Della Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cloud-County, Kansas

Our Model Tree links this Della Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cloud-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Le & Susanna — first a daughter (b.~1911), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Female Daughter Born: Kansas Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cloud-County, Kansas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Della
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Lyon Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cloud
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public Schools
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	Lyon Township
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 Della	Age	Birth yr
Susanna Smith	Spouse	—	59	~1881
Della Smith	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Le Smith	Head	—	62	~1878
Harley Smith	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Cloud, Kansas

Daughter, age 9

Cloud, Kansas · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Delta M
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Cloud, Kansas

Other, age 19

Cloud, Kansas · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Delta
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Cloud-County, Kansas

Daughter, age 29

Cloud-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1911 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Della
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Lyon Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cloud
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public Schools
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Le Smith

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Susanna Smith

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Della Smith

Daughter · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Kansas

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Sibling

Harley Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Cloud-County, Kansas Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01225-00374)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Richard Rolph	10	Son	—	Kansas
42	Jolene Rolph	6	Daughter	—	Kansas
43	Le Roy Smith	62	Head	Farmer	Kansas
44	Susanna Smith	59	Wife	—	Kansas
45	Della Smith THIS PERSON	29	Daughter	Teacher	Kansas
46	Harley Smith	21	Son	Farm Hand	Kansas
47	Paul Rice	32	Head	Farmer	Kansas
48	Bernice Rice	31	Wife	—	Kansas
49	Rex Rice	8	Son	—	Kansas
50	Phyllis Rice	6	Daughter	—	Kansas
51	S. Wesley Larson	33	Head	Farmer	Kansas
52	Edgar P. Rice	54	Head	Farmer	Kansas
53	Wilbur Mccoy	26	Head	Salesman	Kansas
54	Bernys Mccoy	25	Wife	—	Kansas
55	Disa Hafner	33	Servant	Waitress	Kansas
56	Fern Aber	22	X	Waitress	Kansas
57	Ruth Chayer	20	X	Waitress	Kansas
58	La Verne Farmer	22	Hired Hand	Salesman	Kansas
59	Howard Mccoy	22	Brother	Salesman	Kansas
60	Forrest Davis	50	Head	Farmer	Kansas
61	Eva Davis	43	Wife	—	Kansas
62	Marcelyn Davis	17	Daughter	—	Kansas
63	Donna Davis	10	Daughter	—	Kansas
64	Lamona Miles	9	Niece	—	Texas
65	Otis Adkins	29	Head	Farmer	Kansas
66	Eva Adkins	23	Wife	—	Nebraska
67	Barbara Adkins	2	Daughter	—	Kansas
68	Barney Adkins	61	Head	Farmer	Missouri
69	Lily Adkins	59	Wife	—	Missouri
70	Millard Keener	33	Head	Farmer	Kansas
71	Neva Keener	33	Wife	—	Kansas
72	Donald Keener	9	Son	—	Kansas
73	Lester Keener	46	Brother	Laborer	Kansas
74	Richard Smyth	38	Head	Farmer	Kansas
75	Blanche Courtney	50	Head	Laborer	Kansas
76	Jay Hare	47	Head	Farmer	Kansas
77	Ida Hare	47	Wife	—	Kansas
78	Milford Hare	16	Son	—	Kansas
79	Wendel Hare	12	Son	—	Kansas

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Pedigree Summary

Della + 1 sibling

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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