Alex Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Choctaw-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Alex Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Choctaw-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Choctaw-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Nelson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Choctaw
Additional Details
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Road construction
Class of Worker	W
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	230
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Labour
Township / Ward	Nelson Township
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alex	Age	Birth yr
Raymond Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
Sylval Smith	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Barney Smith	Son	—	12	~1928
Rayene Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Alex Smith	Head	—	34	~1906
Joe Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Thelma Smith	Spouse	—	32	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

Pushmataha, Oklahoma

Other, age 13

Pushmataha, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	StepSon
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Choctaw, Oklahoma

Head, age 24

Choctaw, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1906

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	$500
Veteran	O
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Choctaw-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 34

Choctaw-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1906 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Alex
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Nelson Township
1935 Residence (County)	Choctaw
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Road construction
Class of Worker	W
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	230
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Alex Smith

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Oklahoma

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1940 US Federal Census — Choctaw-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03283-00689)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hazel Tucker	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
42	Pauline Tucker	2	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
43	J. W. Livingston	69	Head	—	Arkansas
44	Belle Livingston	71	Wife	—	Tennessee
45	Ben H. Reynolds	35	Head	Labour	Arkansas
46	Virgie Reynolds	37	Wife	—	Arkansas
47	Bettie Jane Reynolds	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
48	Imogene Reynolds	4	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
49	William H. Reynolds	2	Son	—	Oklahoma
50	J. Z. Walder	51	Head	Labour	Texas
51	Minnie Walder	69	Mother	—	Tennessee
52	James M. Whitlock	48	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
53	Sarah Harless Whitlock	47	Wife	Helper	Missouri
54	Haskell Whitlock	20	Son	Helper	Oklahoma
55	Oliver Whitlock	17	Son	—	Oklahoma
56	Billie J. Whitlock	14	Son	—	Oklahoma
57	Dony Whitlock	10	Son	—	Oklahoma
58	P. H. Birdsong	69	Head	—	Tennessee
59	Josie Birdsong	57	Wife	—	Arkansas
60	Cada Birdsong	21	Son	—	Oklahoma
61	J. B. Ragland	67	Head	—	Tennessee
62	Nellie Ragland	58	Wife	—	Texas
63	Alex Smith THIS PERSON	34	Head	Labour	Arkansas
64	Thelma Smith	32	Wife	—	Oklahoma
65	Barney Smith	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
66	Joe Smith	10	Son	—	Oklahoma
67	Rayene Smith	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
68	Raymond Smith	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
69	Sylval Smith	3	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
70	Floyd Jordan	21	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
71	Rosie Jordan	22	Wife	—	Arkansas
72	Joan Jordan	3	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
73	Yvonne Jordan	1	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
74	O. R. Beck	62	Head	—	Tennessee
75	Susie Beck	58	Wife	—	Texas
76	Mildred Beck	17	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
77	S. S. Jackson	30	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
78	Jessie A. Jackson	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
79	Albert Jackson	29	Brother	Helper	Arkansas

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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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