Ben Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bledsoe-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Ben Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bledsoe-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bledsoe-County, Tennessee
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	3rd Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Bledsoe
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	146
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	3Rd Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ben	Age	Birth yr
Emma Smith	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Ethel Smith	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Edward Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Ben Smith	Head	—	67	~1873

Census Appearances

1920

Bledsoe, Tennessee

Head, age 46

Bledsoe, Tennessee · implied b. ~1874 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Benj
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Bledsoe, Tennessee

Head, age 55

Bledsoe, Tennessee · implied b. ~1875 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	36
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Bledsoe-County, Tennessee

Head, age 67

Bledsoe-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	3rd Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Bledsoe
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	146
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Ben Smith

Head · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Tennessee

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1940 US Federal Census — Bledsoe-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03873-00538)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Huel Campbell	9	Son	—	Tennessee
2	William Campbell	7	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Dorthy Lee Campbell	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Willard Smith	22	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
5	Myrtle Smith	18	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	James Smith	2	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Mary Ann Smith	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Willie Campbell	41	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
9	Novella Campbell	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	James Campbell	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
11	Edgar Campbell	15	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
12	Betsy Campbell	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Creed Campbell	8	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Joice Campbell	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Lillian Campbell	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Ben Smith THIS PERSON	67	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
17	Ethel Smith	50	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Edward Smith	19	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
19	Emma Smith	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	William Smith	45	Head	New Worker	Tennessee
21	Sarah Smith	42	Wife	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Edward Smith	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
23	Charles Smith	14	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Verna Smith	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
25	Verlon Smith	7	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Paul Smith	5	Son	—	Tennessee
27	Jerry Sue Smith	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Sylvester Pendegrass	16	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
29	Lizzie Pendegrass	16	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	Emaline Blaylock	65	Head	—	Tennessee
31	Patrick Blaylock	27	Son	—	Tennessee
32	Sam Smith	55	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
33	Mary Smith	38	Wife	Laborer	Tennessee
34	Novella Smith	20	Daughter	New Worker	Tennessee
35	Carl Smith	16	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Merlin Smith	4	Son	—	Tennessee
37	Milo Hale	37	Head	Operator	Tennessee
38	Radeth Hale	34	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	Harold Hale	14	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Arnold Hale	8	Son	—	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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