Jessie Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Passaic-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Passaic-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Passaic-County, New Jersey
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Passaic City
1935 Residence (County)	Passaic
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Passaic City
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Jessie Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1926
George Smith	Head	—	57	~1883
George Smith	Son	—	25	~1915
Alexander Smith	Son	—	21	~1919
Jessie Smith	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Passaic, New …

Spouse, age 33

Passaic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Passaic, New …

Spouse, age 43

Passaic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Passaic-County, New …

Spouse, age 53

Passaic-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Passaic City
1935 Residence (County)	Passaic
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Jessie Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · New Jersey

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1940 US Federal Census — Passaic-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02377-00763)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Francis Lowley	23	Son	Dryer	Delaware
2	John Lowley	21	Son	Salesman	Delaware
3	Hugh Mahon	59	Head	Bus Driver	Irish Free State
4	Sarah Mahon	55	Wife	—	New Jersey
5	John Mahon	18	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
6	Michael Gumani	61	Head	—	Greece
7	Anna Gumani	43	Wife	—	Greece
8	Augustus Gumani	17	Son	—	New Jersey
9	Daniel Peppas	45	Lodger	Machine Operator	Greece
10	Helen Syndacuse	38	Head	Floor Lady	New Jersey
11	Blank Line Blank Line	None	—	—	—
12	Minnie Wagner	61	Head	—	New York
13	Charles Wagner	64	Brother	—	New York
14	Michael O'Brien	50	Roomer	Roofer	Scotland
15	Joseph John Jack	53	Head	Watchman	New Jersey
16	Nell Jack	43	Wife	—	New Jersey
17	Peter Jack	20	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
18	Joseph Tannery	46	Head	Proprietor	Syria
19	William Tannery	20	Son	—	New Jersey
20	Elliott Addis	64	Head	Painter	New York
21	John Rudge	42	Head	Printer	Scotland
22	Alice Rudge	45	Wife	—	Scotland
23	Robert Rudge	19	Son	Sorter	Scotland
24	Joseph Rudge	16	Son	—	Scotland
25	George Smith	57	Head	Laborer	Scotland
26	Jessie Smith THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Scotland
27	George Smith	25	Son	Laborer	Scotland
28	Alexander Smith	21	Son	Delivery Boy	New Jersey
29	Jessie Smith	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
30	Anthony D'Ambrosio	51	Head	Mill Wright	Italy
31	Minnie D'Ambrosio	43	Wife	—	Italy
32	Carmella D'Ambrosio	16	Daughter	—	New Jersey
33	Isador Fogelman	54	Head	Mill Hand	Russia
34	Sara Fogelman	51	Wife	—	Russia
35	Doris Fogelman	21	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New Jersey
36	William Hutchison	42	Head	Machinist	Scotland
37	Mary Hutchison	43	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
38	Elizabeth Hutchison	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
39	Robert Hutchison	10	Son	—	New Jersey
40	Patrick Hutchison	7	Son	—	New Jersey

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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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