William Norton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fulton-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this William Norton across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fulton-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fulton-County, Georgia
Surname	Norton
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Cherokee
1935 Residence (County)	Cherokee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Little River 892
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Rosella Norton	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Zellon Norton	Son	—	13	~1927
Flonnie Norton	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Flora Norton	Daughter	—	16	~1924
William Norton	Head	—	54	~1886
Roger Norton	Son	—	19	~1921
Lucretia Norton	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Minnie Norton	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1930

Fulton, Georgia

Head, age 43

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Norton
Given Name	William A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Fulton-County, Georgia

Head, age 54

Fulton-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

Surname	Norton
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Cherokee
1935 Residence (County)	Cherokee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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William Norton

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Georgia

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Fulton-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00675-00680)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Louise Winkles	21	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Wilma Winkles	1	daughter	—	Georgia
43	William Norton THIS PERSON	54	Head	Farmer	Georgia
44	Minnie Norton	45	Wife	—	Georgia
45	Roger Norton	19	son	Farm Helper	Georgia
46	Lucretia Norton	17	daughter	Farm Helper	Georgia
47	Flora Lee Norton	16	daughter	—	Georgia
48	Zellon Norton	13	son	—	Georgia
49	Flonnie Mae Norton	7	daughter	—	Georgia
50	Rosella Norton	5	daughter	—	Georgia
51	Simmie H Broadwell	68	Head	Farmer	Georgia
52	Lula Broadwell	67	Wife	—	Georgia
53	Floyd S Broadwell	43	Head	Farmer	Alabama
54	Lillie Broadwell	40	Wife	—	Alabama
55	Sherman Broadwell	11	son	—	Alabama
56	Henry Q Wright	43	Head	Inspector	Georgia
57	Flora Wright	30	Wife	Machine Operator	Georgia
58	Millard Broadwell	33	Partner	—	Georgia
59	Cornelia Broadwell	54	sister	—	Georgia
60	Fred S Chatham	44	Head	Farmer	Georgia
61	Mary Chatham	43	Wife	—	Georgia
62	Howard Chatham	14	son	Farm Helper	Georgia
63	Morris Chatham	11	son	—	Georgia
64	Ramon Chatham	6	son	—	Georgia
65	Joyce Chatham	1	daughter	—	Georgia
66	Mattie Bates	63	mother-in-law	Farmer	Georgia
67	Buford S Dorris	53	Head	—	Georgia
68	Newt D Dorris	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
69	Flo Dorris	45	Wife	—	Georgia
70	Ann Nell Dorris	10	daughter	—	Georgia
71	Howard D Graham	28	Head	Farmer	Georgia
72	Marion Graham	25	Wife	—	Georgia
73	Kimsey S Chatham	30	Head	Farmer	Georgia
74	Bertha Chatham	30	Wife	—	Georgia
75	Vernell Chatham	7	daughter	—	Georgia
76	Abner S Rucker	72	Head	—	Georgia
77	Jennie Rucker	65	Head	—	Georgia
78	William Upshaw	15	Nephew	Farm Helper	Georgia
79	Joel S Rucker	59	Head	Proprietor Of Cotton Gin	Georgia
80	Lenora Rucker	61	Wife	—	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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