Lela Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Copiah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lela Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Copiah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Copiah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lela
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lela	Age	Birth yr
Lillie Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Nell Smith	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Willie Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1930
William Smith	Head	—	39	~1901
Eddie Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Pete Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
Lela Smith	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1930

Copiah, Mississippi

Spouse, age 26

Copiah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1904 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Copiah-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 37

Copiah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lela
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Lela Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi

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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 — Copiah-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02018-00565)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary E. Gillis	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	Hunter H. Maxwell	27	Head	Wage Hand	Mississippi
3	Willie Mae Maxwell	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
4	Gracie Mae Maxwell	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Ruby Lee Maxwell	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Elena Maxwell	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Lelda M. Hood	59	Head	—	Mississippi
8	Rollie Hood	46	Wife	Cooks Helper	Mississippi
9	Lillian Hood	18	Daughter	Stenographer	Mississippi
10	Lemon M. Jr. Hood	16	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Nora Mae Hood	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Rebecca Hood	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Rosie Cagle	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lena Cagle	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Lolita Cagle	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	William Smith	39	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Lela Smith THIS PERSON	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Lillie Mae Smith	16	Daughter	Farm Hand	Mississippi
19	Eddie Mae Smith	14	Daughter	Farm Hand	Mississippi
20	Willie F. Smith	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Pete Smith	5	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Nell Smith	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Troy Y. Templeton	27	Head	Farmer And F.S.A. Office Supervisor	Mississippi
24	Alene Templeton	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Bobbie Troy Templeton	4	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Betty Lane Templeton	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	E. L. Cagle	58	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
28	Claudie Cagle	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	Ruby Nell Cagle	23	Daughter	—	Mississippi
30	Lillian Cagle	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Helen Cagle	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Everett King	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Mollie King	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	R. P. Morse	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Bertha Morse	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
36	Rufus Morse	18	Son	Farm Hand	Mississippi
37	Virginia Morse	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
38	Lamar Morse	12	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Morton Morse	10	Son	—	Mississippi
40	Lucille Morse	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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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