Clarence Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gonzales-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Clarence Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gonzales-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Willie & Lela — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gonzales-County, Texas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	J. P. #1
1935 Residence (County)	Gonzales
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	J P 1
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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 Clarence	Age	Birth yr
Ernestine Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Nellie Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Harriet Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Clarence Smith	Head	—	35	~1905
Celeste Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
West Smith	Son	—	3	~1937
Clarence Smith	Son	—	9	~1931
Carmen Smith	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Gonzales, Texas

Son, age 13

Gonzales, Texas · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Mulatto
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Gonzales, Texas

Other, age 24

Gonzales, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 27 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	R
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	No
Home Value / Rent	R
Radio Set	250
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Gonzales-County, Texas

Head, age 35

Gonzales-County, Texas · implied b. ~1905 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Clarence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	J. P. #1
1935 Residence (County)	Gonzales
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Willie Smith

b. ~1880

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lela Smith

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Clarence Smith

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Texas

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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 — Gonzales-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04041-00426)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lloyd Berry	55	Head	Farmer	Texas
2	Bertha Berry	53	Wife	—	Texas
3	Bernice Berry	28	Daughter	Elementary Teacher	Texas
4	Rufus Berry	26	Son	Salesman	Texas
5	Clarence Smith THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farmer	Texas
6	Carmen Smith	34	Wife	—	Texas
7	Nellie Ray Smith	13	Daughter	—	Texas
8	Ernestine Smith	11	Daughter	—	Texas
9	Clarence Smith	9	Son	—	Texas
10	Harriet Smith	7	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Celeste Smith	5	Son	—	Texas
12	West Smith	3	Son	—	Texas
13	Bill Williams	35	Head	Farmer	Texas
14	Segara Williams	49	Wife	—	Texas
15	Willie J. Williams	13	Son	—	Texas
16	Marie Williams	10	Daughter	—	Texas
17	Hopkins Maude Williams	2	Daughter	—	Texas
18	Don Ray Fuller	32	Head	Farmer	Texas
19	Emma Fuller	31	Wife	—	Texas
20	Elma Jeanine Fuller	7	Daughter	—	Texas
21	Gerald Dye Fuller	4	Son	—	Texas
22	Harriet James	65	Head	Farmer	Texas
23	Frank Scruggs	58	Head	Farmer	Texas
24	Minnie Scruggs	37	Wife	—	Texas
25	Ross Mathis	33	Head	Farm Laborer	Texas
26	Gracie Mathis	35	Wife	—	Texas
27	Ed Mathis	53	Head	Farmer	Texas
28	Tiny Mathis	33	Wife	—	Texas
29	Nobles Mathis	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Texas
30	Elva Bell Mathis	9	Daughter	—	Texas
31	Florence Mathis	7	Daughter	—	Texas
32	Pearl Mathis	5	Daughter	—	Texas
33	Edward Mathis	3	Son	—	Texas
34	Elias Mathis	1	Son	—	Texas
35	Frances Falk	66	Head	—	Texas
36	Warren Green	20	Son in Law	Farmer	Texas
37	Mary Green	22	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Warren Green	2	Grandson	—	Texas
39	Bertha Green	0	Granddaughter	—	Texas
40	Ben Wilson	91	Head	—	Texas

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Clarence

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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