Gerald Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Stark-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Gerald Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Stark-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Gertrude & George — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Stark-County, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gerald
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (County)	Stark
Additional Details
Occupation	Stock
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	2400
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	24
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Stock
Township / Ward	Congress Lake
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gerald	Age	Birth yr
Gerald Smith	Head	—	35	~1905
Helen Smith	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Frances Lavy	Other	—	29	~1911
George Smith	Son	—	4	~1936
Olga Parker	Other	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Summit, Ohio

Son, age 14

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gerald B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Summit, Ohio

Head, age 24

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gerald B
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Broker
Industry	Stock Market
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	35
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Stark-County, Ohio

Head, age 35

Stark-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gerald
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (County)	Stark
Occupation	Stock
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	2400
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	24
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Our Model Tree links Gerald Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Gertrude Smith (~0.92 confidence) and father George Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Gertrude Smith

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

George Smith

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Gerald Smith

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03149-00121)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Judith Moore	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
2	Nancy S. Hostetler	21	Servant	Private Home	Michigan
3	Kauhai Makota	53	Servant	Butler	Japan
4	Gerald Smith THIS PERSON	35	Head	Stock	Ohio
5	Helen Smith	32	Wife	0	Pennsylvania
6	George F. Smith	4	Son	—	Ohio
7	Frances Lavy	29	Servant	Private Home	Ohio
8	Olga Parker	22	Servant	Nursemaid	Ohio
9	Sam Pace	59	Head	Paving	Ohio
10	Lillian J. Pace	58	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Lorraine Pace	36	Daughter	—	Ohio
12	Ada Morehouse	41	Servant	Private Home	Pennsylvania
13	Mary Jeffrey	22	Guest	Public School	Ohio
14	Homer E. Black	52	Head	Private Practice	Ohio
15	Nellie M. Black	53	Wife	0	Ohio
16	J. B. Green	28	Servant	Private Home	Georgia
17	Anna Green	27	Servant	Private Home	Georgia
18	George Kaiser	44	Head	Farm	Ohio
19	Helen Kaiser	43	Wife	0	Ohio
20	George Jr. Kaiser	18	Son	0	Ohio
21	William Kaiser	10	Son	0	Ohio
22	David Kaiser	3	Son	—	Ohio
23	Nettie T. Stuart	68	Head	Farm	Ohio
24	Bartlett Jr. Stuart	36	Son	A. B. & P. R. R.	Ohio
25	Catherine Stuart	34	Wife	0	Ohio
26	Blanche Stuart	7	Daughter	0	Ohio
27	Harry B. Iii Stuart	6	Son	0	Ohio
28	Isaac M. Taylor	73	Brother	0	Ohio
29	Mattie Mckee	47	Servant	Private Family	Ohio
30	Ruth Huth	23	Servant	Private Home	Ohio
31	Claude Huth	29	Servant	Gardener	Ohio
32	Leon Schaufele	28	Head	Private Home	Ohio
33	Lucille Schaufele	29	Wife	—	Ohio
34	Richard Schaufele	1	Son	—	Ohio
35	Gladys Dall	36	Servant	Servant	Ohio
36	William Renney	58	Head	Real Estate	Ohio
37	Beulah B. Renney	48	Wife	0	New York
38	Josephine Renney	18	Daughter	0	Ohio
39	William Sipes	26	Head	Salesman	Indiana
40	Bernice Sipes	24	Wife	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Gerald

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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