Mattie Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Harlan-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Mattie Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Harlan-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Harlan-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Fannin
Additional Details
Occupation	Keeping Boarding Home
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	520
Hours Worked	84
Highest Grade	G 6
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Keeping Boarding Home
Township / Ward	Lynch
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mattie	Age	Birth yr
Elvena Smith	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Ace Smith	Head	—	43	~1897
Earl Ross	Other	—	23	~1917
Grace Ross	Other	—	20	~1920
Festus Ross	Other	—	25	~1915
L Redmon	Other	—	34	~1906
Bill Mock	Other	—	42	~1898
Ida Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
Mattie Smith	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Harlan, Kentucky

Spouse, age 22

Harlan, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Harlan, Kentucky

Other, age 33

Harlan, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Harlan-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 42

Harlan-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Fannin
Occupation	Keeping Boarding Home
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	520
Hours Worked	84
Highest Grade	G 6
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Mattie Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Kentucky

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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 — Harlan-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01314-00546)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Freda Marshall	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	Wesley Norris	37	Head	Machinist	Tennessee
43	Gertrude Norris	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Ada Norris	8	Son	—	Kentucky
45	Kathyline Norris	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
46	Oakley Lewis	28	Head	Miner	Kentucky
47	Maude Lewis	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
48	Buford Lewis	1	Son	—	Kentucky
49	David B. Mcdaniels	51	Head	Shot Firer	Tennessee
50	Virgie Mcdaniels	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
51	Helena Mcdaniels	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky
52	David Mcdaniels	16	Son	—	Kentucky
53	Russell Mcdaniels	13	Son	—	Kentucky
54	Ruth Mcdaniels	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
55	Paul Mcdaniels	4	Son	—	Kentucky
56	Namon Morris	27	Head	Miner	Kentucky
57	Rose Morris	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
58	Jerry Morris	5	Son	—	Kentucky
59	John T. Salters	43	Head	Coal Miner	Alabama
60	Marguerite Salters	43	Wife	—	Scotland
61	Jacqueline Salters	17	Daughter	—	Alabama
62	Jane Salters	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
63	Joe Montemitro	42	Head	Stone Mason	Italy
64	Marguerite Montemitro	38	Wife	—	Italy
65	Romeo Montemitro	16	Son	—	Kentucky
66	Ace Smith	43	Head	Miner	Tennessee
67	Mattie Smith THIS PERSON	42	Wife	Keeping Boarding Home	Tennessee
68	Elvena Smith	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
69	Ida Smith	8	Son	—	Georgia
70	Grace Ross	20	Servant	—	Georgia
71	Bill Mock	42	Boarder	Miner	Virginia
72	Earl Ross	23	Boarder	Miner	Georgia
73	Festus Ross	25	Boarder	Shot Firer	Georgia
74	L. P. Redmon	34	Boarder	Miner	Tennessee
75	Angelo Siciliano	40	Head	Trackman	Italy
76	Grace Siciliano	44	Wife	—	Italy
77	Frank Siciliano	22	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
78	Carmela Siciliano	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky
79	Elena Siciliano	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky
80	Guy Siciliano	16	Son	—	Kentucky

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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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