Willie Howard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ohio-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Willie Howard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ohio-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ohio-County, Kentucky
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Willie A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No-6
1935 Residence (County)	Ohio
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No6
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 Willie	Age	Birth yr
Gloria Howard	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Willie Howard	Head	—	46	~1894
Georgia Howard	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Iva Howard	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Paula Howard	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Ohio, Kentucky

Head, age 25

Ohio, Kentucky · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Ohio, Kentucky

Head, age 35

Ohio, Kentucky · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Willie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen-Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Ohio-County, Kentucky

Head, age 46

Ohio-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Willie A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No-6
1935 Residence (County)	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Willie Howard

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Ohio-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01346-00521)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Carl R. Wilson	8	Step Son	—	Kentucky
42	Samuel Gromer	54	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Thomas H. Gromer	44	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
44	Agnes G. Gromer	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
45	Rommie Howard	17	Step Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
46	Virgie M. Howard	15	Step Daughter	—	Kentucky
47	Samuel Jr. Forman	9	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Harold G. Forman	5	Son	—	Kentucky
49	Samuel Jr. Brown	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
50	George D. Midkiff	66	Head	—	Kentucky
51	Effie Midkiff	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
52	Allen R. Morris	26	Head	Pumper	Kentucky
53	Elsie Morris	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
54	Arion R. Morris	3	Son	—	Kentucky
55	John R. Midkiff	23	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
56	Mary L. Midkiff	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
57	Chester E. Fuqua	40	Head	Pumper	Kentucky
58	Rosie Fuqua	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
59	Betty J. Fuqua	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
60	James E. Fuqua	11	Son	—	Kentucky
61	June E. Fuqua	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
62	Billy H. Fuqua	8	Son	—	Kentucky
63	Shirley Fuqua	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
64	Willie A. Howard THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
65	Paula Howard	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
66	Georgia E. Howard	27	Daughter	—	Kentucky
67	Gloria H. Howard	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Iva J. Howard	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
69	Arnett Theiss	47	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
70	G. W. Uglehart	31	Head	Pumper	Colorado
71	Cecilia A. Uglehart	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
72	James W. Uglehart	8	Son	—	Kentucky
73	Juanita J. Uglehart	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
74	Shirley D. Uglehart	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
75	Arvin D. Ralph	38	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
76	Inez Ralph	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
77	Clifford Ralph	18	Son	—	Kentucky
78	Ruth Ralph	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
79	Myrl Ralph	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
80	Gerald Ralph	5	Son	—	Kentucky

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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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