Esther Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Summit-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Esther Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Summit-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Head Born: Sweden Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Summit-County, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Akron
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Esther	Age	Birth yr
Helen Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Esther Smith	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Summit, Ohio

Spouse, age 31

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Esther L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Summit, Ohio

Other, age 41

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Summit-County, Ohio

Head, age 50

Summit-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Esther Smith

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Ohio

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03181-00242)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Lawler	31	Wife	—	England
42	Jack Eicher Miles	22	Grandson	Chemist	Ohio
43	Antone Wreko\|Wrecko	53	Head	Salesman	France
44	Effie E Wreko\|Wrecko	50	Wife	Saleslady	Ohio
45	Martha Pittinger	40	Lodger	Secretary	Ohio
46	Earl Hanna	54	Head	Foreman	Ohio
47	Florence Hanna	52	Wife	—	Ohio
48	Margery Hanna	23	Daughter	Saleslady	Ohio
49	Maude Hanna	44	Sister	Clerk	Ohio
50	Paris Hardy	48	Head	Supervisor	Kentucky
51	Katherine Hardy	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
52	Katherine A Hardy	5	Daughter	New Worker	Kentucky
53	Thomas Lloyd Jenkins	24	Head	Accountant	Kentucky
54	Betty Maude Jenkins	23	Wife	—	W Virginia
55	Thomas Lynn Jenkins	0	Son	—	Ohio
56	Dennis E Oneil	58	Head	File Clerk	Ohio
57	Anna J Oneil	53	Wife	State Rep	Maryland
58	Sarah Hildebrand	75	Mother	—	W Virginia
59	Charles S Missall	37	Head	Engineer	New York
60	Una Missall	32	Wife	—	Canada
61	Evelyn Missall	11	Daughter	—	New York
62	Gayle Missall	9	Son	—	New York
63	Lida E Greenwald	67	Head	—	Ohio
64	Mike Benick	20	Head	Welder	Ohio
65	Mary X Benick	20	Wife	—	Ohio
66	Robert D Beal	46	Head	Fire Builder	Ohio
67	Katherine B Beal	45	Wife	—	Ohio
68	Dorothy E Beal	19	Daughter	New Worker	Ohio
69	Harry Barr	48	Head	Foreman	Pennsylvania
70	Minnie B Barr	47	Wife	—	Ohio
71	Richard E Barr	23	Son	Orderly	Ohio
72	Clarkson Fritsch	68	Head	Engineer	Ohio
73	Minnie Fritsch	67	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
74	Joel D Plummer	45	Head	Adjuster	Indiana
75	Dorothy Plummer	31	Wife	—	Ohio
76	Paul Plummer	2	Son	—	Ohio
77	Patricia Plummer	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
78	Esther Smith THIS PERSON	50	Head	—	Sweden
79	Helen Smith	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
80	—	None	—	—	—

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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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