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Gladys Smith — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Louis-County, Missouri
Our Model Tree links this Gladys Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Louis-County, Missouri (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 28-person household.
Age 37
b. ~1903
Female
Spouse
Born: Missouri
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | St.-Louis-County, Missouri |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Gladys |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Missouri |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Richmond Hts |
| 1935 Residence (County) | St Louis |
| Additional Details | |
| Industry | 0 |
| Highest Grade | Hs 2 |
| 1935 Residence | Missouri |
| Birth State | Missouri |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | missouri |
| Township / Ward | Webster Groves City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1903 |
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.
28 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Gladys | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Schraeder | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Marilyn Fredrick | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Mary Quick | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Ethel Nolte | Daughter | — | 36 | ~1904 |
| June Pentland | Daughter | — | 23 | ~1917 |
| Nancy Gross | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1918 |
| Katherine Anderson | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Betty Pentland | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Nancy Dodds | Other | — | 35 | ~1905 |
| Rose Wilhelm | Other | — | 86 | ~1854 |
| John Lange | Other | — | 54 | ~1886 |
| Alberta Fountain | Other | — | 22 | ~1918 |
| Safina Threet | Other | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Wm Anderson | Son | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| William Gross | Son | — | 32 | ~1908 |
| J Blake | Son | — | 28 | ~1912 |
| Eugene Gross | Son | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| John Anderson | Son | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| William Schraeder | Son | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Raymond Herbert | Son | — | 44 | ~1896 |
| Rose Lange | Spouse | — | 56 | ~1884 |
| Ella Schraeder | Spouse | — | 58 | ~1882 |
| Ruth Peterson | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1901 |
| Gladys Smith | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1903 |
| Zula Blake | Spouse | — | 54 | ~1886 |
| Gladys Anderson | Spouse | — | 43 | ~1897 |
| Ora Gross | Spouse | — | 59 | ~1881 |
| Hazel Pentland | Spouse | — | 47 | ~1893 |
Census Appearances
1930
St Louis, …
Spouse, age 26
St Louis, Missouri · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members
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· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Gladys |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Missouri |
| Age at First Marriage | 22 |
| Father's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Mother's Birthplace | Missouri |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Missouri |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | missouri |
1940
St.-Louis-County, Missouri
Spouse, age 37
St.-Louis-County, Missouri · implied b. ~1903 — 28 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Gladys |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Missouri |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Richmond Hts |
| 1935 Residence (County) | St Louis |
| Industry | 0 |
| Highest Grade | Hs 2 |
| 1935 Residence | Missouri |
| Birth State | Missouri |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | missouri |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Gladys Smith across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Gladys Smith
Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Missouri
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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Louis-County, Missouri
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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Louis-County, Missouri
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02149-00541)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel M. Nolte | 36 | Daughter | Bookkeeper | Missouri |
| 2 | Ella Schraeder | 58 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 3 | Doris Schraeder | 19 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 4 | William Jr. Schraeder | 16 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 5 | Ora Gross | 59 | Wife | — | Michigan |
| 6 | William (A.) Gross | 32 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 7 | Eugene B. Gross | 20 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 8 | Nancy R. Gross | 22 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 9 | Alberta Fountain | 22 | Servant | Servant | Mississippi |
| 10 | Raymond L. Herbert | 44 | Son | Architect | Illinois |
| 11 | Mary Louise Quick | 1 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 12 | Gladys Smith THIS PERSON | 37 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 13 | Gladys Anderson | 43 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 14 | Wm B. Anderson | 12 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 15 | John L. Anderson | 11 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 16 | Katherine Anderson | 10 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 17 | Nancy Dodds | 35 | Servant | Servant | Missouri |
| 18 | Marilyn Jean Fredrick | 10 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 19 | Hazel Pentland | 47 | Wife | Assistant | Ohio |
| 20 | June Pentland | 23 | Daughter | Instructor | Missouri |
| 21 | Betty Pentland | 18 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 22 | Zula G. Blake | 54 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 23 | J. Marvin Blake | 28 | Son | Lawyer | Missouri |
| 24 | Rose Lange | 56 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 25 | Rose Wilhelm | 86 | Mother-in-law | — | Missouri |
| 26 | John Lange | 54 | Brother-in-law | Composition Roofer | Missouri |
| 27 | Ruth Peterson | 39 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 28 | Safina Threet | 20 | Servant | Servant | Arkansas |
| 29 | Bessie Chandler | 52 | Head | — | Missouri |
| 30 | Eva Baker | 75 | Sister-in-law | — | Illinois |
| 31 | Ida Moncur | 45 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 32 | Isabelle Moncur | 20 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 33 | Gloria Moncur | 14 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 34 | Ruth Boese | 38 | Sister-in-law | Cashier | Missouri |
| 35 | Marguerite Leinberger | 44 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 36 | Mary Lou Leinberger | 19 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 37 | Suzanne Leinberger | 14 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 38 | Peggy Lou Leinberger | 12 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 39 | Lauretta Perrill | 37 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 40 | Helen S. Ueda | 30 | Daughter | Bookkeeper Cashier | Missouri |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)