Lewis Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Atkinson-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Lewis Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Atkinson-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Allen & Nancy — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Atkinson-County, Georgia
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lewis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Atkinson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	280
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Md 1130 North Ach Railroad Pearson C G
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lewis	Age	Birth yr
Lewis Smith	Head	—	30	~1910
Mavis Smith	Son	—	5	~1935
Melvin Smith	Son	—	4	~1936
Mildred Smith	Son	—	3	~1937
Margaret Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Zelma Smith	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Coffee, Georgia

Son, age 11

Coffee, Georgia · implied b. ~1909 — 14 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lewis
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Coffee, Georgia

Son, age 21

Coffee, Georgia · implied b. ~1909 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lewis
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Atkinson-County, Georgia

Head, age 30

Atkinson-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lewis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Atkinson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	280
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Our Model Tree links Lewis Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Allen Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Nancy Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Allen Smith

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Nancy Smith

b. ~1872

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Lewis Smith

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · Georgia

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Atkinson-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00636-00540)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	W. M. Davis	47	Head	Farmer	Georgia
42	Pearlie D. Davis	39	Wife	—	Georgia
43	Morris Davis	13	Son	—	Georgia
44	Earnesteen Davis	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
45	Frances Davis	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
46	Excell Davis	7	Son	—	Georgia
47	Jimmie Davis	4	Son	—	Georgia
48	Lewis Smith THIS PERSON	30	Head	Farmer	Georgia
49	Zelma Smith	25	Wife	—	Georgia
50	Mavis Smith	5	Son	—	Georgia
51	Melvin Smith	4	Son	—	Georgia
52	Mildred Smith	3	Son	—	Georgia
53	Margaret Smith	1	Son	—	Georgia
54	Idell Rikkerson	49	Head	—	Georgia
55	Clyde Rikkerson	27	Son	Farmer	Georgia
56	George Rikkerson	16	Nephew	—	Georgia
57	Lucious Paulk	42	Head	Laborer	Georgia
58	James Hall	35	Lodger	Laborer	Georgia
59	J. T. Douglas	65	Head	Farmer	Georgia
60	Sara Douglas	54	Wife	—	Georgia
61	Featherston Douglas	31	Son	Farmer	Georgia
62	J. B. Douglas	24	Son	Farmer	Georgia
63	Imogene Douglas	3	Grand-Daughter	—	Georgia
64	Jack Cooper	23	Head	Farmer	Georgia
65	Bess Cooper	20	Wife	—	Georgia
66	Bert Cooper	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
67	C. J. Douglas	53	Head	Farmer	Georgia
68	Earlene Douglas	47	Wife	—	Georgia
69	Idex Douglas	21	Daughter	—	Georgia
70	Jack Douglas	13	Son	—	Georgia
71	Birdie Rountree	23	Head	Farmer	Georgia
72	J. N. Batten	80	Head	Farmer	Georgia
73	Claire Batten	58	Wife	—	Georgia
74	Odis Lott	24	Head	Farmer	Georgia
75	Emmie Lott	18	Wife	—	Georgia
76	Francis Lott	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
77	Virgil Mckinnon	44	Head	Farmer	Georgia
78	Lucille Mckinnon	38	Wife	—	Georgia
79	Juanita Mckinnon	18	Daughter	—	Georgia
80	Jack Mckinnon	17	Son	—	Georgia

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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