Beatrice Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Beatrice Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Helper
Township / Ward	Cd 1
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Beatrice	Age	Birth yr
Beulah Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Humphrey Smith	Head	—	58	~1882
Eugene Palmer	Other	—	7	~1933
William Palmer	Other	—	5	~1935
Joseph Smith	Son	—	21	~1919
Eldridge Smith	Son	—	15	~1925
James Smith	Son	—	12	~1928
Beatrice Smith	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Spouse, age 30

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Other, age 38

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1892 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 51

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1889 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Beatrice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Shelby
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Beatrice Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Tennessee

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03934-00312)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ernestine Payne	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
42	Jack Hardin	65	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee
43	Willie Ann Hardin	60	Wife	Helper	Tennessee
44	Calvin Brown	14	Nephew	Helper	Tennessee
45	Wilbert Brown	13	Nephew	—	Tennessee
46	Sam Porterfield	27	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee
47	Texanna Porterfield	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
48	Sam Jr Porterfield	9	Son	—	Tennessee
49	Christella Porterfield	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
50	Willie Jones	75	Head	—	Tennessee
51	Elton Boyd	12	Grandson	—	Tennessee
52	John Henry Lovett	64	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
53	Annie J Lovett	62	Wife	Helper	Tennessee
54	Isiah Lovett	23	Son	Helper	Tennessee
55	Rochelle Williams	30	Head	Day Laborer	Tennessee
56	Ida Williams	11	Son	—	Tennessee
57	Bernice Williams	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
58	Eugene Williams	4	Son	—	Tennessee
59	Mildred Williams	24	Sister	—	Tennessee
60	Abner Porterfield	4	Neice	—	Tennessee
61	Evelyn Porterfield	1	Neice	—	Tennessee
62	Dan Robert Wilson	25	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee
63	Percy Wilson	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
64	Lorene Wilson	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
65	Mary E Gould	10	Neice	—	Tennessee
66	Beulah Gould	8	Neice	—	Tennessee
67	John L Evans	39	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee
68	Lydia Evans	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
69	James N Evans	16	Son	—	Tennessee
70	Delmas E Evans	11	Son	—	Tennessee
71	John W Jr Evans	4	Son	—	Tennessee
72	Humphrey Smith	58	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee
73	Beatrice Smith THIS PERSON	51	Wife	Helper	Tennessee
74	Joseph Smith	21	Son	Helper	Tennessee
75	Eldridge Smith	15	Son	—	Tennessee
76	James Smith	12	Son	—	Tennessee
77	Beulah Smith	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
78	Eugene Palmer	7	Grandson	—	Tennessee
79	William David Palmer	5	Grandson	—	Tennessee
80	William D Smith	23	Head	Sharecropper	Tennessee

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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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