Flora Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Flora Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Vermont Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, New Jersey
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Summit
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont
Township / Ward	Summit
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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 Flora	Age	Birth yr
Julia Smith	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Owen Smith	Head	—	52	~1888
Flora Smith	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Union, New …

Spouse, age 33

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Vermont
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1930

Union, New …

Other, age 44

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	Vermont
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1940

Union-County, New …

Spouse, age 54

Union-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Summit
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

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Flora Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · New Jersey

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1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02389-00647)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Curtis Heath	18	Son	Polisher	So Carolina
42	Corinna Heath	17	Daughter	—	So Carolina
43	Anna Jackson	24	Sister	Domestic	So Carolina
44	Stewart Boyd	28	Brother	Truck Driver	So Carolina
45	Silvana Warner	39	Head	Presser	No Carolina
46	Robert Askins	36	Lodger	Garage Work	No Carolina
47	Charlie Mangum	40	Lodger	—	So Carolina
48	Brayton Chestnut	33	Lodger	Waiter	So Carolina
49	Owen Smith	52	Head	Wire Lather	New York
50	Flora Smith THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Vermont
51	Julia Smith	29	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
52	Albert Tront	38	Head	—	Switzerland
53	Eda Tront	32	Wife	—	Canada
54	Charles Tront	37	Head	—	Switzerland
55	Marta Tront	36	Wife	—	Switzerland
56	Charles Tront	12	Son	—	Switzerland
57	Heitzel Neumann	30	Head	Baker	Germany
58	Ocherer	35	—	—	—
60	Christine Browne	53	Head	Secretary	New Jersey
61	Stephen Eavers	27	Nephew	Purchasing Agent	New Jersey
62	Julia Gross	69	Sister	—	New Jersey
63	Hurst Metz	49	Head	Salesman	New York
64	Sophie Metz	76	Mother	—	New York
65	Marguerite Metz	41	Sister	Secretary	New York
66	Peter Raso	71	Head	—	New York
67	M. Louise Raso	65	Wife	—	New York
68	Peter Jr. Raso	35	Son	—	Alabama
70	—	38	Head	Music Instructor	New York
71	Thais	19	Daughter	—	New York
72	John Contias	51	Head	Manufacturer	Greece
73	Angeline Contias	40	Wife	—	Asia Minor
74	James Contias	22	Son	—	New Jersey
75	Tirosso Contias	20	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
76	Anthony Contias	12	Son	—	New Jersey
77	Elizabeth Boyer	30	Head	Receptionist	New Jersey
78	George Boyer	3	Son	—	New Jersey
79	Gladys Knight	53	Mother	—	New Jersey
80	Bella Wright	53	Head	Receptionist	New Jersey

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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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