Milton Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Milton Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Alice — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Milton
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Belleville Village
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	parts salesman
Industry	auto service
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Parts Salesman
Township / Ward	Belleville Village
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Milton	Age	Birth yr
Milton Smith	Head	—	31	~1909
Allen Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Ruth Smith	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Son, age 11

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Milton C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Son, age 21

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Milton G.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Automobile
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 31

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Milton
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Belleville Village
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	parts salesman
Industry	auto service
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edward Smith

b. ~1857

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Alice Smith

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Milton Smith

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

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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 — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01836-00513)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Fry	21	Daughter	—	Michigan
2	John Utter	55	Head	Pasturizer	Michigan
3	Bessie Utter	52	Wife	—	Michigan
4	Norman Miller	37	Head	—	Michigan
5	Hazel Miller	33	Wife	—	Michigan
6	Norman Jr Miller	15	Son	—	Michigan
7	Elmer Miller	12	Son	—	Michigan
8	Aileen Miller	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
9	Clarence Fulkersen	39	Head	Air Plane Mechanic	Massachusetts
10	Josephine Fulkersen	38	Wife	—	New York
11	Clarence Fulkersen	10	Son	—	Michigan
12	Mary Ann Fulkersen	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Arthur Fulkersen	2	Son	—	Michigan
14	Carl Schaal	59	Head	Laborer	Germany
15	Hazel Schaal	57	Wife	—	Michigan
16	Robert Schaal	25	Son	Printer	California
17	Jean Schaal	27	Daughter	—	Minnesota
18	John Mcrae	30	Head	Accountant	Canada Eng
19	Josephine Mcrae	30	Wife	—	Michigan
20	Rodney Mcrae	5	Son	—	Michigan
21	Joan Mcrae	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
22	Darryl Raymond	50	Head	Truck Driver	Michigan
23	Josephine Raymond	49	Wife	—	Michigan
24	Donald Raymond	16	Son	—	Michigan
25	Darryl Jr Raymond	12	Son	—	Michigan
26	Harry Dunham	63	Head	Carpenter	Michigan
27	Elva D Dunham	65	Wife	—	Michigan
28	Milton Smith THIS PERSON	31	Head	Parts Salesman	Michigan
29	Ruth Smith	31	Wife	—	Michigan
30	Allen Smith	1	Son	—	Michigan
31	John Savage	39	Head	Rural Mail Carrier	Michigan
32	Freda Savage	36	Wife	—	Michigan
33	Joice Savage	14	Daughter	—	Michigan
34	Rae Savage	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
35	Gordon Graff	25	Head	Engineer	New York
36	Ruth Graff	25	Wife	—	New York
37	Earl Feight	30	Head	Riveter	Iowa
38	Marjorie Feight	23	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Rae Ann Feight	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
40	John Sterling	53	Head	Driver	Michigan

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Milton

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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