Kate Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Johnson-County, Kansas

Our Model Tree links this Kate Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Johnson-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1863), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 77 b. ~1863 Female Head Born: Germany Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Johnson-County, Kansas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Kate
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	McCamish
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	Mccamish
Est. Birth Year	~1863

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 Kate	Age	Birth yr
Glenn Smith	Son	—	35	~1905
Kate Smith	Head	—	77	~1863

Census Appearances

1920

Johnson, Kansas

Spouse, age 57

Johnson, Kansas · implied b. ~1863 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Kate
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	un
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Johnson, Kansas

Spouse, age 68

Johnson, Kansas · implied b. ~1862 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Kate
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1872
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Johnson-County, Kansas

Head, age 77

Johnson-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1863 — 2 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Kate
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	McCamish
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Kate Smith

Head · 1940 · age 77 · b. ~1863 · Kansas

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Johnson-County, Kansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01237-00126)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Effie Johnson	47	Wife	—	Missouri
2	John E Finley	67	Head	Farmer	Kansas
3	Mary V Finley	56	Wife	—	Kansas
4	Naomi Finley	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Kansas
5	Leonard Finley	18	Son	—	Kansas
6	Ruth Finley	16	Daughter	—	Kansas
7	Floyd L Salmon	21	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
8	Mildred Salmon	20	Wife	—	Arkansas
9	Barbara Salmon	0	Daughter	—	Kansas
10	Chester Spicer	40	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
11	Zola Spicer	46	Wife	—	Wisconsin
12	John Spicer	15	Son	—	Wisconsin
13	Carmela Spicer	6	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
14	Lola Spicer	4	Daughter	—	Minnesota
15	Robert L White	67	Head	Farmer	Missouri
16	Maggie White	65	Wife	—	Missouri
17	Ellis Blakeman	51	Head	Farmer	Kansas
18	Nellie Blakeman	41	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Norman P Hunt	26	Head	Farmer	Missouri
20	Mildred Hunt	26	Wife	—	Kansas
21	Elvis R Mccornel	60	Head	Salesman	Ohio
22	Vesta Mccornel	43	Wife	—	Missouri
23	Jack Lawless	15	Step-son	—	Kansas
24	Adolph Plistil	64	Head	Farmer	Bohemia
25	Anna Plistil	57	Wife	—	Bohemia
26	Elmer Plistil	22	Son	Farmer	Iowa
27	Alfred R Eringer	65	Head	Farmer	Kansas
28	Adna Eringer	60	Wife	—	Kansas
29	Alfred Eringer	16	Son	—	Kansas
30	Viola Eringer	13	Daughter	—	Kansas
31	Will C Dinsmore	57	Head	Farmer	Kansas
32	Minnie Dinsmore	54	Wife	—	Kansas
33	Doris Dinsmore	16	Daughter	—	Kansas
34	Kate Smith THIS PERSON	77	Head	—	Germany
35	Glenn Smith	35	Son	Farmer	Kansas
36	Arthur J Rice	44	Head	Farmer	Colorado
37	Mary Rice	37	Wife	—	Missouri
38	Ernest Rice	10	Son	—	Kansas
39	Richard Rice	9	Son	—	Kansas
40	Ethelyn Rice	7	Daughter	—	Kansas

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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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