Flora Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scurry-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Flora Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scurry-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scurry-County, Texas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Scurry
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Pt Com Pre No 2
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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
Albert Smith	Head	—	53	~1887
Jimmy Smith	Son	—	21	~1919
Flora Smith	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Dewey, Texas

Spouse, age 24

Dewey, Texas · implied b. ~1896 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Scurry, Texas

Spouse, age 34

Scurry, Texas · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Scurry-County, Texas

Spouse, age 45

Scurry-County, Texas · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Flora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Scurry
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Flora Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Scurry-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04135-00170)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Earl W. Comas	32	Head	Laborer	Texas
42	Emma Comas	33	Wife	—	Alabama
43	Earl Jr. Comas	1	Son	—	Texas
44	Mrs. Florra Fenton	74	Head	—	Mississippi
45	John A. Dever	64	Head	Fireman	Missouri
46	Jessie Lee Dever	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
47	Edgar Wilson	53	Head	Farmer	Texas
48	Nella Wilson	45	Wife	—	Texas
49	Preston Wilson	19	Son	—	Texas
50	Kenneth Wilson	17	Son	—	Texas
51	J. F. Smith	16	Hired hand	Laborer	Texas
52	Lewis Blackard	36	Head	Farmer	Texas
53	Boley Blackard	29	Wife	—	Texas
54	Rodger Blackard	1	Son	—	Texas
55	Will W. Rogers	67	Head	Farmer	Alabama
56	Nettie Rogers	48	Wife	—	Texas
57	Levi B. Cope	73	Head	—	Texas
58	Loula Lee Cope	67	Wife	—	Texas
59	Erwin T. Cope	30	Son	Laborer	Texas
60	Wilburn W. Hull	49	Head	Bookkeeper	Texas
61	Edith Hull	37	Wife	—	Texas
62	Robert Hull	4	Son	—	Texas
63	Jake L. Rhodes	22	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
64	Willie Mae Rhodes	19	Wife	—	Texas
65	Ruby Lee Rhodes	2	Daughter	—	Texas
66	I. Martin Prather	59	Head	Farmer	Georgia
67	Vista Prather	51	Wife	—	Texas
68	Bob Prather	15	Son	—	Texas
69	Eddie J. Lapore	34	Head	Farmer	Texas
70	Mildred Lapore	29	Wife	—	Texas
71	Kenneth Lapore	10	Son	—	Texas
72	Jeannine Lapore	7	Daughter	—	Texas
73	Robert L. Haddy	21	Head	Laborer	New Mexico
74	Irma Dean Haddy	21	Wife	—	Texas
75	Levoy Haddy	1	Daughter	—	Texas
76	Albert P. Smith	53	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
77	Flora Smith THIS PERSON	45	Wife	—	Tennessee
78	Jimmy Smith	21	Son	Farmer	Texas
79	Luther L. Edmonson	54	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
80	Nina Edmonson	24	Wife	—	Texas

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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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