William Shepherd — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Morgan-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this William Shepherd across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Morgan-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Morgan-County, Georgia
Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	William D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Morgan
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Hello Dist 400
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Nora Shepherd	Spouse	—	61	~1879
Ida Shepherd	Daughter	—	27	~1913
W Smith	Other	—	15	~1925
William Shepherd	Head	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Morgan, Georgia

Head, age 46

Morgan, Georgia · implied b. ~1874 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	R
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Cotton Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Morgan, Georgia

Head, age 52

Morgan, Georgia · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	Willard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Morgan-County, Georgia

Head, age 64

Morgan-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

Surname	Shepherd
Given Name	William D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Morgan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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William Shepherd

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Georgia

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00696-00354)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ervin Lee	49	Head	Laborer	Georgia
2	Lue Ruby Lee	23	Wife	—	Georgia
3	Dufy Vance	37	Head	Farmer	Georgia
4	Ona Vance	34	Wife	—	Georgia
5	Howard Vance	17	Son	—	Georgia
6	Burnon Vance	5	Son	—	Georgia
7	Lawrence Pike	34	Head	Laborer	Georgia
8	Marie Pike	37	Wife	—	Georgia
9	Lawrence Jr Pike	10	Son	—	Georgia
10	Martha Pike	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Wyman Pike	3	Son	—	Georgia
12	George Pike	3	Son	—	Georgia
13	William D Shepherd THIS PERSON	64	Head	Farmer	Georgia
14	Nora Shepherd	61	Wife	—	Georgia
15	Ida Shepherd	27	Daughter	—	Georgia
16	W. T. Smith	15	Grandson	—	Georgia
17	Ben Gunn	65	Head	Laborer	Georgia
18	Rebecca Gunn	64	Wife	—	Georgia
19	Ben Jr Gunn	30	Son	Laborer	Georgia
20	Minnie Lee Gunn	23	Daughter	—	Georgia
21	Franklin Gunn	14	Grandson	—	Georgia
22	Willie Lee Harris	10	Boarder	—	Georgia
23	Harvey Peters	35	Head	Farming	Georgia
24	Mattie Lou Peters	29	Wife	—	Georgia
25	Charles Peters	7	Son	—	Georgia
26	Ship Peters	5	Son	—	Georgia
27	Pierce Shepherd	30	Head	Filling Station	Georgia
28	Dorothy Shepherd	21	Wife	—	Georgia
29	Jesse Maddox	25	Head	Farmer	Georgia
30	Edna Maddox	20	Wife	—	Georgia
31	Mitchell Maddox	2	Son	—	Georgia
32	Mattie Lou Daniel	40	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
33	Mary Nell Daniel	14	Sister-in-law	—	Georgia
34	Jerry Daniel	5	Brother-in-law	—	Georgia
35	Thomas Cook	39	Head	Farmer	Georgia
36	Bessie Cook	40	Wife	—	Georgia
37	James Lump	65	Father-in-law	—	Georgia
38	James W Anshutz	46	Head	Rural Mail C.	Georgia
39	Muriel Anshutz	41	Wife	—	Florida
40	Josephine Anshutz	20	Daughter	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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