Victor Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Schoharie-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Victor Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Schoharie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ernest & Sylvia — first a head (b.~1919), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Schoharie-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Victor L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Broome
1935 Residence (County)	Schoharie
Additional Details
Occupation	Retail Clerk
Industry	Cigar Store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Retail Clerk
Township / Ward	Broome
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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 Victor	Age	Birth yr
Lana Smith	Daughter	—		~1940
Victor Smith	Head	—	21	~1919
Irma Smith	Spouse	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Schoharie, New …

Son, age 1

Schoharie, New York · implied b. ~1919 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Victor C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Schoharie, New …

Son, age 11

Schoharie, New York · implied b. ~1919 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Victor C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Schoharie-County, New …

Head, age 21

Schoharie-County, New York · implied b. ~1919 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Victor L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Broome
1935 Residence (County)	Schoharie
Occupation	Retail Clerk
Industry	Cigar Store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ernest Smith

b. ~1894

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Sylvia Smith

b. ~1899

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Victor Smith

Head · 1940 · age 21 · b. ~1919 · New York

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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 — Schoharie-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02778-00026)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leman Reed	37	Head	Truck Driver	New York
42	Marion Reed	33	Wife	—	New York
43	Lyndell Reed	15	Son	—	New York
44	Henry Reed	13	Son	—	New York
45	George Brown	13	Son	—	New York
46	George Engle	52	Head	Foreman	New York
47	Luella Engle	48	Wife	—	New York
48	Marion Engle	11	Daughter	—	New York
49	George W Engle	9	Son	—	New York
50	Mace Lorce	61	Head	Doctor	New York
51	Frances Lorce	50	Wife	—	New York
52	Samuel Bliss	62	Head	Trader \| Hunter	New York
53	Grace Bliss	62	Wife	—	New York
54	Laura Vincent	62	Head	—	New York
55	Irving L Vincent	21	Son	Laborer	New York
56	Gribble A Vincent	11	Daughter	—	New York
57	Clark Cornelius	76	Head	Retired	New York
58	Emma Cornelius	72	Wife	—	New York
59	Elizabeth Hotalling	56	Head	—	New York
60	Clancie Hotalling	33	Son	Laborer	New York
61	Harold Hotalling	29	Son	Pipe Fitter	New York
62	Victor Hotalling	18	Son	—	New York
63	Irene Hotalling	87	Mother	—	New York
64	Maude Van Tassell	59	Head	Farm	New York
65	Victor L Smith THIS PERSON	21	Head	Retail Clerk	New York
66	Irma Smith	20	Wife	—	New York
67	Lana \| Clara Smith	0	Daughter	—	New York
68	Charles Schwick	76	Head	Retired	Germany
69	Maggie Schwick	69	Wife	—	New York
70	John Durie	28	Head	Farmer	New Jersey
71	Dorothea Durie	49	Mother	—	New Jersey
72	Robert Durie	16	Brother	—	New Jersey
73	Lester Marx	38	Head	Farmer	Hungary
74	Julia Marx	37	Wife	—	Hungary
75	Addison Hallenbeck	67	Head	Farmer	New York
76	Hallenbeck	78	Wife	—	New York
77	William Holzer	42	Head	Farmer	New York
78	Bertha Holzer	40	Wife	—	New York
79	Emma Holzer	16	Daughter	—	New York
80	Charlie Holzer	15	Son	—	New York

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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