Maggie Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Madison-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Maggie Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Head Born: Tennessee Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Madison-County, Tennessee
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Maggie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson City
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Jackson City
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Maggie	Age	Birth yr
Maggie Smith	Head	—	49	~1891
Lucie Robinson	Other	—	67	~1873
Jake Robinson	Son	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Madison, Tennessee

Spouse, age 29

Madison, Tennessee · implied b. ~1891 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Maggie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Madison, Tennessee

Spouse, age 40

Madison, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Maggie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Madison-County, Tennessee

Head, age 49

Madison-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1891 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Maggie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson City
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Maggie Smith

Head · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Tennessee

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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 — Madison-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03917-00581)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Christine Riddle	8	daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Tommie Mae Riddle	4	daughter	—	Alabama
3	William J Flanagan	47	Head	Fireman	Tennessee
4	Irene Flanagan	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Alice Flanagan	17	daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Joy Flanagan	11	daughter	—	Tennessee
7	James Riley	28	Head	Local Manager	Tennessee
8	Florence Riley	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
9	Eva Nell Riley	9	daughter	—	Tennessee
10	Kitty Kay Riley	0	daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Granville Brissom	31	Head	Cook	Tennessee
12	Margrette Brissom	26	Wife	—	Florida
13	Joyce Ann Brissom	7	daughter	—	Tennessee
14	Patricia Brissom	2	daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Lemond Brissom	33	Head	Waiter	Tennessee
16	Freda Brissom	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
17	Swain Brissom	1	son	—	Tennessee
18	Robert Wilson	27	Head	Attendant	Tennessee
19	Mary Wilson	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
20	Oscar Lambert	52	Head	Car Inspector	Tennessee
21	Lola Mae Lambert	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Prascha Boyd	26	Head	Cook	Tennessee
23	Small Cathrine Boyd	13	daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Lizzie Shannon	45	mother	—	Tennessee
25	Rosa Taylor	70	Head	—	Mississippi
26	Martha Taylor	24	daughter	Cook	Kentucky
27	Queen Brown	23	In law	Cook	Tennessee
28	Hazel Brown	21	In law	House Clean	Tennessee
29	Rosie Kelly	39	Head	Cook	Tennessee
30	Willie W Woodson	67	Boarder	—	Tennessee
31	Lula Frye	50	Head	House Clean	Mississippi
32	Vera G Overby	16	daughter	—	Mississippi
33	James P Frye	14	son	—	Tennessee
34	Clarence W Frye	12	son	—	Tennessee
35	Ramona Frye	10	daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Syrthe White	9	grand daughter	—	Tennessee
37	Marcie Jones	70	mother	—	Mississippi
38	Maggie Smith THIS PERSON	49	Head	—	Tennessee
39	Lucie Robinson	67	Boarder	—	Mississippi
40	Jake Robinson	41	son	Sanitary Dept	Mississippi

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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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