William Strickland — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dallas-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this William Strickland across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dallas-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents George & Myrtle — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Texas Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dallas-County, Texas
Surname	Strickland
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Dallas City
1935 Residence (County)	Dallas
Additional Details
Occupation	apprentice
Industry	machine shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	688
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Apprentice
Township / Ward	Dallas City
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Myrtle Strickland	Spouse	—	42	~1898
William Strickland	Son	—	20	~1920
G Strickland	Head	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Dallas, Texas

Son, age

Dallas, Texas · implied b. ~1920 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stricklin
Given Name	William R
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Dallas, Texas

Son, age 10

Dallas, Texas · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stricklin
Given Name	William R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Dallas-County, Texas

Son, age 20

Dallas-County, Texas · implied b. ~1920 — 3 household members

Surname	Strickland
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Dallas City
1935 Residence (County)	Dallas
Occupation	apprentice
Industry	machine shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	688
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Our Model Tree links William Strickland across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father George Stricklin (~0.92 confidence) and mother Myrtle Stricklin (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

George Stricklin

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Myrtle Stricklin

b. ~1897

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Strickland

Son · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Texas

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Dallas-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04179-00670)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lantay Ward Hawn	22	Daughter	Waiter	Texas
2	Valter Platt	52	Head	Mgr	Texas
3	Pearl Platt	48	Wife	—	Texas
7	G. W. Strickland	54	Head	Barber	Texas
8	Myrtle Strickland	42	Wife	Waitress	Texas
9	William Strickland THIS PERSON	20	Son	Apprentice	Texas
11	Tudy T. Low	38	Head	Canner	Texas
12	Ruth Cockrell	33	Sister	Seamstress	Texas
13	Ruth Leneth Cockrell	4	Niece	—	Oklahoma
14	Joe Ellen Cockrell	7	Niece	—	Oklahoma
16	J. T. Wright	55	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
17	Willie Wright	39	Wife	Machine Operator	Tennessee
18	Charles P. Wright	23	Son	Compositor	Tennessee
19	Helen Pauline Wright	21	Daughter-in-law	Power Machine	Tennessee
20	Jack Barlow	42	Head	Salesman	Texas
21	Mabel Barlow	34	Wife	—	Texas
22	Frances Barlow	14	Daughter	—	Texas
23	Ann Barlow	12	Daughter	—	Texas
24	Walter B. Lovelace	29	Head	Shipping Clerk	Texas
25	Mildred Lovelace	27	Wife	Film Inspector	Oklahoma
26	John Logan	28	Partner	Shipping Clerk	Texas
27	Nell Logan	26	Wife	Film Inspector	Texas
28	J. J. Buchanan	34	Head	Carpenter	Texas
29	Ruth Buchanan	26	Wife	Counter Saleslady	Oklahoma
30	Buchanan	5	Son	—	Texas
32	Melvin Moore	35	Head	Machinist	Texas
33	Dessie Moore	30	Wife	Chemist	Oklahoma
34	Elva Mae Horton	24	Sister	Waitress	Georgia
36	James P. Underwood	26	Head	Shipping Clerk	Texas
37	Winnie Laura Underwood	23	Wife	—	Texas
39	Cecelia Corran	32	Head	Inspector	Texas
40	Casper D. Corran	12	Son	—	Texas

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William

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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