Norman Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cass-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Norman Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cass-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents T & Louise — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cass-County, Iowa
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Norman
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Benton Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cass
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming & Road work
Industry	Road work
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No 12
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farming & Road Work
Township / Ward	Benton Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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 Norman	Age	Birth yr
Lorraine Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Norman Smith	Head	—	34	~1906
Lloyd Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Hazel Smith	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Cass, Iowa

Son, age 14

Cass, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Norman R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Cass, Iowa

Head, age 24

Cass, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Norman
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Cass-County, Iowa

Head, age 34

Cass-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Norman
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Benton Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Cass
Occupation	Farming & Road work
Industry	Road work
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No 12
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

T Smith

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Louise Smith

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Norman Smith

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Iowa

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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 — Cass-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01145-00211)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
42	Everett Breesch	43	Head	Farming	Iowa
43	Eva Breesch	28	Wife	—	Missouri
44	Everett Jr. Breesch	9	Son	—	Iowa
45	Evelyn Breesch	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
46	Evona Breesch	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
47	Elvin Breesch	2	Son	—	Iowa
48	Norman Smith THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farming & Road Work	Iowa
49	Hazel Smith	35	Wife	—	Missouri
50	Lloyd Smith	10	Son	—	Iowa
51	Lorraine Smith	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
52	Richard Cagen	33	Head	Hired Farm Hand	Iowa
53	Alberta Cagen	25	Wife	—	Iowa
54	Dorthy Cagen	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
55	Watley Helmke	62	Head	Farming	Iowa
56	Eliza Helmke	62	Wife	—	Iowa
57	Kenneth Cabeen	23	Son-in-law	Farming	Iowa
58	Elisbeth Cabeen	22	Daughter	—	Iowa
59	Harley Templeman	28	Head	Farming	Iowa
60	Ruth Templeman	26	Wife	—	Iowa
61	Ronald Templeman	6	Son	—	Iowa
62	Norman Templeman	3	Son	—	Iowa
63	William Hansen	51	Head	Farming	Iowa
64	Dorothy Hansen	45	Wife	—	Iowa
65	Charlotte Hansen	20	Daughter	Housekeeping	Iowa
66	Verna Hall	41	Head	Farming	Iowa
67	Emma Hall	35	Wife	—	Minnesota
68	Charlotte Hall	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
69	Claire Aldrich	45	Head	Farming	Iowa
70	Hope Aldrich	44	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Genevieve Aldrich	21	Daughter	School Teacher	Iowa
72	Jack Aldrich	18	Son	Secretary	Iowa
73	Betty Lou Aldrich	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
74	Harry Tithmann	28	Head	Farming	Iowa
75	Elna Tithmann	22	Wife	—	Iowa
76	Shirley Ann Tithmann	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
77	Gerald Tithmann	1	Son	—	Iowa
78	Arlie Horter	33	Head	Farming	Iowa
79	Julia Horter	30	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Gary Dean Horter	2	Son	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Norman

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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