Ellen Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Silver-Bow-County, Montana

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Silver-Bow-County, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Silver-Bow-County, Montana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Butte
1935 Residence (County)	Silver Bow
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Township / Ward	Butte
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Grace Smith	Daughter	—	27	~1913
I Smith	Head	—	63	~1877
Walter Smith	Son	—	21	~1919
Ellen Smith	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Silver Bow, …

Spouse, age 36

Silver Bow, Montana · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1912
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Year of Naturalization	1918
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Silver Bow, …

Other, age 46

Silver Bow, Montana · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1911
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Silver-Bow-County, Montana

Spouse, age 56

Silver-Bow-County, Montana · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Butte
1935 Residence (County)	Silver Bow
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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Ellen Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Montana

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1940 US Federal Census — Silver-Bow-County, Montana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02231-00658)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert Honnef	25	Head	Mortician	No. Dakota
2	Helen Honnef	19	Wife	—	Montana
3	Joanne Honnef	0	Daughter	—	Montana
4	Elsie L. Kilmer	58	Head	—	Germany
5	George C. Kilmer	28	Son	Attendant	Michigan
6	Ronald Kilmer	19	Son	—	Montana
7	Alice M. Jackson	70	Head	—	England
8	E. Earl Jackson	44	Son	Repairman	Montana
9	Hazel L. Jackson	17	Daughter	—	Montana
10	Donald L. Jackson	11	Son	—	Idaho
11	Ralph Jackson	10	Son	—	Idaho
12	Alan Jackson	9	Son	—	Idaho
13	Duane Jackson	6	Son	—	Idaho
14	Gary Jackson	4	Son	—	Idaho
15	Henry F. Jockey	54	Head	Laborer	Illinois
16	Caroline Jockey	56	Sister	—	Montana
17	John Boyle	40	Head	Laborer	Washington
18	Viola Boyle	22	Wife	—	Montana
19	Patricia Boyle	0	Daughter	—	Montana
20	Hattie Magnuson	31	Head	Seamstress	Norway
21	Rae, Edward Magnuson	63	Brother	—	Norway
22	William Hawke	25	Head	—	Montana
23	Virginia Hawke	24	Wife	Miner	Montana
24	David Hawke	0	Son	—	Montana
25	I. John Smith	63	Head	—	England
26	Ellen Smith THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	England
27	Grace A. Smith	27	Daughter	—	Montana
28	Walter S. Smith	21	Son	—	Montana
29	Melvin Stonemeth	31	Head	Miner	So. Dakota
30	Helen Stonemeth	22	Wife	—	Montana
31	Melvin, Jr. Stonemeth	2	Son	—	Montana
32	Fred A. Stonemeth	0	Son	—	Montana
33	Adolph Jacobson	48	Head	Laborer	So. Dakota
34	Anita A. Jacobson	32	Wife	—	Montana
35	Lyle Jacobson	11	Son	—	Montana
36	Allen Jacobson	9	Daughter	—	Montana
37	Fred C. Satherly	50	Head	Hoisting Engineer	Montana
38	Edward C. Holland	75	Head	—	Kansas
39	Bertha Holland	71	Wife	—	Minnesota
40	Louis Estenson	56	Head	Warehouse Man	Sweden

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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.

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