Gordon Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Livingston-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Gordon Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Livingston-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Earl & Bertha — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Livingston-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mount Morris Town
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mount Morris Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gordon	Age	Birth yr
Gordon Smith	Head	—	35	~1905
Jessie Smith	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Audrey Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Dorothy Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1920

Livingston, New …

Son, age 14

Livingston, New York · implied b. ~1906 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Livingston, New …

Head, age 25

Livingston, New York · implied b. ~1905 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	3
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Livingston-County, New …

Head, age 35

Livingston-County, New York · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Gordon
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mount Morris Town
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

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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: father Earl Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bertha Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Earl Smith

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Smith

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Gordon Smith

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · New York

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Livingston-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02623-00689)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Thalia Haywood	15	Niece	—	New York
2	Amos Dalrymple	72	Head	Farmer	New York
3	Molly Dalrymple	65	Wife	—	New York
4	Edward Moyer	51	Head	—	New York
5	Leonard Riddle	58	Head	Farmer	New York
6	Lena Riddle	45	Wife	—	New York
7	Herbert Riddle	14	Son	—	New York
8	Donald Riddle	9	Son	—	New York
9	Ada Riddle	8	Daughter	—	New York
10	Riddle	7	Son	—	New York
11	Florence Parcel	58	Girl	House Work	New York
12	Leon Dalrymple	41	Head	Farmer	New York
13	Jane Dalrymple	35	Wife	—	New Jersey
14	Harry Dalrymple	5	Son	—	New York
15	Glenn Dalrymple	3	Son	—	New York
16	Dan C Buck	46	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
17	Elizabeth Buck	44	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
18	Gordon Buck	19	Son	Farmer	Pennsylvania
19	Betty Buck	17	Daughter	—	New York
20	Clifford Buck	15	Son	—	New York
21	Doris Buck	13	Daughter	—	New York
22	Evaline Buck	11	Daughter	—	New York
23	Robert Buck	10	Son	—	New York
24	Barton Buck	8	Son	—	New York
25	Viola Buck	4	Daughter	—	New York
26	George Payton	73	Head	—	New York
27	Mary E Payton	73	Wife	—	New York
28	Ray Pence	36	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
29	Margaret Pence	22	Wife	—	New York
30	Wayne Pence	2	Son	—	New York
31	Joseph Boraza	55	Head	Farmer	Poland
32	Katherine Boraza	48	Wife	—	Poland
33	John Boraza	23	Son	Farmer	New York
34	Anthony Boraza	20	Son	Farmer	New York
35	Gordon Smith THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farmer	New York
36	Jessie Smith	34	Wife	—	New York
37	Dorothy Smith	9	Daughter	—	New York
38	Audrey Smith	5	Daughter	—	New York
39	Craig Johns	43	Head	Farmer	New York
40	Flora Johns	39	Wife	—	New York

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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.

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