Jennie Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cass-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Jennie Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cass-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cass-County, Michigan
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jennie Mae
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Marcellus village
1935 Residence (County)	Cass
Additional Details
Occupation	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No H-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	0
Township / Ward	Marcellus Village
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jennie	Age	Birth yr
Bert Smith	Head	—	49	~1891
Harry Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Jennie Smith	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Cass, Michigan

Spouse, age 19

Cass, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jennie M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Housewife
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Cass, Michigan

Spouse, age 29

Cass, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jennie M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Cass-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 40

Cass-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jennie Mae
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Marcellus village
1935 Residence (County)	Cass
Occupation	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No H-2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Jennie Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Cass-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

35 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01738-00338)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Minnie Calvert	71	Head	House Work	Michigan
2	Anna Belle Lightfoot	12	Daughter	0	Indiana
3	Margaret A. Hicks	72	Head	0	Ohio
4	Georgia Hicks	47	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Michigan
5	William H. Wade	65	Head	0	Michigan
6	Earl S. Prather	43	Head	0	West Virginia
7	Anna Prather	35	Wife	0	West Virginia
8	Sara Mae Prather	2	Daughter	0	Michigan
9	Edwin M. Taylor	46	Lodger	Oil Well Driller	Kentucky
10	Maggie S. Taylor	33	Lodger Wife	0	Kentucky
11	Edwin M. Jr. Taylor	10	Lodger Son	0	Kentucky
12	Sarah H. Emery	84	Head	0	Indiana
13	William L. Bent	67	Head	0	Germany
14	Floyd Moon	60	Head	Laborer	Michigan
15	Laura Welcher	30	Daughter	0	Michigan
16	Elizabeth A. Young	76	Head	0	Pennsylvania
17	John Buckhold	64	Head	Manager	Michigan
18	Minnie Buckhold	59	Wife	0	Michigan
19	Dorothy Buckhold	24	Daughter	0	Michigan
20	Leon Buckhold	36	Son	Laborer	Michigan
21	Ralph Buckhold	21	Son	0	Michigan
22	Dwight Buckhold	15	Son	0	Michigan
23	Bert D. Smith	49	Head	Section Foreman	Michigan
24	Jennie Mae Smith THIS PERSON	40	Wife	0	Michigan
25	Harry Smith	19	Son	0	Michigan
26	David E. Holt	73	Head	0	Missouri
27	John Gearhart	71	Head	0	Michigan
28	Ella M. Gearhart	67	Wife	0	Michigan
29	Amelia S. Hess	80	Head	0	Austria
30	Clara E. Lisson	82	Head	0	Michigan
31	Victor R. Streeter	61	Head	0	Michigan
32	Effie E. Streeter	51	Wife	0	Michigan
33	Clyde Goodrich	78	Head	0	Michigan
34	Edith E. Goodrich	75	Wife	0	Michigan
35	Tebbie C. Hinton	77	Head	0	Michigan

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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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