Alex Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Knox-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Alex Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Knox-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 8-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Knox-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 5
1935 Residence (County)	Knox
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No 5
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alex	Age	Birth yr
Ruby Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Alex Smith	Head	—	46	~1894
Ruben Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
Jenny Smith	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Anna Smith	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Junior Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Bertha Smith	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Gladys Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Knox, Kentucky

Other, age 26

Knox, Kentucky · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Knox, Kentucky

Other, age 36

Knox, Kentucky · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Knox-County, Kentucky

Head, age 46

Knox-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 5
1935 Residence (County)	Knox
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Alex Smith

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01326-00989)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Cal Smith	70	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
42	Myrtle Smith	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
43	Beatrice Smith	25	Daughter	—	Kentucky
44	Junior Smith	18	Son	—	Kentucky
45	Calleha Tinsville	5	Grandson	—	Kentucky
46	Sallie Mills	66	Head	—	Kentucky
47	N. M. Mills	42	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Joe Mills	33	Son	Saw Mill	Kentucky
49	Ina Mills	30	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
50	Isabelle Mills	3	Granddaughter	—	Kentucky
51	Irene Mills	2	Granddaughter	—	Kentucky
52	Helen Mills	0	Granddaughter	—	Kentucky
53	W. H. Smith	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
54	Agie Smith	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
55	Elmer Smith	22	Son	—	Kentucky
56	Alex Smith THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
57	Bertha Smith	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
58	Ruby Smith	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
59	Junior Smith	10	Son	—	Kentucky
60	Jenny Lee Smith	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
61	Ruben Smith	5	Son	—	Kentucky
62	Anna Lil Smith	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
63	Gladys Smith	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
64	Dell Smith	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
65	Mealie Smith	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
66	James Smith	25	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
67	General Smith	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
68	Jim Smith	29	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
69	Lula Smith	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
70	Henry Gregory	38	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
71	Pearlie Gregory	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
72	Earl Gregory	12	Son	—	Kentucky
73	Beatrice Gregory	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
74	M. B. Gregory	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
75	J. B. Gregory	3	Son	—	Kentucky
76	Ellis Gregory	1	Son	—	Kentucky
77	Jim Teague	42	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
78	Linda Teague	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Henry N. Teague	13	Son	—	Kentucky
80	Tucker Smith	60	Lodger	Farmer	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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