William Sears — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Greene-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this William Sears across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Greene-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1925), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 15 b. ~1925 Male Son Born: Arkansas Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Greene-County, Arkansas
Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Hurricane T.
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Township / Ward	Hurricane T
Est. Birth Year	~1925

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
Elmer Sears	Head	—	44	~1896
Ruth Sears	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Charle Sears	Son	—	6	~1934
William Sears	Son	—	15	~1925
Millie Sears	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1930

Greene, Arkansas

Other, age 5

Greene, Arkansas · implied b. ~1925 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Greene-County, Arkansas

Son, age 15

Greene-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1925 — 5 household members

Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Hurricane T.
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Our Model Tree links William Sears across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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William Sears

Son · 1940 · age 15 · b. ~1925 · Arkansas

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Sibling

Charle Sears

Sibling · 1940 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ruth Sears

Sibling · 1940 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Greene-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00139-00552)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Noah V. Farmer	41	Head	Day Laborer	Arkansas
2	Beulah Farmer	31	Wife	—	Arkansas
3	Banks Farmer	38	Brother	—	Arkansas
4	Leland T. White	38	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
5	Pearl White	35	Wife	—	Arkansas
6	Edith White	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas
7	Arvin White	12	Son	—	Arkansas
8	Charlene White	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
9	Adrian White	6	Son	—	Arkansas
10	Telford White	4	Son	—	Arkansas
11	Jackie White	2	Son	—	Arkansas
12	Gilbert S. Eubanks	35	Head	Farmer	Missouri
13	Cora Eubanks	36	Wife	—	Arkansas
14	Freda Eubanks	14	Daughter	—	Missouri
15	Alvin G. White	30	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
16	Bobie White	29	Wife	—	Arkansas
17	Geraldine White	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
18	Ellard White	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
19	Doyle White	7	Son	—	Arkansas
20	Darline White	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
21	Dewey White	2	Son	—	Arkansas
22	John F. Hall	46	Head	Farmer	Missouri
23	Carrie Hall	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
24	Andrew J. Wright	22	Son-in-law	—	Tennessee
25	Fannie Wright	61	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
26	Bert Johnson	25	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
27	Lorna S. Johnson	27	Wife	—	Arkansas
28	Ocie Marie Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
29	Henry Johnson	4	Son	—	Arkansas
30	Junior Johnson	1	Son	—	Arkansas
31	Charles W. Mcabee	53	Hired Hand	Laborer	Arkansas
32	Elmer E. Sears	44	Head	Foreman	Missouri
33	Millie Sears	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
34	William Sears THIS PERSON	15	Son	—	Arkansas
35	Ruth Sears	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
36	Charle Sears	6	Son	—	Arkansas
37	Jack Roden	32	Head	Day Laborer	Alabama
38	Estelle Roden	31	Wife	—	Alabama
39	Jackie Lucille Roden	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas

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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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