Gordon Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Gordon Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ella & Floyd — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Creamery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2650
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 Gordon	Age	Birth yr
Gordon Smith	Head	—	31	~1909
Bernice Smith	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Doris Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Son, age 11

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Other, age 21

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	County
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 31

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Creamery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2650
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Ella Smith

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Floyd Smith

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Gordon Smith

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · Michigan

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01862-00923)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Helen Babinski	21	Daughter	Sales Girl	Michigan
2	Bernice Babinski	19	Step-dau	New Worker	Michigan
3	Anita Babinski	17	Step-dau	New Worker	Michigan
4	Stanley Babinski	16	Step-son	—	Michigan
5	Edward Babinski	11	Step-son	—	Michigan
6	Michel Ogryzek	47	Head	Assembler	Poland
7	Katherine Ogryzek	36	Wife	—	Poland
8	Wanda Ogryzek	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
9	Tomasz Ogryzek	4	Son	—	Michigan
10	Miles Cobert	45	Head	Assembler	Pennsylvania
11	Edna Cobert	42	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
12	Walter Cobert	21	Son	Assembler	Pennsylvania
13	Bunny Cobert	12	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
14	Frank Rolland	48	Head	Die Setter	Michigan
15	Margaret Rolland	43	Wife	—	Canada
16	Mary Rolland	19	Daughter	New Worker	Michigan
17	Charles Rolland	18	Son	Pin Setter	Michigan
18	Frances Rolland	17	Daughter	New Worker	Michigan
19	George Rolland	16	Son	—	Michigan
20	Margaret Rolland	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
21	Walter Kline	34	Head	Electrician	Michigan
22	Geneva Kline	31	Wife	—	Michigan
23	Walter Jr. Kline	13	Son	—	Michigan
24	Doris Kline	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
25	Johnny Kline	9	Son	—	Michigan
26	Frank Beran	38	Head	Press Operator	Austria
27	Eveline Beran	37	Wife	—	Michigan
28	Geraldine Beran	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
29	James Beran	7	Son	—	Michigan
30	Marylin Beran	2	Daughter	—	Michigan
31	Gordon Smith THIS PERSON	31	Head	Salesman	Michigan
32	Bernice Smith	30	Wife	—	Michigan
33	Doris J. Smith	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
34	John Singos	44	Head	Bartender	New York
35	Meriam Singos	25	Wife	—	New Hampshire
36	Iris Singos	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
37	Michel Singos	10	Son	—	Michigan
38	Sherry Singos	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
39	Anastas Thebaios	65	Father	—	Greece
40	Athena Thebaios	59	Mother	—	Greece

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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