Lena Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bronx-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Lena Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lena	Age	Birth yr
Rhoda Smith	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Mildred Smith	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Florence Smith	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Louis Smith	Head	—	48	~1892
Lena Smith	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1905
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 40

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1905
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Value / Rent	No
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Lena Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Bronx-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02470-00773)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Adele Schwartz	12	Daughter	—	New York
42	Selma Schwartz	5	Daughter	—	New York
43	Leopold Braun	49	Head	Owner	Czecho Slovakia
44	Caroline Braun	46	Wife	—	Czecho Slovakia
45	Elfreda Braun	20	Daughter	Operator	Austria
46	Erica Braun	16	Daughter	New Worker	Austria
47	Gertrude Braun	15	Daughter	—	Austria
48	Julius Plotnick	61	Head	Operator	Russia
49	Rebecca Plotnick	55	Wife	Trimmer	Russia
50	Jack Dacta	47	Head	Operator	Russia
51	Charlotte Dacta	35	Wife	—	New Jersey
52	Lorraine Dacta	10	Daughter	—	New Jersey
53	Abraham Strauss	82	Father-in-law	—	Holland
54	Edel Strauss	65	Mother-in-law	—	Poland
55	Leon Segall	63	Head	Barber	Roumania
56	Esther Segall	63	Wife	—	Roumania
57	Max Segall	29	Son	Clerk	New York
58	Robert Olmstead	33	Head	Driver	New Jersey
59	Sophie Olmstead	31	Wife	—	New York
60	Robert, Jr. Olmstead	12	Son	—	New York
61	Stanley Olmstead	10	Son	—	New York
62	Peter Celona	50	Head	Brick Layer	Italy
63	Edith Celona	48	Wife	—	Italy
64	Flora Celona	18	Daughter	—	Italy
65	Tony Celona	9	Son	—	New York
66	Louis Smith	48	Head	Chauffeur	Russia
67	Lena Smith THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Russia
68	Mildred Smith	22	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
69	Florence Smith	20	Daughter	New Worker	New York
70	Rhoda Smith	17	Daughter	—	New York
71	Samuel Schmuckler	47	Head	Egg Candler	Russia
72	Lena Schmuckler	45	Wife	Cleaner	Russia
73	Frances Schmuckler	22	Daughter	Clerical	New York
74	Murray Schmuckler	18	Son	—	New York
75	Saverio Rizzo	51	Head	Plasterer	Italy
76	Angelina Rizzo	47	Wife	—	Italy
77	Charles Rizzo	24	Son	Butcher	New York
78	Anthony Rizzo	22	Son	Helper	New York
79	Sadie Rizzo	20	Daughter	Operator	New York
80	Mary Rizzo	7	Daughter	—	New York

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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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