Willie Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Willie Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Tennessee
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Willie V
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Winchester Town
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Private at home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	510
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Winchester Town
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Willie	Age	Birth yr
Howard Foster	Son	—	9	~1931
Alton Foster	Son	—	15	~1925
Clayborn Foster	Son	—	2	~1938
Willie Foster	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Rainey Foster	Son	—	12	~1928
Rainey Foster	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Tennessee

Spouse, age 21

Franklin, Tennessee · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Willie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Franklin, Tennessee

Spouse, age 31

Franklin, Tennessee · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Willie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Franklin-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 41

Franklin-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Willie V
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Winchester Town
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Private at home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	510
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Willie Foster

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Tennessee

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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-t0627-03891-00433)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eugene Harris	0	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Jane D Adcock	54	Head	—	Tennessee
3	Harry Adcock	21	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Antigue Adcock	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Sam Ayers	59	Head	Carpenter	Tennessee
6	Birdie V Ayers	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
7	Mary Tigg	21	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Martha Tigg	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Walter Tigg	5	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Alfred Tigg	42	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
11	Ollie Tigg	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
12	Ruby Hall	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Marvin Hall	11	Step-son	—	Tennessee
14	Harold Edward Tigg	1	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Pauline D Tigg	23	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Bobby Ray Tigg	4	Son	—	Tennessee
17	William Hall	28	Head	—	Tennessee
18	Ada Hall	66	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Herbert Hall	28	Son	—	Tennessee
20	George Bowers	30	Head	Laborer	Texas
21	Annie D Bowers	28	Wife	Painter	Tennessee
22	Jodie Bowers	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Betty Jean Bowers	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Lee Bowers	5	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Bobby June Bowers	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Joyce Ann Bowers	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	Rainey Sr. Foster	42	Head	Caretaker	Tennessee
28	Willie V Foster THIS PERSON	41	Wife	Laundress	Alabama
29	Alton Foster	15	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Rainey Jr. Foster	12	Son	—	Tennessee
31	Howard Foster	9	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Clayborn Foster	2	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Frank Harris	40	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
34	Betty Harris	45	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
35	Lloyd Harris	18	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Leila Harris	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
37	Marie Harris	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	James Harris	8	Son	—	Tennessee
39	Ada Lou Harris	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Dessie Whites	44	Head	—	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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