William Stanley — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Haywood-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this William Stanley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Haywood-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Haywood-County, Tennessee
Surname	Stanley
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 11
1935 Residence (County)	Haywood
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	W.P.A
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Civil District 11
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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
William Stanley	Head	—	32	~1908
Earl Stanley	Son	—	13	~1927
Lucille Stanley	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Jesse Stanley	Son	—	6	~1934
Eugene Stanley	Son	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1920

Haywood, Tennessee

Other, age 16

Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1904 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stanley
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Haywood, Tennessee

Head, age 24

Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stanley
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Haywood-County, Tennessee

Head, age 32

Haywood-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

Surname	Stanley
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 11
1935 Residence (County)	Haywood
Occupation	Farming
Industry	W.P.A
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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William Stanley

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03903-00707)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Stanley THIS PERSON	32	Head	Farming	Tennessee
2	Lucille Stanley	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Eugene Stanley	14	Son	Farm Labor	Tennessee
4	Earl M Stanley	13	Son	—	Tennessee
5	Jesse J Stanley	6	Son	—	Tennessee
6	Ben P Bridgewater	25	Head	Power Shovel	Tennessee
7	Lennon Bridgewater	21	Wife	—	Tennessee
8	Charlene Bridgewater	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Ben Jr Bridgewater	2	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Lee J Bridgewater	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Delore Perry	40	Head	Farm Labor	Tennessee
12	Stanley Perry	18	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
13	Wallace Perry	16	Son	Farm Labor	Tennessee
14	Douglas Perry	14	Son	Farm Labor	Tennessee
15	Jimmie Perry	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Dora Perry	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Louis Perry	20	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Inez Perry	16	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	Harden Scott	53	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
20	Delia Scott	45	Wife	Farm Labor	Tennessee
21	Bessie Scott	25	Daughter	Farm Labor	Tennessee
22	Lucille Scott	20	Daughter	Farm Labor	Tennessee
23	Blanche Scott	17	Daughter	Farm Labor	Tennessee
24	Beatrice Scott	14	Daughter	Farm Labor	Tennessee
25	Thomas Scott	12	Son	—	Tennessee
26	James H Scott	9	Son	—	Tennessee
27	Darsey L Scott	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Gladys T Scott	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
29	Willie J Scott	5	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Lois Scott	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Earl G Scott	0	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Dock Robison	57	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
33	Lorene Robison	24	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Leroy Robison	18	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
35	Lilly Robison	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Jonie Spongs	6	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
37	Jesse Smith	36	Lodger	Farm Labor	Tennessee
38	Vernon Walter	34	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
39	Ollie Walter	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
40	Herman H Chalk	41	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee

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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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