Katherine Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Benzie-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Katherine Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Benzie-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Benzie-County, Michigan
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Benzie
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Michigan
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Homestead Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Katherine	Age	Birth yr
Marie Smith	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Walter Smith	Head	—	58	~1882
Lucina Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Katherine Smith	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Benzie, Michigan

Spouse, age 29

Benzie, Michigan · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Benzie, Michigan

Spouse, age 39

Benzie, Michigan · implied b. ~1891 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Benzie-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 50

Benzie-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Benzie
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Michigan
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Katherine Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Michigan

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01730-00213)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elmer Case	56	Head	Farming	Michigan
2	Sevilla Case	56	Wife	—	Michigan
3	Adam Case	59	Brother	Farming	Michigan
4	Avery Bigelow	44	Head	Farming	Iowa
5	Iva Bigelow	37	Wife	—	Michigan
6	Marvin R Bigelow	11	Son	—	Michigan
7	Clarence Bigelow	7	Son	—	Michigan
8	George N Baker	36	Head	Farming	Ohio
9	Mildred Baker	37	Wife	—	Ohio
10	Eunice Baker	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
11	Elmer Baker	14	Son	—	Ohio
12	Evelyn Baker	9	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Orin Baker	5	Son	—	Michigan
14	Everett Baker	79	Head	Farming	Ohio
15	Donald Rockwell	38	Head	Farming	Michigan
16	Irene Rockwell	31	Wife	—	Canada-English
17	Hattie Beeler	60	Head	—	Indiana
18	Cloral Beeler	37	Son	Farming	Indiana
19	Loren Beeler	31	Son	Mechanic	Indiana
20	Walter Smith	58	Head	Farming	Michigan
21	Katherine Smith THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Michigan
22	Lucina Smith	19	Son	N.Y.A.	Michigan
23	Marie Smith	15	Daughter	—	Michigan
24	Stacy Fall	28	Head	Farming	Michigan
25	Katherine Fall	27	Wife	—	Indiana
26	Bonnie Lee Fall	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
27	Douglas F Fall	4	Son	—	Ohio
28	John Underwood	67	Head	Farming	Ohio
29	Lucille Underwood	67	Wife	—	Missouri
30	Bassette Porter	48	Head	F. Labor	New York
31	Viola Porter	39	Wife	—	Michigan
32	Jessie Stoll	62	Head	Farming	Michigan
33	Ivan Stoll	25	Son	Oil Station	Michigan
34	Hal Mcclelland	59	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
35	Mildred Mcclelland	50	Wife	—	Wisconsin
36	Caswell Malvern Mcclelland	5	Grand Son	—	Michigan
37	Mary Carrier	42	Head	—	Michigan
38	Everett Carrier	22	Son	Laborer	Michigan
39	Ruby Carrier	19	Daughter	—	Michigan
40	Fredrick Carrier	16	Son	New Worker	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.

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