Sidney Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bowie-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Sidney Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bowie-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jim — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bowie-County, Texas
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sidney S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Bowie
Additional Details
Occupation	Road
Industry	Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	38
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Road
Township / Ward	Justice Precinct 4
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Sidney	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Mary Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Sidney Smith	Head	—	32	~1908
Jim Smith	Other	—	70	~1870
Lenie Smith	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Bowie, Texas

Son, age 12

Bowie, Texas · implied b. ~1908 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sidney
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Bowie, Texas

Son, age 23

Bowie, Texas · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sidney
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Track laborer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Bowie-County, Texas

Head, age 32

Bowie-County, Texas · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sidney S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Bowie
Occupation	Road
Industry	Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	38
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Jim Smith

b. ~1870

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Sidney Smith

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Texas

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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 — Bowie-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03990-00436)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Tennie Cope	47	wife	—	Arkansas
42	Maggie Cope	19	daughter	—	Texas
43	H P Cope	14	son	—	Texas
44	Winland Stanley	19	Lodger	Laborer	Louisiana
45	Luke Caruthers	40	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
46	Annie Caruthers	31	Wife	—	Texas
47	Olline Caruthers	9	daughter	—	Texas
48	Raymond Slider	40	Head	Laborer	Texas
49	Irene Slider	36	Wife	—	Texas
50	Ray A Slider	13	son	—	Texas
51	Vardus R Slider	10	son	—	Texas
52	Velma L Slider	8	daughter	—	Texas
53	Rachel W Slider	5	son	—	Texas
54	Homer P Tidwell	38	Head	Manager	Texas
55	Essie L Tidwell	38	Wife	—	Texas
56	Jane A Tidwell	7	daughter	—	Texas
57	Sam B Bruce	69	Head	Work	Texas
58	Annie Bruce	63	Wife	—	Louisiana
59	John T Pryor	29	Head	Work	Texas
60	Ethel M Pryor	25	Wife	—	Texas
61	Lois D Pryor	9	daughter	—	Texas
62	J G Pryor	4	son	—	Texas
63	Sallie Moore	58	Head	—	Texas
64	Calvin Moore	28	son	—	Texas
65	George W Moore	31	Head	Work	Texas
66	Beulah Moore	24	Wife	—	Texas
67	Sidney S Smith THIS PERSON	32	Head	Road	Texas
68	Lenie D Smith	22	Wife	—	Texas
69	Mary G Smith	5	daughter	—	Texas
70	Beatrice Smith	2	daughter	—	Texas
71	Jim Smith	70	Father	—	Texas
72	Douglas Smith	20	Head	Road	Texas
73	Alta Smith	22	Wife	—	Texas
74	Charlie Busie	60	Head	Work	Tennessee
75	Sallie Busie	33	Wife	—	Texas
76	Laura S Busie	17	daughter	—	Texas
77	Billie Cottaway	13	stepson	—	Texas
78	Darris Cottaway	10	stepson	—	Texas
79	Van M Cottaway	6	stepson	—	Texas
80	John F Hall	45	Head	Work	Texas

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Sidney

Gen 1 · 1 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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