Herman Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Herman Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Amil & Annie — first a son (b.~1897), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Son Born: Kentucky Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Clay Village Magisterial Dist #4
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Clay Village Magisterial Dist 4
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Herman	Age	Birth yr
Annie Epperson	Head	—	21	~1919
Herman Smith	Son	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Kentucky

Son, age 22

Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Herman G.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Industry	(Invalid)
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Shelby, Kentucky

Son, age 32

Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Shelby-County, Kentucky

Son, age 43

Shelby-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Herman
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Clay Village Magisterial Dist #4
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Our Model Tree links Herman Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Amil Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Annie Epperson (~0.50 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.71

Father

Amil Smith

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Annie Epperson

b. ~1919

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.5

This person

Anchor record

Herman Smith

Son · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Kentucky

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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 — Shelby-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01356-00288)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mayme E Smith	17	Daughter	House Keeper	Kentucky
2	Walker S Smith	52	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
3	John W Shaw	59	Brother in law	Farm Laborer	Missouri
4	Hallie A Shaw	57	Sister	—	Missouri
5	Nora Slucher	56	Head	—	Kentucky
6	Garnett Slucher	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
7	Linwood Slucher	13	Son	—	Kentucky
8	Jessie Lee Slucher	81	Mother	—	Kentucky
9	George B Smith	54	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
10	Eva E Smith	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
11	Charles W Smith	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
12	Anna F Smith	16	Daughter	House Keeper	Kentucky
13	John M Smith	14	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Stanley W Smith	4	Son	—	Kentucky
15	Carl W Smith	6	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Gene H Smith	2	Son	—	Kentucky
17	Annie Epperson	21	Head	—	Kentucky
18	Herman Smith THIS PERSON	43	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Johnny M Thornton	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
20	Willena Thornton	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Manuel H Thornton	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
22	Marvin E Thornton	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
23	Ruby K Thornton	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Richard B Armstrong	58	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
25	Katie Armstrong	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
26	Ruby K Armstrong	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	Leona Merryweather	24	Head	—	Kentucky
28	H Stanley White	25	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
29	Lucile E White	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
30	Johnny N Slucher	31	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
31	Annie V Slucher	29	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	Carl N Slucher	10	Son	—	Kentucky
33	Dorothy V Slucher	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Ira J White	59	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
35	M Hulda White	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
36	Jessie L Rogers	27	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
37	Avis M Rogers	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Morris N Rogers	7	Son	—	Kentucky
39	Norman L Rogers	3	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Jeane C Rogers	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Herman

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.71

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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