Janet Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lake-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Janet Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lake-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1914), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Female Daughter Born: Indiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lake-County, Indiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Janet
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Hammond
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public Schools
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	38
Income (1939)	1125
Highest Grade	C 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	Hammond
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Janet	Age	Birth yr
Shirley Smith	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Janet Smith	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Letha Smith	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Percy Smith	Head	—	52	~1888
William Smith	Son	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1930

Lake, Indiana

Daughter, age 16

Lake, Indiana · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Janet
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Lake-County, Indiana

Daughter, age 26

Lake-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Janet
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Hammond
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public Schools
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	38
Income (1939)	1125
Highest Grade	C 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Our Model Tree links Janet Smith across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Janet Smith

Daughter · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Indiana

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Sibling

William Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Shirley Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Lake-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01067-00754)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Florence Bertha Covell	24	Servant	Servant	Indiana
2	Harry F. Derner	42	Head	Inspector - Cars	Illinois
3	Aurilla Derner	42	Wife	—	Nebraska
4	Marvin Derner	19	Son	—	Illinois
5	Edgar Wilcox	68	Father-in-law	Supt. Of Shops	New York
6	Floyd B. Griffith	40	Head	Oil Pumper	Indiana
7	Celia Griffith	39	Wife	—	Illinois
8	John Raymond Griffith	15	Son	—	Indiana
9	Chester J. Kessler	35	Head	Instructor	Indiana
10	Gladys Kessler	33	Wife	—	Missouri
11	Keith Kessler	6	Son	—	Indiana
12	Hester Mcconnell	64	Head	—	Indiana
13	Edith Flynn	38	Daughter	—	Indiana
14	Thomas Flynn	15	Grand-son	—	Indiana
15	Samuel C. Higgins	65	Head	Locomotive Engineer	Illinois
16	Katherine C. Higgins	65	Wife	—	Illinois
17	Margaret C. Higgins	18	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Kate L. Matthews	80	Aunt	—	Illinois
19	—	None	—	—	—
20	Percy Thomas Smith	52	Head	Automobile Sales	Wisconsin
21	Letha Mae Smith	54	Wife	—	Indiana
22	Janet Smith THIS PERSON	26	Daughter	Teacher	Indiana
23	Shirley Smith	18	Daughter	—	New Jersey
24	William Smith	15	Son	—	Indiana
25	Olin L. Downs	51	Head	Office Mgr.	Illinois
26	E. Marie Downs	46	Wife	—	Illinois
27	Lois Jane Downs	22	Daughter	—	Illinois
28	Charles B. Matthews	67	Head	Phys. & Surgeon	Kentucky
29	Ada D. Matthews	53	Wife	—	Indiana
30	Rollin S. Meesner	41	Head	Director Of Public Welfare	California
31	Esther V. Meesner	38	Wife	—	Indiana
32	Charles H. Meesner	14	Son	—	Indiana
33	Laura Smith	69	Aunt	—	Indiana
34	Edward A. Snyder	39	Head	Mechanical Engineer	Pennsylvania
35	Hallie Snyder	38	Wife	—	Texas
36	Betty Jane Snyder	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
37	Robert E. Snyder	5	Son	—	Indiana
38	Paul E. Stewart	33	Head	Owner-Mgr.	Ohio
39	Mary C. Stewart	32	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
40	Nancy Jane Stewart	4	Daughter	—	Ohio

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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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