Thomas Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ira & Henrietta — first a son (b.~1914), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Son Born: California Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Oregon
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
1935 Residence (City)	Elgin Precinct 1
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Refrigeration
Industry	Commercial Private
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california
Occupation	Refrigeration
Township / Ward	Elgin Precinct 1
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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 Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Beulah Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Ira Smith	Head	—	66	~1874
Thomas Smith	Son	—	26	~1914
George Smith	Son	—	19	~1921
Henrietta Smith	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Union, Oregon

Son, age 5

Union, Oregon · implied b. ~1915 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Thomas S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1930

Union, Oregon

Son, age 15

Union, Oregon · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Thomas S.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Minnesota
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1940

Union-County, Oregon

Son, age 26

Union-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
1935 Residence (City)	Elgin Precinct 1
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Refrigeration
Industry	Commercial Private
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ira Smith

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Henrietta Smith

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Smith

Son · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Oregon

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Sibling

Beulah Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Smith

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03381-00101)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Brooke R. Galloway	41	Head	Farm Operator	Oregon
2	Nellie Galloway	43	Wife	—	Oregon
3	Delmar Galloway	14	Son	—	Oregon
4	Emma Galloway	61	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
5	Geo. Mcshain	57	Head	Farm Operator	Idaho
6	Alfred C. Hicks	63	Head	Farm Operator	Kansas
7	Silvia Hicks	59	Wife	—	Kansas
8	James Hicks	19	Son	—	Washington
9	Lonzy Wilson	52	Head	Carpenter	Missouri
10	Pat Wilson	47	Wife	—	Missouri
11	Richard Wilson	25	Son	Carpenter	Oregon
12	Junior Wilson	17	Son	Labour	California
13	Erley Wilson	15	Son	—	Oregon
14	Jesse Wilson	12	Daughter	—	Oregon
15	Sidney Wilson	10	Son	—	Oregon
16	Herbert L. Cook	58	Head	Farm Operator	Wisconsin
17	Bessie Cook	58	Wife	—	Kansas
18	Dell Lawrence	48	Sister in law	—	S. Dakota
19	Marvel Akers	34	Lodger	Teacher	Oregon
20	Ira Smith	66	Head	Operator	Illinois
21	Henrietta Smith	47	Wife	—	Minnesota
22	Thomas Smith THIS PERSON	26	Son	Refrigeration	California
23	George Smith	19	Son	Labour	Oregon
24	Beulah Smith	16	Daughter	—	Oregon
25	Ralph Smith	59	Head	Farm Operator	Illinois
26	Alice Smith	48	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Arthur Smith	27	Son	Laborer	Oregon
28	Albert Colburn	67	Head	Farm Operator	New Jersey
29	Charles H. Haefs	61	Head	Farm Operator	Wisconsin
30	Stella Haefs	51	Wife	—	Germany
31	Hazel Haefs	18	Daughter	—	Oregon
32	Alice Haefs	15	Daughter	—	Oregon

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Pedigree Summary

Thomas + 2 siblings

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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