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Doris Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lincoln-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Doris Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lincoln-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1921), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 19 b. ~1921 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lincoln-County, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Doris
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1921

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Doris	Age	Birth yr
Velma Smith	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Myone Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Doris Smith	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Annie Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Alice Smith	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Deas Smith	Head	—	49	~1891
R Smith	Son	—	11	~1929
J Smith	Son	—	2	~1938
Elkner Smith	Son	—	6	~1934
Mary Smith	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Lincoln, Mississippi

Daughter, age 8

Lincoln, Mississippi · implied b. ~1922 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Doris
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Lincoln-County, Mississippi

Daughter, age 19

Lincoln-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1921 — 10 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Doris
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Doris Smith across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Doris Smith

Daughter · 1940 · age 19 · b. ~1921 · Mississippi

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Sibling

J Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Annie Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

R Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Elkner Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Alice Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Myone Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Velma Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 17

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 — Lincoln-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02045-00556)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Manuel D. Posey	59	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Lillie Posey	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Sherman Posey	29	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Marion Posey	20	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Lucille Posey	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Willi D. Porter	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
47	Lillian Porter	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	John D. Porter	15	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Leonard Porter	14	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Myrtis Porter	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
51	J. W. Richardson	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Blanche Richardson	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Howard Richardson	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
54	Lillian Richardson	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Charles Richardson	14	Son	—	Mississippi
56	Shelton Richardson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Shirley Ann Richardson	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
58	Edward Richardson	21	Son	Truck Driver	Mississippi
59	Myrtle Richardson	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
60	Bobby Joe Laird	2	Grand-son	—	Mississippi
61	Deas Smith	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
62	Mary D. Smith	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
63	Alice Ab Smith	21	Daughter	Teacher	Mississippi
64	Doris Smith THIS PERSON	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Velma Smith	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Myone Smith	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	R. D. Smith	11	Son	—	Mississippi
68	Annie Ruth Smith	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Elkner Smith	6	Son	—	Mississippi
70	J. L. Smith	2	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Roy Williams	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
72	Gladys Williams	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Robert L. Williams	6	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Earl Lee Williams	4	Son	—	Mississippi
75	Rosie Lee Williams	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Leroy Williams	0	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Cervin London	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Luvinia London	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Malco Smith	20	Step-son	Logger	Mississippi
80	Joe Ermit Smith	19	Step-son	Logger	Mississippi

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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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