Pearl Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Pearl Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	3rd Magisterial District
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	3Rd Magisterial District
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Pearl	Age	Birth yr
Velma Smith	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Marshall Smith	Head	—	30	~1910
Raymond Smith	Son	—	8	~1932
Chester Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Pearl Smith	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Kentucky

Spouse, age 21

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Jefferson, Kentucky

Other, age 32

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 43

Jefferson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	3rd Magisterial District
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Hours Worked	5
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Pearl Smith

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

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Jefferson-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01321-00794)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Eva Withers	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
42	Henry Voglesong	60	Head	Machinist	Kentucky
43	Tillie Voglesong	55	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Marshall Smith	30	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
45	Pearl Smith THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
46	Chester Smith	10	Son	—	Kentucky
47	Raymond Smith	8	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Velma Smith	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
49	Claude Rodgers	30	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
50	Nancy Rodgers	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
51	Hubert Meekers	22	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
52	Dimple Meekers	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
53	Arven Murray	16	Brother in law	—	Kentucky
54	Grover Nash	24	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
55	Isabell Nash	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	Wilbur Nash	4	Son	—	Kentucky
57	Rodney Nash	2	Son	—	Kentucky
58	Fred Nash	0	Son	—	Kentucky
59	Francis Mccrary	24	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
60	Liza Mccrary	47	Mother	—	Kentucky
61	Homer Mccrary	20	Brother	Laborer	Kentucky
62	Edward Mccrary	17	Brother	New Worker	Kentucky
63	William Mccrary	16	Brother	New Worker	Kentucky
64	Lettie Mccrary	11	Sister	—	Kentucky
65	Jennie Mae Mccrary	8	Sister	—	Kentucky
66	Paul Alunn	22	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
67	Lucinda Alunn	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
68	Bernice Alunn	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
69	Harvey Graybill	74	Head	Stationary Engineer	Pennsylvania
70	Mattie Graybill	65	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	William D. Blank	56	Head	Proprietor	Kentucky
72	Bess N. Blank	57	Wife	—	Kentucky
73	James B. Neill	70	Father in law	—	Kentucky
74	Katherine Harper	20	Housekeeper	Housework	Kentucky
75	Bree King	34	Head	Linesman	Kentucky
76	Ruby King	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
77	James M. King	10	Son	—	Kentucky
78	Charlotte King	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
79	Nora King	63	Head	—	Kentucky
80	James King	35	Son	Body Build Up	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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