Rufus Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tipton-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Rufus Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tipton-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tipton-County, Tennessee
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	N
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tipton
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil District No 1
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rufus	Age	Birth yr
Catherine Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Will Smith	Son	—	1	~1939
Mary Smith	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Geo Whitley	Son	—	10	~1930
Rufus Smith	Head	—	29	~1911
Adell Neal	Other	—	50	~1890
Retha Williams	Other	—	2	~1938
Nola Boyd	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Wesley Jackson	Son	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Haywood, Tennessee

Other, age 10

Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Lauderdale, Tennessee

Other, age 20

Lauderdale, Tennessee · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Timber Cutter
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Tipton-County, Tennessee

Head, age 29

Tipton-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Rufus
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	N
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tipton
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Rufus Smith

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Tennessee

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1940 US Federal Census — Tipton-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03940-00112)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Annie M. Brown	45	Head	—	Tennessee
42	Mearer Bourne	58	Aunt	—	Tennessee
43	Rufus Smith THIS PERSON	29	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
44	Mary Smith	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
45	Geo E. Whitley	10	Son	—	Tennessee
46	Nola M. Boyd	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
47	Wesley C. Jackson	4	Son	—	Tennessee
48	Catherine Smith	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
49	Will Earnest Smith	1	Son	—	Tennessee
50	Retha M. Williams	2	Niece	—	Tennessee
51	Adell Neal	50	Mother	Farmer	Tennessee
52	John Tate	68	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
53	Cora Tate	63	Wife	—	Tennessee
54	Cast Vella Tate	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
55	Harry Jones	59	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Lillie Jones	46	Wife	—	Tennessee
57	Bernie Jones	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
58	James Jones	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
59	Billie Jones	15	Son	—	Tennessee
60	Hermon Jones	13	Son	—	Tennessee
61	Mellie B. Jones	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
62	Verble Jones	10	Son	—	Tennessee
63	Wilkie Jones	7	Son	—	Tennessee
64	Fronie Tate	28	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
65	Ethel Tate	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
66	Walter Rash	39	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
67	Maude Rash	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
68	Ruby Rash	17	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
69	Gladys Rash	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Arkansas
70	Juanita Rash	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	Virginia Rash	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Emma Beaver	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
73	Shergon Smith	37	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
74	Maggie Smith	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
75	Shergon Jr. Smith	7	Son	—	Tennessee
76	Christine Smith	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	Luther Rose	33	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
78	Lucielle Rose	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
79	Fay Rene Rose	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
80	Richard Daugherty	15	Step Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois

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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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