Rufus Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lafayette-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Rufus Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lafayette-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lafayette-County, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 8
1935 Residence (County)	Lafayette
Additional Details
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Grocery Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Merchant
Township / Ward	Ward 8
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 Rufus	Age	Birth yr
Needa Smith	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Mary Smith	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Wanda Smith	Daughter	—	22	~1918
May Smith	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Rufus Smith	Head	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Lafayette, Louisiana

Head, age 30

Lafayette, Louisiana · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Grocery store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Lafayette, Louisiana

Head, age 42

Lafayette, Louisiana · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Department Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Lafayette-County, Louisiana

Head, age 52

Lafayette-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 8
1935 Residence (County)	Lafayette
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Grocery Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Rufus Smith

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Louisiana

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01409-00169)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Beulah Lapeyrouse	18	Dtr-in-law	—	Louisiana
42	Robert Labbe	23	Head	Merchant	Louisiana
43	Forest Alleman	26	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
44	Ida Alleman	25	Wife	—	Louisiana
45	Sadie Alleman	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
46	Evelyn Alleman	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
47	Adam Alleman	1	Son	—	Louisiana
48	Wilfred Short	9	Nephew	—	Louisiana
49	Hiare Hoffpauir	80	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
50	Emily Harrington	17	Grand dtr	—	Louisiana
51	Roy Harrington	52	Son	Farmer	Louisiana
52	Viney Harrington	52	Daughter-in-law	—	Louisiana
53	Alexide Howard	33	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
54	Mabel Howard	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
55	Alvin Howard	4	Son	—	Louisiana
56	Jeanne Howard	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
57	Amelia Howard	37	Sister	—	Louisiana
58	Zora L. Smith	61	Head	—	Louisiana
59	Dasha Smith	59	Sister	—	Louisiana
60	John Risin	62	Bro-in-law	—	Texas
61	Elvina Risin	55	Sister	—	Louisiana
62	Rufus Smith THIS PERSON	52	Head	Merchant	Louisiana
63	May H. Smith	51	Wife	—	Louisiana
64	Mary L. Smith	25	Daughter	School Teacher	Louisiana
65	Wanda Mae Smith	22	Daughter	School Teacher	Louisiana
66	Needa L. Smith	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
67	Mayo Stutes	55	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
68	Marie Stutes	53	Wife	—	Louisiana
69	Henry Stutes	19	Son	—	Louisiana
70	Ruth Stutes	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
71	Oliver Gabriel	43	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
72	Olive Gabriel	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
73	Wilson Gabriel	20	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
74	Wheaton Gabriel	18	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
75	Ernest Gabriel	15	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
76	Bertrand Gabriel	14	Son	—	Louisiana
77	Madina Gabriel	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
78	Curtis Gabriel	10	Son	—	Louisiana
79	Thelma Gabriel	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
80	Glannis Gabriel	7	Son	—	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.

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