Amelia Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Erie-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Amelia Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Head Born: Sweden Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Amelia
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Buffalo City
Est. Birth Year	~1869

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Amelia	Age	Birth yr
Amanda Nelson	Other	—	80	~1860
Amelia Smith	Head	—	71	~1869
William Smith	Son	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, New …

Spouse, age 51

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Amelia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Year of Naturalization	1885
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Erie, New …

Spouse, age 61

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Amelia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Erie-County, New …

Head, age 71

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Amelia
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Amelia Smith

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Erie-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02837-00975)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marian Max	21	Wife	—	New York
2	Thomas Aston	45	Head	Laborer	Penn.
3	Richard Thomas	67	Lodger	—	England
4	Amelia Smith THIS PERSON	71	Head	—	Sweden
5	William F. Smith	50	Son	Electrician	New York
6	Amanda Nelson	80	Sister	—	Sweden
8	Aime Desrosier	38	Head	Pipe-Fitter	Canada-French
9	Yvonne Desrosier	35	Wife	—	Canada-French
10	Dolores Desrosier	7	Daughter	—	New York
11	Charlotte Desrosier	5	Daughter	—	New York
12	Nelson W. Waterworth	35	Head	Cutting Machine Oper.	New York
13	Louise A. Waterworth	61	Mother	—	New York
14	Charles Macrow	64	Head	Laborer	Ohio
15	Catherine Macrow	64	Wife	—	Ohio
16	William B. Simpson	32	Head	Laborer	New York
17	Mary Simpson	32	Wife	Laborer	England
18	John E. Sykes	61	Father in law	—	England
19	Emma Sykes	57	Mother in law	—	England
20	William B. Wright	47	Head	Inspector	New York
21	Ada S. Wright	48	Wife	—	New York
22	Gladys Wright	19	Daughter	New Worker	New York
23	John Mcallister	31	Head	Druggist	New York
24	Eva D. Mcallister	27	Wife	—	New York
25	Ruth Marie Mcallister	8	Daughter	—	New York
26	Janet Elaine Mcallister	7	Daughter	—	New York
27	Stanley Nowak	29	Lodger	Waiter	New York
28	Jean Nowak	23	Lodger	—	New York
29	Chester Smith	27	Head	Boiler Operator	New York
30	Edith Smith	25	Wife	—	New York
31	Ronald Smith	6	Son	—	New York
32	Charles Smith	5	Son	—	New York
33	George S. Douglas	48	Head	Glass Worker	New York
34	Isabelle Douglas	50	Sister	—	New York
35	Clarence Oregon	30	Head	Chauffeur	New York
36	Virginia Oregon	24	Wife	—	New York
37	Bonnie June Oregon	2	Daughter	—	New York
38	Carl Miller	79	Head	—	Germany
39	Charles Miller	49	Son	Machinist	New York
40	Christian Raing	57	Head	Foreman	Denmark

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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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