Claude Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Claude Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Indiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Claude M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Moral
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Agriculture
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Moral
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 Claude	Age	Birth yr
Mildred Smith	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Claude Smith	Head	—	46	~1894
Elizabeth Smith	Other	—	21	~1919
Dale Smith	Son	—	11	~1929
Wayne Smith	Son	—	7	~1933
Charles Smith	Son	—	22	~1918
Maude Smith	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Indiana

Head, age 25

Shelby, Indiana · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Claude M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Shelby, Indiana

Head, age 35

Shelby, Indiana · implied b. ~1895 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Claude M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Shelby-County, Indiana

Head, age 46

Shelby-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Claude M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Moral
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Agriculture
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Claude Smith

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01094-00814)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Aurelius Smith	83	Head	—	Indiana
42	Sara Smith	73	Wife	—	Indiana
43	Edgar P Smith	42	Son	Trucking	Indiana
44	Jessie Smith	40	Daughter	—	Indiana
45	Carol Smith	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
46	Henry Dowell	37	Head	Farmer	Indiana
47	Fairbee Dowell	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	Betty Dowell	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
49	Iris Dowell	8	Daughter	—	Indiana
50	Lillie Dowell	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
51	Ben Smith	65	Head	Farmer	Indiana
52	Mary Smith	64	Wife	—	Indiana
53	Clarence W Britts	60	Head	Farmer	Indiana
54	Clara Britts	55	Wife	—	Indiana
55	Evert Britts	28	Son	Delivery Man	Indiana
56	Lucille Britts	23	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
57	Sandra Rose Britts	1	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
58	Ernest Chandler	15	Lodger	—	Indiana
59	Carl Rankin	14	Lodger	—	Indiana
60	Julius J Hill	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
61	Elizabeth Hill	43	Wife	—	Indiana
62	Howard Hill	12	Son	—	Indiana
63	Lawrence Valentine	62	Head	Farmer	Indiana
64	Dora Q Valentine	55	Wife	—	Indiana
65	Bertha Smith	30	Daughter	—	Indiana
66	Betty Jean Smith	10	Granddaughter	Laborer	Indiana
67	Claude M Smith THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
68	Maude Smith	43	Wife	—	Indiana
69	Mildred Smith	20	Daughter	—	Indiana
70	Dale Smith	11	Son	—	Indiana
71	Wayne Smith	7	Son	—	Indiana
72	Charles Smith	22	Son	Farmer	Indiana
73	Elizabeth Smith	21	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
74	Earl W Smith	34	Head	Farmer	Indiana
75	Elizabeth Smith	34	Wife	—	Indiana
76	Billy Smith	6	Son	—	Indiana
77	Russell E Wilkins	35	Head	Machinist	Indiana
78	Opal Wilkins	25	Wife	Teacher	Indiana
79	Maurice W Lard	25	Head	Watchman	Indiana
80	Allene Lard	23	Wife	—	Indiana

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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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