Sylvia Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dunn-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this Sylvia Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dunn-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dunn-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sylvia
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Town of Weston
1935 Residence (County)	Dunn
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Town Of Weston
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sylvia	Age	Birth yr
Victor Smith	Son	—	18	~1922
Claire Smith	Head	—	41	~1899
Sylvia Smith	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Dunn, Wisconsin

Spouse, age 21

Dunn, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sylvia L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Dunn, Wisconsin

Other, age 31

Dunn, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1899 — 13 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sylvia
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Dunn-County, Wisconsin

Spouse, age 41

Dunn-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Sylvia
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Town of Weston
1935 Residence (County)	Dunn
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Sylvia Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Wisconsin

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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 — Dunn-County, Wisconsin Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04476-00746)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lyle Fritz	22	son	Laborer	Wisconsin
2	May Fritz	22	daughter	—	Wisconsin
3	William K Mutherson	64	head	Farmer	Wisconsin
4	Myrtie Mutherson	59	wife	—	Wisconsin
5	Sophie Young	82	mother-in-law	—	Wisconsin
6	Claire L Smith	41	head	Farmer	Wisconsin
7	Sylvia Smith THIS PERSON	41	wife	—	Wisconsin
8	Victor Smith	18	son	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
9	Charles X Ballard	65	head	—	Wisconsin
10	Emma Ballard	65	wife	—	Wisconsin
11	Anthony X Decker	82	head	—	Wisconsin
12	Harriet Decker	78	wife	—	Wisconsin
13	Leonard Catnode	15	grandson	—	Wisconsin
14	Theodore Homme	29	head	Laborer	Wisconsin
15	Alice X Homme	28	wife	—	Canada-English
16	August Zichme	42	lodger	Carpenter	Wisconsin
17	Walter Utter	22	lodger	Carpenter	Wisconsin
18	Charles Utter	71	lodger	Carpenter	Wisconsin
19	William Kiter	37	head	Laborer	Wisconsin
20	Alta X Kiter	26	wife	—	Wisconsin
21	Betty Kiter	8	daughter	—	Wisconsin
22	Robert Kiter	6	son	—	Wisconsin
23	Orville Jr Kiter	3	son	—	Wisconsin
24	Frank Hunt	66	head	—	Canada-English
25	Blanche Hunt	61	wife	—	New Hampshire
26	Harry Ogden	34	head	Laborer	Wisconsin
27	Edith X Ogden	30	wife	—	Wisconsin
28	Elaine Ogden	11	daughter	—	Wisconsin
29	Edward Ogden	10	son	—	Wisconsin
30	Richard Ogden	7	son	—	Wisconsin
31	Audrey Ogden	6	daughter	—	Wisconsin
32	William Vernon	39	head	Truck Driver	Wisconsin
33	Viola X Vernon	28	wife	—	Wisconsin
34	Kenneth Vernon	9	son	—	Wisconsin
35	Irene Vernon	8	daughter	—	Wisconsin
36	Kathleen Vernon	5	daughter	—	Wisconsin
37	Gerald Vernon	2	son	—	Wisconsin
38	William Moore	79	head	—	Wisconsin
39	Barbara X Moore	72	wife	—	Michigan
40	Milton Moore	56	head	Laborer	Wisconsin

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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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