Madeline Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Madeline Smith across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Head Born: Canada-English Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Madeline
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Canada-English
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-english
Township / Ward	Buffalo
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Madeline	Age	Birth yr
Benjamin Smith	Son	—	13	~1927
Herbert Smith	Son	—	16	~1924
Margaret Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Marian Smith	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Richard Smith	Son	—	15	~1925
Madeline Smith	Head	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1930

Erie, New …

Spouse, age 31

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Madeline M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada-English
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Canada-English
Mother's Birthplace	Canada-English
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-english

1940

Erie-County, New …

Head, age 41

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Madeline
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Canada-English
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-english

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Madeline Smith

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · New York

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02837-00304)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thomas Poreda	21	Son	Salesman	New York
42	Sigmund Poreda	18	Son	New Worker	New York
43	John Zon	36	Head	Molder	New York
44	Beatrice Zon	34	Wife	—	New York
45	John Jr Zon	6	Son	—	New York
46	Leonard Zon	5	Son	—	New York
47	John Binda	58	Head	Cabinet-Maker	Poland
48	Stanley Binda	24	Son	Clerk	New York
49	Theodore Binda	23	Son	Machine Operator	New York
50	Florence Binda	10	Daughter	—	New York
51	Matthew Galedz	28	Head	Shoemaker	New York
52	Mary Galedz	24	Wife	—	New York
53	Edward Sepp	28	Head	Meat Cutter	New York
54	Laura Sepp	23	Wife	—	New York
55	Frederick Sepp	20	Son	New Worker	New York
56	Howard Sepp	17	Son	—	New York
57	Rose Hines	47	Head	—	New York
58	Victoria Hines	28	Daughter	Hand Crocheting	New York
59	Almar Myreng	44	Head	—	Norway
60	Marybel Myreng	33	Wife	—	Norway
61	Ralph Myreng	9	Son	—	New York
62	Jack Myreng	8	Son	—	New York
63	Almar Myreng	6	Son	—	New York
64	Madeline Smith THIS PERSON	41	Head	—	Canada-English
65	Herbert Smith	16	Son	—	New York
66	Richard Smith	15	Son	—	New York
67	Benjamin Smith	13	Son	—	New York
68	Margaret Smith	11	Daughter	—	New York
69	Marian Smith	4	Daughter	—	New York
70	Herbert Schwab	41	Head	Truck Driver	New York
71	Irene Schwab	42	Wife	—	New York
72	Pearl Schwab	19	Daughter	Hat Maker	New York
73	Marian Schwab	18	Daughter	New Worker	New York
74	Richard Schwab	16	Son	—	New York
75	Irene Schwab	14	Daughter	—	New York
76	Herbert Jr Schwab	13	Son	—	New York
77	Doris Schwab	11	Daughter	—	New York
78	Thomas Schwab	9	Son	—	New York
79	William Schwab	8	Son	—	New York
80	Donald Schwab	6	Son	—	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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