Margaret Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Penna Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia City
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna
Township / Ward	Philadelphia City
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Florence Smith	Daughter	—	33	~1907
Steven Smith	Head	—	57	~1883
Joseph Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Margaret Smith	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 31

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna
Father's Birthplace	Penna
Mother's Birthplace	Penna
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 42

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna
Age at First Marriage	34
Father's Birthplace	Penna
Mother's Birthplace	Penna
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 53

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Penna
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia City
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	penna

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Margaret Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Pennsylvania

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03688-00482)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harry Molitch	51	Head	Merchant Mfg	Russia
2	Esther Molitch	40	Wife	—	Russia
3	Benj. Greenstein	57	Head	Cleaning & Dyeing	Russia
4	Fanny Greenstein	52	Wife	—	Russia
5	Wm Sulah	31	Head	Cutter	New Jersey
6	Catherine Sulah	30	Wife	—	Penna
7	Wm. Jr. Sulah	4	Son	—	Penna
8	Harry Richman	24	Head	Manager	Penna
9	Beatrice Richman	20	Wife	—	Penna
10	Nathan Bomm	34	Head	Inspector	Russia
11	Shirley Bomm	29	Wife	Sez	Russia
12	Flora Bomm	5	Daughter	—	Penna
13	Melvin Bomm	2	Son	—	Penna
14	Mildred Bonner	28	Lodger	Housekeeper	Penna
15	Harry Richman	28	Head	Grocer	Penna
16	Bella Richman	26	Wife	—	Penna
17	Marvin Richman	3	Son	—	Penna
18	Leon Goldfeld	65	Head	Tailor	Russia
19	Sara Goldfeld	64	Wife	—	Russia
20	Faggie Levin	43	Daughter	—	Russia
21	Morton Corson	28	Head	Electrician	Penna
22	Elsa Corson	30	Wife	Operator	Russia
23	Herbert Corson	6	Son	—	Penna
24	Ruth Corson	5	Daughter	—	Penna
25	Isaac Snyderman	51	Head	Tailor	Russia
26	Esther Snyderman	45	Wife	—	Russia
27	Leon Snyderman	25	Son	Presser	Penna
28	Joseph Snyderman	16	Son	Printer	Penna
29	Esther Shapiro	38	Head	—	Russia
30	David Shapiro	35	Son	Watch Instruments	Penna
31	Florence Shapiro	30	Daughter	—	Ohio
32	Milton Miller	17	Lodger	—	Penna
33	Stanley Slutsky	43	Head	Worker	Penna
34	Margaret Slutsky	39	Wife	—	Penna
35	Bernard Slutsky	13	Son	—	New Jersey
36	Steven Smith	57	Head	Fireman	Penna
37	Margaret Smith THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Penna
38	Florence Smith	33	Daughter	Huckster	Penna
39	Joseph Smith	19	Son	—	Penna
40	Sam Labowitz	66	Head	—	Romania

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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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