Harold Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dakota-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Harold Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dakota-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Christopher & Christina — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dakota-County, Nebraska
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harold R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Summit Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Dakota
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Summit Precinct
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Harold	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Smith	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Harold Smith	Head	—	37	~1903
Anna Smith	Other	—	76	~1864
Harold Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Cecil Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
Mary Smith	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Dakota, Nebraska

Son, age 17

Dakota, Nebraska · implied b. ~1903 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Danish
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Dakota, Nebraska

Son, age 27

Dakota, Nebraska · implied b. ~1903 — 48 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Denmark
Mother's Birthplace	Denmark
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Dakota-County, Nebraska

Head, age 37

Dakota-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harold R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Summit Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Dakota
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Christopher Smith

b. ~1859

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Christina Smith

b. ~1864

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harold Smith

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Nebraska

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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 — Dakota-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02243-00281)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James J Mahon	46	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
2	Ruby Mahon	36	Wife	—	California
3	Charlotte Mahon	18	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Shirley Mahon	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
5	James Mahon	15	Son	—	Nebraska
6	Darrell Mahon	13	Son	—	Nebraska
7	Gene Mahon	12	Son	—	Nebraska
8	Ruth Mahon	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
9	Robert Mahon	6	Son	—	Nebraska
10	Elizabeth Walsh	68	Head	Farm Manager	So. Dakota
11	Harold Walsh	33	Son	Farmer Labor	Nebraska
12	James Walsh	26	Son	Farmer Labor	Nebraska
13	Fred J Anderson	50	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
14	Eveline Anderson	49	Wife	—	Nebraska
15	Virgil Anderson	16	Son	—	Nebraska
16	Freddie Anderson	11	Son	—	Nebraska
17	Christiana Anderson	79	Head	—	Denmark
18	Howard Davis	34	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
19	Ann Davis	38	Wife	—	Nebraska
20	Mary Ann Davis	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
21	John Davis	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	Ole G Anderson	56	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
23	Hilda Anderson	52	Wife	—	Nebraska
24	Warren Anderson	20	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
25	Milo Anderson	15	Son	—	Nebraska
26	Merle Anderson	12	Son	—	Nebraska
27	Harold R Smith THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
28	Mary Smith	26	Wife	—	Nebraska
29	Cecil Smith	5	Son	—	Nebraska
30	Margaret Smith	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
31	Harold Smith	1	Son	—	Nebraska
32	Anna H Smith	76	Mother	—	Denmark
33	Alfred R George	34	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
34	Marguerite George	30	Wife	—	Nebraska
35	Paul George	4	Son	—	Iowa
36	James F O'Neill	51	Head	Grain Man	Nebraska
37	Pearl O'Neill	44	Wife	—	Iowa
38	Eugene O'Neill	16	Son	—	Nebraska
39	Delores O'Neill	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
40	Irvin O'Neill	12	Son	—	Nebraska

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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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