Luther Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Frio-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Luther Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Frio-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Frio-County, Texas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Luther O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Prec No 6
1935 Residence (County)	Frio
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	362
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Prec No 6
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 Luther	Age	Birth yr
Janell Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Mae Smith	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Son Smith	Son	—	13	~1927
Evelyn Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Luther Smith	Head	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Frio, Texas

Other, age 19

Frio, Texas · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Frio, Texas

Head, age 29

Frio, Texas · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Frio-County, Texas

Head, age 39

Frio-County, Texas · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Luther O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Prec No 6
1935 Residence (County)	Frio
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	362
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Luther Smith

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Texas

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1940 US Federal Census — Frio-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04036-00272)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Juan Salinas	38	Head	Farmer	Mexico
42	Efecis Salinas	35	Wife	—	Mexico
43	Tomasita Salinas	28	Daughter	Farmer	Mexico
44	Concepcion Salinas	55	Son	Farmer	Mexico
45	Luther O Smith THIS PERSON	39	Head	Operator	Texas
46	Mae Smith	37	Wife	—	Texas
47	Son Smith	13	Son	—	Texas
48	Evelyn Mae Smith	11	Daughter	—	Texas
49	Janell Smith	7	Daughter	—	Texas
50	Ben Landrum	38	Head	Laborer	Texas
51	Virginia Landrum	22	Wife	—	Texas
52	Allie V Landrum	6	Daughter	—	Texas
53	Bennie Ray Landrum	5	Son	—	Texas
54	Carroll Lee Landrum	2	Son	—	Texas
55	Santiago Castro	38	Head	Laborer	Mexico
56	Maria Castro	27	Wife	—	Mexico
57	Gaetano Castro	12	Son	—	Texas
58	Maria Antonia Castro	6	Daughter	—	Texas
59	Santiago Jr Castro	4	Son	—	Texas
60	Elena Castro	2	Daughter	—	Texas
61	H. B. White	45	Head	Operator	Texas
62	Ida Mae White	37	Wife	—	Texas
63	Vernon White	21	Son	Laborer	Texas
64	Joe White	16	Son	Laborer	Texas
65	Anna Mae White	11	Daughter	—	Texas
66	Eavis Baldera	60	Head	Laborer	Mexico
67	George Baldera	8	Son	—	Texas
68	Martine De Leon	52	Head	Laborer	Mexico
69	Ramona De Leon	33	Wife	—	Mexico
70	Delfino De Leon	20	Son	Laborer	Texas
71	Adventino De Leon	16	Son	Laborer	Texas
72	Marcelino De Leon	13	Son	—	Texas
73	Helen De Leon	11	Daughter	—	Texas
74	Extra De Leon	9	Daughter	—	Texas
75	S. A. Dukes	62	Head	Operator	Texas
76	Fanny Mary Dukes	62	Sister	—	Texas
77	Leland Rothman	37	Head	Operator	Texas
78	Evelyn Rothman	30	Wife	—	Texas
79	R. B. Jr Rothman	8	Son	—	Texas
80	Mary Lee Rothman	7	Daughter	—	Texas

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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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