Katherine Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Katherine Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Dearborn City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	Grade Teacher
Industry	Dist #3 School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Grade Teacher
Township / Ward	Dearborn City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 Katherine	Age	Birth yr
Mary Smith	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Donald Smith	Head	—	42	~1898
Katherine Smith	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 33

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 43

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 52

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Katherine
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Dearborn City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	Grade Teacher
Industry	Dist #3 School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Katherine Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Michigan

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01825-00244)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Eleanor Lewis	24	daughter	—	Michigan
42	John Williams	39	head	Policeman	Holland
43	Leona Williams	31	wife	—	Michigan
44	Irene Williams	10	daughter	—	Michigan
45	Harold Williams	6	son	—	Michigan
46	Shirley Williams	1	daughter	—	Michigan
47	Hyle Hadley	41	head	Paper Salesman	Michigan
48	Louise Hadley	29	wife	—	Michigan
49	Beatrice Hadley	10	daughter	—	Michigan
50	Inex Hadley	65	mother	—	Michigan
51	Donald B Smith	42	head	Carpenter	Pennsylvania
52	Katherine Smith THIS PERSON	52	wife	Grade Teacher	Mississippi
53	Mary G Smith	20	daughter	—	Michigan
54	Leon Gunklower	21	head	—	Indiana
55	Florence Gunklower	21	wife	—	Michigan
56	Carole Gunklower	2	daughter	—	Michigan
57	E. E. Eugenidis	25	lodger	Mechanic	Greece
58	Wallace Dunn	27	head	Office Mgr.	Illinois
59	Frances Dunn	35	wife	—	Maryland
60	Dorothy Dunn	18	daughter	—	Illinois
61	Robert Longwell	45	head	Exterminator	Michigan
62	Lillian Longwell	42	wife	—	Michigan
63	Robert Jr. Longwell	10	son	—	Michigan
64	Emory Heiland	45	head	Genl Foreman	Michigan
65	Mabel Heiland	45	wife	—	Michigan
66	Wilbur Heiland	22	son	Clk-Shipping	Michigan
67	Anton Fischer	48	head	Loader	Pennsylvania
68	Dorothea Fischer	41	wife	—	Michigan
69	Carol Ann Fischer	18	daughter	—	Michigan
70	William Fischer	16	son	—	Michigan
71	Caroline Blankartz	72	head	—	Germany
72	Herman Blankartz	77	husband	—	Michigan
73	George Hoffman	32	son-in-law	Show Operator	Indiana
74	Hermina Hoffman	34	daughter	—	Michigan
75	Lillian Hoffman	6	daughter	—	Michigan
76	Alfred Hoffman	4	son	—	Michigan
77	John Stetzler	55	head	Maintenance	Germany
78	Augusta Stetzler	64	wife	—	Germany
79	Bertha Schmitt	31	niece	—	Michigan
80	John Coleman	46	head	Maintenance	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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