Ida Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Frederick-County, Maryland

Our Model Tree links this Ida Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Frederick-County, Maryland (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1856), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 84 b. ~1856 Female Head Born: Maryland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Frederick-County, Maryland
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ida E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	84
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	ELECTION DISTRICT #8
1935 Residence (County)	Frederick
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	Election District 8
Est. Birth Year	~1856

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 Ida	Age	Birth yr
Helen Smith	Daughter	—	46	~1894
Ida Smith	Head	—	84	~1856

Census Appearances

1920

Frederick, Maryland

Head, age 63

Frederick, Maryland · implied b. ~1857

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ida E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

Frederick, Maryland

Other, age 73

Frederick, Maryland · implied b. ~1857

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ida
Relationship to Head	boarder
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

Frederick-County, Maryland

Head, age 84

Frederick-County, Maryland · implied b. ~1856 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ida E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	84
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	ELECTION DISTRICT #8
1935 Residence (County)	Frederick
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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Ida Smith

Head · 1940 · age 84 · b. ~1856 · Maryland

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1940 US Federal Census — Frederick-County, Maryland Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01549-00006)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Alford O. Oakley	24	Head	Minister	Texas
42	Ethel M. Oakley	24	Wife	—	Philadelphia
43	Isaac M. Pittinger	58	Head	—	Maryland
44	Verdie J. Pittinger	54	Wife	—	Maryland
45	Nelson W. Pittinger	23	Son	Bank Clerk	Maryland
46	Corrie C. Beall	73	Head	—	Maryland
47	Charles E. Jones	47	Head	Road Work	Maryland
48	Helen M. Jones	28	Wife	—	Maryland
49	Paul C. Jones	8	Son	—	Maryland
50	Pauline A. Jones	6	Daughter	—	Maryland
51	John W. Tracey	80	Head	—	Maryland
52	Josephine R.E. Tracey	78	Wife	—	Maryland
53	Alverda M. Heir	52	Head	—	Maryland
54	L. Leroy Norris	53	Head	Engineer	Maryland
55	Florence M. Norris	44	Wife	—	Maryland
56	Minnie L. Norris	15	Daughter	—	Maryland
57	Courtney A. Reynolds	33	Daughter	Seamstress	Maryland
58	Shirley L. Reynolds	15	Daughter	—	Maryland
59	Lio E. Baltzell	22	Daughter	—	Maryland
60	Noel J. Baltzell	2	Grand son	—	Maryland
61	Carl H. Taylor	45	Head	Brick Layer	Maryland
62	M. Pauline Taylor	34	Wife	—	Maryland
63	Isaac Sweadner	64	Head	Paper Carrier	Maryland
64	Daisy Sweadner	52	Wife	—	Maryland
65	Luke E. Sweadner	26	Head	Hair Cutting	Maryland
66	Jeannette Sweadner	23	Wife	—	Maryland
67	Lindsay M. Sweadner	2	Daughter	—	Maryland
68	Nicholas E. Sweadner	1	Son	—	Maryland
69	William H. Crum	24	Head	Farming	Maryland
70	Ida A. Crum	19	Wife	Seamstress	Maryland
71	John D. Etzler	80	Head	—	Maryland
72	Lucy A. Smith	82	Sister	—	Maryland
73	Lloyd C. Keabill	53	Head	Farming	Maryland
74	Cora M. Keabill	45	Wife	—	Maryland
75	C. Strafford Keabill	21	Son	Farming	Maryland
76	Mona A. Keabill	19	Daughter	Saleslady	Maryland
77	Ida E. Smith THIS PERSON	84	Head	—	Maryland
78	Helen V. Smith	46	Daughter	—	Maryland

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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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