins	70	Head	40	Missouri
35	Flora A. Atkins	67	Wife	—	Missouri
36	Lyle W. Atkins	35	Son	50	Montana
37	Byron L. Atkinson	32	Head	48	Montana
38	Goldie I. Atkinson	28	Wife	48	Missouri
39	Russell Atkins	29	Head	50	Montana
40	Frank Kincaid	58	Head	50	Missouri

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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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