Pauline Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lincoln-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Pauline Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lincoln-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lincoln-County, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pauline
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Police Jury Ward 6
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Police Jury Ward 6
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Pauline	Age	Birth yr
Willie Smith	Head	—	46	~1894
Willie Smith	Son	—	12	~1928
Idyebma Smith	Son	—	15	~1925
Pauline Smith	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Lincoln, Louisiana

Spouse, age 22

Lincoln, Louisiana · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

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

1930

Lincoln, Louisiana

Other, age 33

Lincoln, Louisiana · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pauline
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Flower maker
Industry	Artificial Flowers
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Lincoln-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 43

Lincoln-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pauline
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Police Jury Ward 6
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Pauline Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Lincoln-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01411-00909)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Horace Alexander	25	Son	Senior Leader	Louisiana
2	Felton Alexander	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
3	Delton Alexander	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
4	Murphy Alexander	13	Son	—	Louisiana
5	Murphy Alexander	44	Brother-in-law	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
6	W. Dayl Carver	55	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
7	Ethel B. Carver	50	Wife	—	Louisiana
8	Willie Tanner	19	Head	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
9	Laura Tanner	17	Wife	—	Louisiana
10	Cella B. Tanner	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
11	Jeromia Tanner	0	Son	—	Louisiana
12	Howard Holder	40	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
13	Bertell Holder	38	Wife	—	Louisiana
14	Edward Holder	13	Son	—	Louisiana
15	Lorena Holder	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
16	J. Robert Holder	2	Son	—	Louisiana
17	George Fielder	67	Head	Water Carrier	Alabama
18	Sallie Fielder	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
19	Emma B. Billberry	58	Head	—	Louisiana
20	Hudson Billberry	30	Son	Lumber Checker	Louisiana
21	Dubay Billberry	28	Son	Machine Feeder	Arkansas
22	Thorton Billberry	19	Son	Machine Feeder	Louisiana
23	Albert Brown	28	Son-in-law	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
24	Emma Lou Brown	21	Daughter	—	Louisiana
25	J. Sidney Brown	12	Grandson	—	Louisiana
26	Willie Smith	46	Head	Farmer	Georgia
27	Pauline Smith THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Idyebma Smith	15	Son	—	Louisiana
29	Willie Smith	12	Son	—	Louisiana
30	Manson Driggers	84	Head	—	Alabama
31	Hattie Driggers	65	Wife	—	Louisiana
32	Clark Rowland	40	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
33	Ethel Rowland	36	Wife	—	Arkansas
34	Linnie Rowland	13	Son	—	Louisiana
35	Jessie Rowland	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
36	Will Skipper	37	Head	Cutting Ditches	Georgia
37	Pearl Skipper	27	Wife	—	Arkansas
38	Mary J. Skipper	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
39	Withernon Skipper	5	Son	—	Louisiana
40	V. Ruth Skipper	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana

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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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