Bertha Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joe & Mabel — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Female Head Born: Louisiana Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
Gloria Smith	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Velma Smith	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Bertha Smith	Head	—	25	~1915
Adam Calovio	Other	—	22	~1918
Dora Green	Other	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 5

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Dau
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Daughter, age 16

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Head, age 25

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joe Smith

b. ~1886

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mabel Smith

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Bertha Smith

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Louisiana

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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 — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01434-00243)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mattie Tamburello	52	Wife	—	Austria
2	Louis Tamburello	28	Son	Helper On Truck	Louisiana
3	Lucy Tamburello	18	Daughter	Model, Helper	Louisiana
4	Mary Tamburello	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
5	William Burgess	29	Son-in-law	Ice Delivery	Louisiana
6	Josephine Burgess	22	Wife	—	Louisiana
7	Barbara Burgess	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
8	Lewis J. Burgess	0	Son	—	Louisiana
9	Percy Brignac	22	Son-in-law	Laborer	Louisiana
10	Jackie Brignac	21	Wife	—	Louisiana
11	Fred Wilson	49	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
12	Hella Wilson	42	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	Rozelle Wilson	22	Daughter	—	Louisiana
14	Rozelle Coleman	22	Lodger	Water Boy	Louisiana
15	Harry Bagly	40	Head	—	Louisiana
16	Francis Bagly	50	Wife	House Work	Louisiana
17	Thelma Bagly	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Hazel Bagly	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
19	Lillian Bagly	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
20	Henry J. Bagly	10	Son	—	Louisiana
21	Bertha Smith THIS PERSON	25	Head	—	Louisiana
22	Gloria Smith	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
23	Velma Smith	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
24	Dora Green	54	Mother	—	Louisiana
25	Adam Calovio	22	Lodger	Ditch Digger	Louisiana
26	August Brune	32	Head	Oiler	Louisiana
27	Eveline Brune	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
28	Joyce Ann Brune	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
29	Richard Brune	0	Son	—	Louisiana
30	Joseph Brune	66	Father	—	Louisiana
31	Theresa Cuccurullo	26	Lodger	—	Mississippi
32	Jerry Cuccurullo	38	Lodger	Engineer	Mississippi
33	Shirley Ann Cuccurullo	4	Lodger	—	Louisiana
34	Jerry Cuccurullo	2	Lodger	—	Louisiana
35	William Cuccurullo	0	Lodger	—	Louisiana
36	Edward M. Couvillion	62	Head	—	Texas
37	Irma Couvillion	56	Wife	—	Louisiana
38	Theodore Couvillion	40	Son	Longshoreman	Louisiana
39	Columbus Vogel	30	Head	Deck Hand	Louisiana
40	Helen Vogel	25	Wife	—	Georgia

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Bertha

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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