Alex Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Kent, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Alex Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kent, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Delaware Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Kent, Delaware
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	102
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	9Th Rep District Part
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

11 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alex	Age	Birth yr
Paul Smith	Son	—	20	~1910
Herbert Smith	Son	—	22	~1908
Howard Smith	Son	—	15	~1915
Ralph Smith	Son	—	6	~1924
Ida Smith	Spouse	—	43	~1887
George Smith	Son	—	17	~1913
Alex Smith	Head	—	45	~1885
Margaret Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1917
John Smith	Son	—	9	~1921
Lillian Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Charles Smith	Son	—	4	~1926

Census Appearances

1930

Kent, Delaware

Head, age 45

Kent, Delaware · implied b. ~1885 — 11 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	102
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

Kent-County, Delaware

Head, age 57

Kent-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alexander
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	9th Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Kent
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	106
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Alex Smith

Head · 1930 · age 45 · b. ~1885 · Delaware

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus286unit:0596)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Townsend Ackerman	42	Head	Trainer	New York
2	Freda Ackerman	35	Wife	—	New York
3	Townsend Jr. Ackerman	11	Son	—	New York
4	Harry Fort	53	Head	Caretaker	New York
5	Robert Walker	41	Head	Caretaker	New Hampshire
6	Waldo Bickford	32	Head	Caretaker	New Hampshire
7	Alex Smith THIS PERSON	45	Head	Farmer	Delaware
8	Ida E. Smith	43	Wife	—	Delaware
9	Herbert Smith	22	Son	Laborer	Delaware
10	Paul Smith	20	Son	—	Delaware
11	George Smith	17	Son	—	Delaware
12	Howard Smith	15	Son	—	Delaware
13	Margaret Smith	13	Daughter	—	Delaware
14	John Smith	9	Son	—	Delaware
15	Ralph Smith	6	Son	—	Delaware
16	Charles Smith	4	Son	—	Delaware
17	Lillian Smith	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
18	Howard Anderson	49	Head	Decorator	Maryland
19	Leah Anderson	38	Wife	—	Maryland
20	Violet Anderson	19	Daughter	—	Delaware
21	Howard Jr. Anderson	12	Son	—	Delaware
22	Elizabeth Anderson	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
23	James Anderson	8	Son	—	Delaware
24	Harry Anderson	2	Son	—	Delaware
25	John Anderson	81	Father	—	Maryland
26	John Pettit	61	Head	Farmer	Sweden
27	Hilda Pettit	60	Wife	—	Sweden
28	Walter B. Deputy	44	Head	Electrician	Delaware
29	Laura G. Deputy	50	Wife	Manager	Delaware
30	Howard Deputy	20	Son	—	Delaware
31	Mildred Deputy	17	Daughter	—	Delaware
32	Thomas Robinson	45	Head	Decorator	Virginia
33	Laura Robinson	45	Wife	Housekeeper	Delaware
34	Martha E. Smith	90	Head	—	Maryland
35	Phyllis King	69	Daughter	—	Maryland
36	Robert Reed	60	Head	Laborer	Delaware
37	Annie Reed	56	Wife	Laborer	Delaware
38	Ward Reed	25	Son	Laborer	Delaware
39	John Reed	23	Son	—	Delaware
40	Forrest Reed	16	Son	—	Delaware
41	Dorothy Reed	14	Daughter	—	Delaware
42	Charles Reed	2	Grandson	—	Delaware
43	James Collins	7	Grandson	—	Delaware
44	Gertrude Hicks	38	Head	—	Delaware
45	Hazel Hicks	17	Daughter	—	Delaware
46	Newton Hicks	11	Son	—	Delaware
47	George Hicks	10	Son	—	Delaware
48	Burton Hicks	9	Son	—	Delaware
49	Albert Porter	51	Head	Laborer	Delaware
50	Annie Porter	52	Wife	—	Delaware

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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