Josephine Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Whatcom-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Josephine Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whatcom-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1879), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Female Spouse Born: Missouri Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Whatcom-County, Washington
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Josephine M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. View Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri
Township / Ward	Mt View Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1879

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Josephine	Age	Birth yr
Janice Smith	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Herbert Smith	Head	—	67	~1873
Thomas Smith	Son	—	34	~1906
Josephine Smith	Spouse	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Whatcom, Washington

Spouse, age 41

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1879 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Josephine M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1930

Whatcom, Washington

Other, age 52

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Josephine M.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1940

Whatcom-County, Washington

Spouse, age 61

Whatcom-County, Washington · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Josephine M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. View Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

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Josephine Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Washington

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1940 US Federal Census — Whatcom-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04369-00626)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Coral Unick	8	Daughter	—	Washington
42	Walter Kreck	31	Brother-in-law	Machinist	Nebraska
43	Adolph E. Shienson	74	Head	Farmer	Sweden
44	Herbert B. Smith	67	Head	Farmer	Ohio
45	Josephine M. Smith THIS PERSON	61	Wife	—	Missouri
46	Thomas J. Smith	34	Son	Farmer	Indiana
47	Janice D. Smith	15	Daughter	—	Washington
48	Walter Bridge	58	Head	Farmer	England
49	Daisy H. Bridge	52	Wife	—	Kansas
50	Osmond R. Bridge	32	Son	Carpenter'S Helper	Washington
51	John A. Troese	61	Head	Pile Driver Engineer	Michigan
52	Alice M. Troese	55	Wife	—	Minnesota
53	Harry A. Troese	31	Son	Top Liftman	Washington
54	Alfred Field	29	Head	Fireman	Washington
55	Murel M. Field	26	Wife	—	Washington
56	Joyce Field	6	Daughter	—	Washington
57	John A. Blaster	53	Head	Laborer	Washington
58	Mary D. Blaster	48	Wife	—	Washington
59	Vincent P. Blaster	25	Son	Porch Worker	Washington
60	Maurice L. Blaster	21	Son	Mechanic	Washington
61	Charles A. Blaster	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Washington
62	Leila R. Blaster	16	Daughter	—	Washington
63	Jerry J. Blaster	14	Son	—	Washington
64	Micky E. Blaster	7	Son	—	Washington
65	Donna M. Blaster	3	Daughter	—	Washington
66	Kenneth E. Nevins	31	Head	Farmer	Washington
67	E. Ruth Nevins	40	Wife	—	Illinois
68	Mary Gail Nevins	3	Daughter	—	Washington
69	B. Larry Barnes	9	Step son	—	Washington
70	Elmer A. Dodd	49	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
71	Frank Elsner	23	Farm hand	Farm Laborer	Washington
72	Carl W. Anderson	33	Head	Truck Driver	Washington
73	Alice A. Anderson	32	Wife	—	Washington
74	James B. Mcilroy	37	Head	Farmer	Washington
75	Clement V. Mcilroy	33	Brother	Farm Laborer	Washington
76	Josephine V. Mcilroy	53	Mother	—	Nebraska
77	John F. Engler	57	Uncle	Dairy Farm	Nebraska
78	Florence Englert	7	Ward	—	Michigan
79	Stowell E. Dewey	62	Head	Laborer	Kansas
80	Mabel H. Dewey	50	Wife	—	Canada

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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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