Harry Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Leon-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Harry Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Leon-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Dan — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Leon-County, Texas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 2
1935 Residence (County)	Leon
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Justice Precinct 2
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Harry	Age	Birth yr
Charlie Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Eunice Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Harry Smith	Head	—	33	~1907
Harry Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
O Smith	Son	—	3	~1937
James Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Alice Smith	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Leon, Texas

Son, age 12

Leon, Texas · implied b. ~1908 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harris
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Leon, Texas

Head, age 23

Leon, Texas · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Leon-County, Texas

Head, age 33

Leon-County, Texas · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 2
1935 Residence (County)	Leon
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Dan Smith

b. ~1878

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Harry Smith

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Texas

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Leon-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04093-00453)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joe Vaughan	14	Daughter	—	Texas
2	Alice Vaughan	10	Daughter	—	Texas
3	Wanda Vaughan	5	Daughter	—	Texas
4	Ida Vaughan	1	Daughter	—	Texas
5	Bess Jane Pruitt	86	Aunt	—	Mississippi
6	Dan Smith	62	Head	Farmer	Texas
7	Catella Smith	48	Wife	—	Texas
8	Herbert Smith	23	Head	Farmer	Texas
9	Cora Smith	19	Wife	—	Texas
10	Charlie Smith	25	Head	Farmer	Texas
11	Maurice Smith	20	Wife	Teacher	Texas
12	Harry Smith THIS PERSON	33	Head	Farmer	Texas
13	Alice Smith	31	Wife	—	Texas
14	Charlie Smith	9	Daughter	—	Texas
15	Harry Jr. Smith	8	Son	—	Texas
16	Eunice Smith	5	Daughter	—	Texas
17	O. J. Smith	3	Son	—	Texas
18	James Smith	1	Son	—	Texas
19	Wilbert Benson	33	Head	Teacher	Texas
20	Olie Benson	29	Wife	Teacher	Texas
21	A. B. Isbell	78	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
22	Ara Johnson	52	Daughter	Farmer	Texas
23	Tom Rankins	51	Head	Farmer	Texas
24	Isiah Rankins	25	Son	Laborer	Texas
25	Mable Rankins	20	Daughter	—	Texas
26	Jim Rankins	18	Son	Laborer	Texas
27	Alice Rankins	16	Daughter	—	Texas
28	Cora Brown	20	Boarder	—	Texas
29	Mettie Tutt	46	Head	Farmer	Texas
30	Albon Tutt	24	Son	Laborer	Texas
31	Willie Johnson	13	Niece	—	Texas
32	Roy Collins	63	Head	Farmer	Texas
33	Jim Proctor	32	Head	Farmer	Texas
34	Mary Proctor	27	Wife	—	Texas
35	Ellen Proctor	11	Daughter	—	Texas
36	Ara Proctor	9	Son	—	Texas
37	Louise Proctor	6	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Claude Proctor	3	Son	—	Texas
39	Arthur Proctor	2	Son	—	Texas
40	Edward Lacey	25	Head	Farmer	Texas

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Gen 1 · 1 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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