Lillian Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Baltimore-City-County, Maryland

Our Model Tree links this Lillian Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Baltimore-City-County, Maryland (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Maryland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Baltimore-City-County, Maryland
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Baltimore City
1935 Residence (County)	Baltimore City
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	Baltimore City
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Lillian	Age	Birth yr
Marion Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Lorraine Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Sydney Smith	Head	—	16	~1924
Russell Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
Charles Smith	Son	—	2	~1938
Lillian Smith	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Baltimore, Maryland

Spouse, age 23

Baltimore, Maryland · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

Baltimore, Maryland

Spouse, age 34

Baltimore, Maryland · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lillian M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

Baltimore-City-County, Maryland

Spouse, age 43

Baltimore-City-County, Maryland · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Baltimore City
1935 Residence (County)	Baltimore City
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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Lillian Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Maryland

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1940 US Federal Census — Baltimore-City-County, Maryland Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01534-00169)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carrie @ Harding	66	Wife	—	Maryland
2	Elsworth L Harding	19	Son	Air Craft	Maryland
3	Doris M Harding	15	Daughter	—	Maryland
4	William L Berg	27	Son-in-law	Air Craft	Maryland
5	Vera N Berg	23	Daughter	Labeler	Maryland
6	Florence @ Mahan	47	Head	—	Maryland
7	William Carlisle	56	Head	—	Illinois
8	Ellen M Carlisle	53	Wife	—	Maryland
9	Catherine Carlisle	27	Daughter	—	Maryland
10	Ellen M Carlisle	22	Daughter	Wrapper	Maryland
11	Robert Carlisle	20	Son	Packer Helper	Maryland
12	Margaret @ Robinson	75	Head	—	Maryland
13	Mina Schapeld	52	Boarder	Sales Lady	Maryland
14	Adolph Onnen	47	Head	Druggist	Maryland
15	Sadie Onnen	40	Wife	—	Maryland
16	Audrey Onnen	25	Daughter	Clerk	Maryland
17	Billy @ Onnen	14	Daughter	—	Maryland
18	David A Sachs	46	Head	Tailor	Lithuania
19	Bessie Sachs	45	Wife	—	Lithuania
20	Melvin Sachs	15	Son	—	Maryland
21	Helen Sachs	14	Daughter	—	Maryland
22	Clarence Hale	40	Head	Riveter	Australia
23	Viola Hale	33	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
24	Frances Hale	16	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
25	Joseph Fabian	36	Head	Chauffeur	Maryland
26	Ella @ Fabian	33	Wife	—	Maryland
27	Joseph Fabian	14	Son	—	Maryland
28	Dorothy Fabian	13	Daughter	—	Maryland
29	James Fabian	11	Son	—	Maryland
30	Ethel Fabian	9	Daughter	—	Maryland
31	Robert Fabian	7	Son	—	Maryland
32	William Fabian	6	Son	—	Maryland
33	Albert Fabian	2	Son	—	Maryland
34	Raymond Fabian	0	Son	—	Maryland
35	Sydney @ Smith	16	Head	Watchman	Maryland
36	Lillian Smith THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Maryland
37	Marion Smith	13	Daughter	—	Maryland
38	Lorraine Smith	10	Daughter	—	Maryland
39	Russell Smith	8	Son	—	Maryland
40	Charles Smith	2	Son	—	Maryland

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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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