Martin Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Martin Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Martin L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Columbus
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	G-8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Columbus
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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 Martin	Age	Birth yr
Reed Clark	Other	—	31	~1909
Martin Smith	Head	—	74	~1866
Estella Smith	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Helen Clark	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Forest Breunig	Other	—	32	~1908
Vada Clark	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Ohio

Head, age 53

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1867 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Martin V
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Franklin, Ohio

Head, age 64

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1866 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	50
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Franklin-County, Ohio

Head, age 74

Franklin-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1866 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Martin L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Columbus
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	G-8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Martin Smith

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03246-00501)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lawrence Raymond	38	Head	Superintendent	Ohio
42	Violetta Raymond	28	Wife	—	Ohio
43	Laverna Raymond	15	Son	—	Ohio
44	Charles R. Raymond	8	Son	—	Ohio
45	Russell Quigley	45	Head	Attendant	Ohio
46	Mary Quigley	33	Wife	Shoe Worker	Ohio
47	Charles Twaddle	61	Head	Grocer	Ohio
48	Martha Twaddle	60	Wife	—	Ohio
49	Charles Bennett	41	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
50	Gertrude Bennett	41	Wife	—	Ohio
51	Robert Bennett	20	Son	Shipping Clerk	Ohio
52	Herman Lash	33	Head	Clerk	Ohio
53	Gladys Lash	29	Wife	—	Ohio
54	John Betty Lash	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
55	John Lash	7	Son	—	Ohio
56	Richard Lash	5	Son	—	Ohio
57	Phyllis Lash	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
58	William Lash	3	Son	—	Ohio
59	Bennie Lash	1	Son	—	Ohio
60	Rose Lash	53	Mother	—	Ohio
61	Sylvia Lash	27	Sister	Shoper	Ohio
62	Martin L. Smith THIS PERSON	74	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
63	Estella Smith	57	Wife	—	Ohio
64	Reed E. Clark	31	Son-in-law	Signal Man	Ohio
65	Helen Clark	32	Daughter	Seamstress	Ohio
66	Vada M. Clark	10	Daughter	—	W. Virginia
67	Forest Breunig	32	Roomer	Helper	Ohio
68	Sue Nicholas	69	Head	—	England
69	Nanna Myers	67	Sister	—	England
70	Nettie Phillips	66	Roomer	Maid	Ohio
71	Velma Harrod	64	Roomer	Clerk	Ohio
72	Walter Price	32	Head	Waiter	Germany
73	Elizabeth Price	37	Wife	—	W. Virginia
74	Betty Price	20	Daughter	Helper	W. Virginia
75	Norma Price	17	Daughter	—	W. Virginia
76	Charles Hall	33	Brother-in-law	Credit Man	W. Virginia
77	Forrest Hunter	25	Head	Musician	Ohio
78	Alice Hunter	21	Wife	—	Ohio
79	Elizabeth Morris	69	Head	Housewife	Ohio
80	Byron Hurst	25	Head	Shipping Clerk	Ohio

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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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