Marvin Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lauderdale-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this Marvin Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lauderdale-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Wheeler & Idona — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lauderdale-County, Alabama
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Marvin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Prec 14 Cloverdale
1935 Residence (County)	Lauderdale
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Prec 14 Cloverdale
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 Marvin	Age	Birth yr
Mazella Smith	Spouse	—	29	~1911
Edward Smith	Son	—	11	~1929
Levada Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Marvin Smith	Head	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Lauderdale, Alabama

Son, age 11

Lauderdale, Alabama · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Marvin
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Lauderdale, Alabama

Head, age 21

Lauderdale, Alabama · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Marvin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Lauderdale-County, Alabama

Head, age 31

Lauderdale-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Marvin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Prec 14 Cloverdale
1935 Residence (County)	Lauderdale
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Our Model Tree links Marvin Smith across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Wheeler Smith (~0.92 confidence) and mother Idona Smith (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Wheeler Smith

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Idona Smith

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Marvin Smith

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · Alabama

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Lauderdale-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00050-00690)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clifton Burns	5	Son	—	Tennessee
2	William Jr. Burns	3	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Winford Burns	1	Son	—	Alabama
4	Hubert Farris	53	Head	Laborer	Alabama
5	Ella Farris	53	Wife	—	Alabama
6	Edail Farris	21	Son	Laborer	Alabama
7	Valin Farris	18	Daughter	—	Alabama
8	Cloria Farris	15	Son	—	Alabama
9	C. W. Young	41	Head	Farmer	Alabama
10	Minnie Young	37	Wife	—	Alabama
11	Earl Young	18	Son	—	Alabama
12	Adline Young	14	Daughter	—	Alabama
13	C. W. Jr. Young	12	Son	—	Alabama
14	Ray Young	11	Son	—	Alabama
15	Christine Young	8	Daughter	—	Alabama
16	Enloe Young	3	Son	—	Alabama
17	Ella Young	62	Head	Clerk	Alabama
18	Mary Smith	67	Servant	House Keeper	Germany
19	E. T. Shoals	35	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
20	Bill Shoals	30	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Robert Shoals	5	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Virginia Shoals	3	Daughter	—	Alabama
23	Betty Shoals	1	Son	—	Alabama
24	Alex Witt	28	Head	Laborer	Alabama
25	Bertha Witt	26	Wife	—	Alabama
26	J. H. Witt	4	Son	—	Alabama
27	Zynat Witt	2	Daughter	—	Alabama
28	Eunice Witt	63	Mother	—	Alabama
29	Robert Scott	30	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee
30	Eula Scott	32	Wife	—	Alabama
31	Bobby Scott	2	Son	—	Alabama
32	Jerry Lee Scott	0	Daughter	—	Alabama
33	David T. Murphy	35	Head	Laborer	Alabama
34	Leona Murphy	33	Wife	—	Alabama
35	Crissey Murphy	3	Son	—	Alabama
36	Dagnell Murphy	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
37	Marvin Smith THIS PERSON	31	Head	Laborer	Alabama
38	Mazella Smith	29	Wife	—	Alabama
39	Edward Smith	11	Son	—	Alabama
40	Levada Smith	9	Daughter	—	Alabama

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Pedigree Summary

Marvin

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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