William Sutton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bedford-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this William Sutton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bedford-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bedford-County, Tennessee
Surname	Sutton
Given Name	William M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	6 Civil District
1935 Residence (County)	Bedford
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	64
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	6 Civil District
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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
Annie Sutton	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Louise Sutton	Daughter	—	19	~1921
William Sutton	Head	—	59	~1881
Clifford Sutton	Son	—	24	~1916
Lizzie Sutton	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Bedford, Tennessee

Head, age 38

Bedford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sutton
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Bedford, Tennessee

Head, age 49

Bedford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sutton
Given Name	William N
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Bedford-County, Tennessee

Head, age 59

Bedford-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

Surname	Sutton
Given Name	William M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	6 Civil District
1935 Residence (County)	Bedford
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	64
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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William Sutton

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03872-00173)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold Handrick	12	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Louise Handrick	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Moody Handrick	8	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Kathlyn Handrick	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	J. W. Handrick	2	Son	—	Tennessee
6	Thomas Neal Adcock	40	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
7	Myrtle Ruth Adcock	36	Wife	Seamstress	Tennessee
8	Franklin Allison Adcock	2	Son	—	Tennessee
9	Mallie Simmons	63	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
10	Willie C. Clanton	46	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
11	Lossie Esther Clanton	45	Wife	—	Tennessee
12	Martha Virginia Clanton	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Isaac Frank Clanton	14	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Helen Elizabeth Clanton	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Arthur Edward Clanton	7	Son	—	Tennessee
16	Jesse M. Boyce	32	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
17	Pearl Lee Boyce	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Thomas Edward Boyce	11	Son	—	Tennessee
19	James William Boyce	9	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Doris Lee Boyce	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Jesse Willard Boyce	4	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Ella Marie Boyce	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Sam H. Christian	46	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
24	Georgia Christian	45	Wife	Housekeeper	Tennessee
25	Lee Allen Christian	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Sallie Christian	68	Mother	—	Tennessee
27	Jessie Cannon White	63	Head	—	Tennessee
28	William M. Sutton THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
29	Lizzie Sutton	56	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	Clifford Sutton	24	Son	—	Tennessee
31	Louise Sutton	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Annie Lee Sutton	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Clarence Allen Adcock	30	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
34	Kathleen Adcock	29	Wife	—	Alabama
35	Donald Adcock	5	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Doris Allen Adcock	4	Son	—	Tennessee
37	Alonzo Franklin Dixon	66	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
38	Cynthia Luna Addie Dixon	67	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	Alba Dixon	33	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Fred Jones	19	Hired Hand	Farmer	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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