Dorothy Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charlie — first a daughter (b.~1917), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Female Daughter Born: Louisiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy Smith	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Charlie Smith	Head	—	39	~1901
Theodore Smith	Son	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 2

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1918 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Gr Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	2
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 13

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Daughter, age 23

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charlie Smith

b. ~1901

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Dorothy Smith

Daughter · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Louisiana

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Sibling

Theodore Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 5

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 — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01426-00382)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Grace Ricker	36	Head	Stenographer	Louisiana
2	John B. Hamilton	60	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
3	Hazel M. Hamilton	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
4	Leon D. Leurice	38	Head	Longshoreman	Louisiana
5	Lucy M. Leurice	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
6	Elona M. Leurice	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
7	Floyd P. Leurice	12	Son	—	Louisiana
8	Joan Leurice	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
9	John A. Bayard	64	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
10	Madaline H. Bayard	44	Wife	—	Louisiana
11	Eugenie R. Oulliber	52	Head	—	Louisiana
12	Julia J. Oulliber	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Louisiana
13	Arthur J. Oulliber	18	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
14	Mary M. Oulliber	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
15	Yvonne L. Oulliber	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
16	Sidney J. Loup	26	Son-in-law	Assistant Pilot	Louisiana
17	Estelle J. Loup	26	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Sydney Loup	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
20	Octave Alexis	32	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
21	Anna B. Alexis	38	Wife	—	Louisiana
22	Cleo M. Alexis	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
23	Marian R. Alexis	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
24	Dorothea J. Alexis	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
25	Bertel Alexis	3	Son	—	Louisiana
26	Alced Alexis	0	Son	—	Louisiana
27	Carrie P. Brown	42	Head	Maid	Louisiana
28	Charlie Smith	39	Head	Baker	Louisiana
29	Dorothy Smith THIS PERSON	23	Daughter	—	Louisiana
30	Theodore Smith	5	Son	—	Louisiana
31	Mary J. Taylor	43	Head	—	Louisiana
32	Henry Taylor	22	Son	Truck Driver	Louisiana
33	Zack Taylor	20	Son	Packer	Louisiana
34	Mildred Taylor	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
35	James Taylor	16	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Isaac Taylor	14	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Albert L. Rock	55	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
38	Celestine Rock	45	Wife	—	Louisiana
39	Rosemary Rock	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Edgar Rock	9	Son	—	Louisiana

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Pedigree Summary

Dorothy + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 1 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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