Edgar Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Madison-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Edgar Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Delpha — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Madison-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lexington
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	213
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Richmond City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edgar	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Edna Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Edgar Smith	Head	—	46	~1894
Morris Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
Billie Smith	Son	—	11	~1929
Maud Smith	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Madison, Kentucky

Son, age 27

Madison, Kentucky · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Madison, Kentucky

Head, age 37

Madison, Kentucky · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Madison-County, Kentucky

Head, age 46

Madison-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lexington
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	213
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Delpha Smith

b. ~1858

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Edgar Smith

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

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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 — Madison-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01337-00055)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ronald Mattingly	4	Son	—	Kentucky
42	Donald Mattingly	4	Son	—	Kentucky
43	Eliza Jones	71	Head	H	Kentucky
44	Mabel Belle Jones	36	Daughter	Secretary	Kentucky
45	John Jones	46	Head	Agent	Kentucky
46	Marie Jones	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
47	John Jr Jones	19	Son	—	West Virginia
48	Jesse Jones	18	Son	—	Kentucky
49	Carl Jones	12	Son	—	W. Virginia
50	Lelia Jones	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
51	John Cobb	57	Head	Tailor	Kentucky
52	Lillian Cobb	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
53	John W Green	28	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
54	Lucy Green	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
55	Starline Green	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Nancy Green	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Edgar Smith THIS PERSON	46	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
58	Maud Smith	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
59	Edna Smith	16	Daughter	New Worker	Kentucky
60	Pauline Smith	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
61	Billie Smith	11	Son	—	Kentucky
62	Morris Smith	8	Son	—	Kentucky
63	William Leair	70	Head	—	Kentucky
64	Sallie Leair	74	Wife	—	Kentucky
65	Gilbert Todd	42	Head	Mechanic	Kentucky
66	Jennie Todd	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Helen Todd	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Edna Todd	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
69	Barbara Todd	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
70	Walter Todd	3	Son	—	Kentucky
71	Carolyn Todd	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
72	Lackey Rice	67	Head	—	Kentucky
73	Myrtle Rice	61	Wife	—	Kentucky
74	Henry S Rice	21	Son	Usher	Kentucky
75	Tom Rice	17	Son	Salesboy	Kentucky
76	Collins Rice	13	Son	—	Kentucky
77	Mary G Rice	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
78	Marie Jones	28	Head	Seamstress	Kentucky
79	Wallace Jones	8	Son	—	Ohio
80	Mistake Jones	None	—	—	—

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Edgar

Gen 1 · 1 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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