Theodore Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Owen-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Theodore Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Owen-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Owen-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Theodore
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	District 4
1935 Residence (County)	Owen
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	District 4
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Theodore	Age	Birth yr
Thelma Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Theodore Smith	Head	—	52	~1888
Gilbert Smith	Son	—	26	~1914
Bessie Smith	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Owen, Kentucky

Head, age 31

Owen, Kentucky · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Theodore
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Owen, Kentucky

Head, age 42

Owen, Kentucky · implied b. ~1888 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Theodore
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Owen-County, Kentucky

Head, age 52

Owen-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Theodore
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	District 4
1935 Residence (County)	Owen
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Theodore Smith

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Owen-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01347-00286)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter Cook	25	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
2	Beckham Cook	19	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
3	Irvin Cook	15	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
4	Maggie Cook	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
5	James Cook	4	Son	—	Kentucky
6	Fred Smith	29	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
7	Zula Smith	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
8	Eugene Smith	7	Son	—	Kentucky
9	Anabell Smith	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
10	Elza Smoot	67	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
11	Elton Smoot	31	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
12	Joy Smoot	26	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
13	Lucy Smoot	21	Daughter	—	Kentucky
14	Opal Smoot	19	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Willard Smoot	14	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Frances Smoot	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Bert Chinning	68	Lodger	—	Kentucky
18	Clarence Wright	23	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
19	Elois Wright	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
20	Ronald Wright	2	Son	—	Kentucky
21	Shirley Wright	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
22	Charles Clanion	49	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
23	Beaty Clanion	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
24	Lloyd Howe	35	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
25	Gertie Howe	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
26	Theodore Smith THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
27	Bessie Smith	51	Wife	—	Kentucky
28	Gilbert Smith	26	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
29	Thelma Mae Smith	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	Chester Smith	23	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
31	Lockett Smith	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	W. J. Smith	4	Son	—	Kentucky
33	Clarence Smith	2	Son	—	Kentucky
34	B. K. Smith	1	Son	—	Kentucky
35	W. B. Clements	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
36	Luckett Clements	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
37	Zella Clements	79	Mother	—	Kentucky
38	Lucile Clements	47	Sister	—	Kentucky
39	Corena Clements	41	Sister	—	Kentucky
40	Rosa Rowena Clements	39	Sister	—	Kentucky

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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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