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Willie Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Yazoo-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Willie Foster across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Yazoo-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationYazoo-County, Mississippi
SurnameFoster
Given NameWillie
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age37
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)Yazoo
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarming
Class of WorkerOA
Hours Worked48
Income (1939)476
Highest GradeNo 7
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBeat 2
Est. Birth Year~1903

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Willie Age Birth yr
Willie Foster Head — 37 ~1903
Bonnie Foster Daughter — 11 ~1929
Lorell Foster Son — 18 ~1922
Shirley Foster Daughter — 3 ~1937
Alton Foster Son — 10 ~1930
Alice Foster Spouse — 38 ~1902
Annett Foster Daughter — 2 ~1938
Delories Foster Daughter — 13 ~1927
Billy Foster Son — 6 ~1934

Census Appearances

1930
Yazoo, Mississippi
Other, age 32
Yazoo, Mississippi · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Foster
Given Name Willie
Relationship to Head Roomer
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 22
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Servant
Industry Private Family
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Yazoo-County, Mississippi
Head, age 37
Yazoo-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members
Surname Foster
Given Name Willie
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Beat 2
1935 Residence (County) Yazoo
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farming
Class of Worker OA
Hours Worked 48
Income (1939) 476
Highest Grade No 7
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Willie Foster across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Willie Foster
Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Yazoo-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02080-00336)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Gracie Mae Coney 12 Daughter — Mississippi
42 Middie Coney 9 Daughter — Mississippi
43 Bettye Jan Coney 7 Daughter — Mississippi
44 Pauline Coney 4 Daughter — Mississippi
45 H. R. Martin 30 Head Farmer Mississippi
46 Iva Martin 35 Wife — Mississippi
47 Evelyn Martin 8 Daughter — Mississippi
48 Helen Martin 5 Daughter — Mississippi
49 Lamar Martin 3 Son — Mississippi
50 Grant Martin 1 Son — Mississippi
51 Robert Kincaid 63 Head Farmer Mississippi
52 Rosa Kincaid 66 Wife — Mississippi
53 Marvin Kincaid 18 Grandson Farmer Mississippi
54 Ruth Kincaid 4 Granddaughter — Mississippi
55 Willie Foster THIS PERSON 37 Head Farmer Mississippi
56 Alice Foster 38 Wife — Mississippi
57 Lorell Foster 18 Son Farmer Mississippi
58 Delories Foster 13 Daughter — Mississippi
59 Bonnie Foster 11 Daughter — Mississippi
60 Alton Foster 10 Son — Mississippi
61 Billy Foster 6 Son — Mississippi
62 Shirley Foster 3 Daughter — Mississippi
63 Annett Foster 2 Daughter — Mississippi
64 George Smith 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
65 Ada Smith 49 Wife — Mississippi
66 George Jr. Smith 19 Son Farmer Mississippi
67 Lorraine Smith 13 Daughter — Mississippi
68 Laura Bell Smith 11 Daughter — Mississippi
69 Harry Smith 9 Son — Mississippi
70 Joe Smith 7 Son — Mississippi
71 Walter Smith 5 Son — Mississippi
72 Marion Smith 3 Son — Mississippi
73 Pearlie Belle Smith 4 Daughter — Mississippi
74 Ray Smith 3 Son — Mississippi
75 William Smith 25 Head Farmer Mississippi
76 Josephine Smith 22 Wife — Mississippi
77 Frances Smith 4 Daughter — Mississippi
78 Bettie Jean Smith 2 Daughter — Mississippi
79 Marion Smith 1 Son — Mississippi
80 Arnold Smith 23 Head Farmer Mississippi

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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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