Bernice Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Bernice Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Francis & Cora — first a spouse (b.~1915), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Iowa
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bernice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Malvern
1935 Residence (County)	Atchison
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Missouri
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Franklin Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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 Bernice	Age	Birth yr
Darlene Smith	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Perley Smith	Head	—	32	~1908
Earl Smith	Son	—		~1940
Jackie Smith	Son	—	2	~1938
William Smith	Son	—	4	~1936
Jimmie Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Bernice Smith	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Iowa

Daughter, age 6

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bernice
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Polk, Iowa

Daughter, age 16

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bernice V
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Polk-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 25

Polk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bernice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Malvern
1935 Residence (County)	Atchison
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Missouri
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links Bernice Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Francis Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Cora Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Francis Smith

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Cora Smith

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Bernice Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Polk-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01192-00567)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elmer Seiberling	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
42	Muriel Seiberling	26	Wife	—	Iowa
43	Leroy Seiberling	4	Son	—	Iowa
44	Ronald K. Seiberling	2	Son	—	Iowa
45	Floyd Remey	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
46	Thelma Remey	27	Wife	—	Iowa
47	Pauline Remey	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	Mary Ellen Remey	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
49	John Remey	2	Son	—	Iowa
50	Fred Remmore	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
51	Bertha Remmore	43	Wife	—	Indiana
52	Dale Remmore	19	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
53	Lee Remmore	14	Son	—	Iowa
54	Paul Remmore	10	Son	—	Iowa
55	Frank Remmore	72	Father	—	Missouri
56	Thomas C. Demoss	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
57	Lena Demoss	52	Wife	—	Iowa
58	Muriel Elva Demoss	25	Daughter	—	Iowa
59	John Demoss	15	Son	—	Nebraska
60	Arlene Demoss	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
61	Florence E. Kaldenberg	84	Mother in law	—	Pennsylvania
62	D. W. Carpenter	39	Head	Farm	Iowa
63	Ruth Carpenter	34	Wife	—	Iowa
64	Norma Carpenter	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
65	Lyle Carpenter	10	Son	—	Iowa
66	Ilona Mae Carpenter	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
67	Gerald Carpenter	5	Son	—	Iowa
68	Perley B. Smith	32	Head	Farm Labor	Missouri
69	Bernice Smith THIS PERSON	25	Wife	—	Iowa
70	Darlene Smith	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
71	William Smith	4	Son	—	Iowa
72	Jackie Smith	2	Son	—	Iowa
73	Jimmie Smith	1	Son	—	Iowa
74	Earl Smith	0	Son	—	Iowa
75	Bruce Hodgson	26	Head	Farm Labor	Iowa
76	Mabel Hodgson	26	Wife	—	Iowa
77	Kenneth Hodgson	2	Son	—	Iowa
78	Arlene Hodgson	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
79	John Rooney	81	Head	—	Ireland
80	Anna A. Rooney	75	Wife	—	Iowa

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Bernice

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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