Louise Smith — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Evangeline-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Louise Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Evangeline-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 9-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Evangeline-County, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Louise
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Evangeline
Additional Details
Class of Worker	H
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Police Jury Ward 1
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Louise	Age	Birth yr
Bertha Smith	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Reta Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Hazel Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Adam Smith	Head	—	40	~1900
Joseph Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Leonard Smith	Son	—	16	~1924
Clarence Smith	Son	—	4	~1936
Joseph Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
Louise Smith	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Evangeline, Louisiana

Spouse, age 19

Evangeline, Louisiana · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Louisa
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	French
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Evangeline, Louisiana

Other, age 28

Evangeline, Louisiana · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Louisa
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Evangeline-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 37

Evangeline-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Louise
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Evangeline
Class of Worker	H
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Louise Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Louise Smith

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

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Evangeline-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01400-00256)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elie La Fleur	18	Son	—	Louisiana
2	Dewey La Fleur	14	Son	—	Louisiana
3	Eva Mae La Fleur	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
4	Walter Soileau	39	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
5	Adal Soileau	34	Wife	—	Louisiana
6	Walter Jr. Soileau	12	Son	—	Louisiana
7	Earl John Soileau	3	Son	—	Galveston
8	Preville Manual	48	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
9	Omessine Manual	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
10	Rodney Manual	12	Son	—	Louisiana
11	Jessie Manual	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
12	Alford Mrs. Bargas	82	Mother-in-law	—	Louisiana
13	Jimmie Deville	31	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
14	Agnes Deville	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
15	Bertha Belle Deville	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
16	Geraldine Deville	8	Son	—	Louisiana
17	Jimmie Jean Deville	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Woodrow Deville	2	Son	—	Louisiana
19	Sidney Mrs. Le Fleur	49	Head	—	Louisiana
20	Elvis Soileau	40	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
21	Louisa Soileau	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
22	Guy Soileau	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
23	Irene Soileau	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
24	Elwood Soileau	15	Son	—	Louisiana
25	Verna Mae Soileau	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
26	Bettie Jane Soileau	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
27	Kirby Soileau	32	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
28	Hedi Soileau	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Maddison Soileau	9	Son	—	Louisiana
30	Adam Jr. Smith	40	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
31	Louise Smith THIS PERSON	37	Wife	—	Louisiana
32	Leonard Smith	16	Son	Farmer	Louisiana
33	Hazel Smith	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
34	Bertha Annie Smith	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
35	Joseph Smith	10	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Joseph Ferdie Smith	8	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Clarence Lee Smith	4	Son	—	Louisiana
38	Reta Rene Smith	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
39	Edvile Marcantel	48	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
40	Mayrante Marcantel	44	Wife	—	Louisiana

Search for Louise Smith

All Louise Smith Census Records Discover Smith Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data