Edgar Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fayette-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Edgar Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Eugene & Carrie — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fayette-County, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Milledgeville
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	62
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Jefferson
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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 Edgar	Age	Birth yr
Edgar Smith	Head	—	40	~1900
Richard Smith	Son	—	13	~1927
Blanch Smith	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Ashtabula, Ohio

Son, age 19

Ashtabula, Ohio · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Restaurant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Ashtabula, Ohio

Head, age 29

Ashtabula, Ohio · implied b. ~1901 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Agent
Industry	Union News Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25.00
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Fayette-County, Ohio

Head, age 40

Fayette-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Edgar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Milledgeville
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	62
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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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: father Eugene Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Carrie Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Eugene Smith

b. ~1857

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Carrie Smith

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Edgar Smith

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Ohio

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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 — Fayette-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03067-00123)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ervin Davis	2	Son	—	Ohio
42	Lee Wilt	44	Head	Farmer	Ohio
43	Nina Wilt	41	Wife	—	Ohio
44	Helen Louise Wilt	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
45	Norma Jean Wilt	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
46	Ernest Vannerdall	64	Head	Farmer	Ohio
47	Hattie Vannerdall	62	Wife	—	Ohio
48	Elma Bennett	65	Sister	—	Ohio
49	Willie Robison	30	Head	Farmer	Ohio
50	Martha Robison	27	Wife	—	Ohio
51	Roy Fully	66	Head	Farmer	Ohio
52	Nora Fully	47	Wife	—	Ohio
53	Cary M. Bruce	73	Head	Farmer	Ohio
54	Sarah Bruce	35	Daughter	—	Ohio
55	Marit Bruce	30	Daughter	—	Ohio
56	Robert Prince	38	Head	Farm Hand	Ohio
57	Erma Prince	42	Wife	—	Ohio
58	Rola Prince	17	Son	Farm Hand	Ohio
59	Viola Prince	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
60	Freda Prince	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
61	Pearl Prince	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	Ollie Prince	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
63	Sherman Long	56	Head	—	Ohio
64	Alice Long	55	Wife	—	Ohio
65	Eugene Long	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
66	James Long	19	Son	Laborer	Ohio
67	William Frank	78	Head	—	Indiana
68	George Knecht	32	Head	Farmer	Ohio
69	Naomi Knecht	34	Wife	—	Ohio
70	Betty Knecht	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
71	Harry James	65	Head	Farmer	Ohio
72	Nora James	63	Wife	—	Ohio
73	Robert James	38	Son	—	Ohio
74	Lucille James	35	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
75	Robert Jr. James	7	Grandson	—	Ohio
76	Lewis Diffendal	25	Head	Assistant Manager	Ohio
77	Doris Diffendal	25	Wife	—	Ohio
78	Edgar Smith THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Ohio
79	Blanch Smith	33	Wife	—	Ohio
80	Richard Smith	13	Son	—	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

Edgar

Gen 1 · 2 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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