Sophia Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Erie, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Sophia Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Erie, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1881), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1881 Female Spouse Born: Pennsylvania Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Erie, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sophia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Township / Ward	Vermilion Township
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sophia	Age	Birth yr
Charles Smith	Head	—	58	~1872
Roger Smith	Son	—	8	~1922
Harold Smith	Son	—	13	~1917
Lester Smith	Son	—	16	~1914
Sophia Smith	Spouse	—	49	~1881
Charles Smith	Son	—	20	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, Ohio

Spouse, age 38

Erie, Ohio · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sophia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1930

Erie, Ohio

Spouse, age 49

Erie, Ohio · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sophia
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

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Our Model Tree links Sophia Smith across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Erie, Ohio, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Sophia Smith

Spouse · 1930 · age 49 · b. ~1881 · Ohio

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Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Erie, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1791:0310)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank P Ritzberg	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
2	Lucerne Ritzberg	54	Wife	—	Ohio
3	Frank J Ritzberg	22	Son	Farmer	Ohio
4	Irene G Ritzberg	22	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Raymond W Ritzberg	20	Son	Laborer	Ohio
6	Joseph C Ritzberg	19	Son	Laborer	Ohio
7	Frank D Adams	54	Head	Farmer	Ohio
8	Louise H Adams	54	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Jacob L Roll	57	Head	Farmer	Ohio
10	Anna B Roll	55	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
11	Andrew E Mason	68	Head	—	Ohio
12	Mary J Mason	60	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Lloyd R Mason	41	Son	Farmer	Ohio
14	Beryl M Basinger	22	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Charles H Smith	58	Head	Farmer	Ohio
16	Sophia Smith THIS PERSON	49	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
17	Charles J Smith	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
18	Lester G Smith	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
19	Harold J Smith	13	Son	—	Ohio
20	Roger L Smith	8	Son	—	Ohio
21	Henry Hauff	52	Head	Farmer	Germany
22	Frankie Hauff	70	Wife	—	Germany
23	Otto B Sutton	36	Head	Farmer	Ohio
24	Mertie Sutton	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
25	Joseph Kovacic	52	Head	Farmer	Yugoslavia
26	Mary Kovacic	43	Wife	—	Yugoslavia
27	Mary Kovacic	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	Joseph Jr Kovacic	16	Son	—	Ohio
29	Anna Kovacic	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
30	Caroline Kovacic	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
31	Albert Conall	30	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
32	Matilda Conall	23	Wife	—	Ohio
33	Richard L Conall	2	Son	—	Ohio
34	Fred Mahl	64	Head	—	Switzerland
35	Albert Mahl	36	Brother	Laborer	Switzerland
36	Ernest G Smith	47	Head	Laborer	Ohio
37	Mertie G Smith	43	Wife	—	Ohio
38	John Basch	42	Head	Machinist	Poland
39	Julia Basch	38	Wife	—	Michigan
40	Leonard Basch	15	Son	—	Michigan
41	Thomas Cook	63	Head	—	Ohio
42	Lloyd Ellis	51	Boarder	Baker	Ohio
43	George Jackson	45	Head	—	Ohio
44	Katie Jackson	45	Wife	—	Ohio
45	Alberta Jackson	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
46	Milton Jackson	8	Son	—	Ohio
47	Clara Jenkins	24	Daughter	—	Ohio
48	Louis Holloway	47	Head	Farmer	Hungary
49	Lydia Holloway	45	Wife	—	Hungary
50	Burton Holloway	15	Son	—	Ohio

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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