Virgil Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fayette-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Virgil Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Robert & Stella — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fayette-County, Kentucky
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Virgil
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	R
Additional Details
Industry	Dairy Tenant Farmer
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Fayette
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Lexington
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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 Virgil	Age	Birth yr
William Smith	Son	—	10	~1930
Virgil Smith	Head	—	38	~1902
Duke Smith	Son	—	11	~1929
Anna Smith	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Fayette, Kentucky

Son, age 17

Fayette, Kentucky · implied b. ~1903 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Virgil
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Fayette, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Fayette, Kentucky · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Virgil
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	57
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Fayette-County, Kentucky

Head, age 38

Fayette-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Virgil
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	R
Industry	Dairy Tenant Farmer
Class of Worker	Farm
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Fayette
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Robert Smith

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Stella Smith

b. ~1886

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Virgil Smith

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Kentucky

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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 — Fayette-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01303-00777)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	J. David Brown	4	Head	—	Kentucky
42	Herbert Brown	1	Son	—	Kentucky
43	John David Sampson	40	Head	24	Kentucky
44	Lela Sampson	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
45	James Robert Sampson	22	Son	24	Kentucky
46	Dora Belle Sampson	21	Daughter	—	Kentucky
47	William Logan Sampson	17	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Loella Jean Sampson	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
49	William Coy	18	Nephew	24	Kentucky
50	Dense Rogers	62	Head	24	Kentucky
51	Mary Rogers	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
52	Elbert Rogers	30	Son	—	Kentucky
53	Lillian Rogers	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky
54	Harry Rogers	15	Son	—	Kentucky
55	William Dennis	27	Son-in-law	—	Kentucky
56	Anna Dennis	22	Daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Alfred Gormley	11	Grand-son	—	Kentucky
58	Thomas Cecil Quirk	26	Head	—	Kentucky
59	Mary Estell Quirk	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
60	David Franklin Quirk	0	Son	—	Kentucky
61	Arlie H. Mitchell	31	Head	54	Kentucky
62	Clarine Mitchell	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
63	Paul Wade Mitchell	2	Son	—	Kentucky
64	Fay Mitchell	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
65	Scott Weathers	47	Head	48	Kentucky
66	Mary V. Weathers	48	Wife	36	Kentucky
67	James French	60	Head	36	Kentucky
68	Sarah French	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
69	Garnie H. Ginter	52	Head	—	Kentucky
70	Julia Ginter	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	Harold Ginter	20	Son	—	Kentucky
72	Thelma Ginter	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
73	Eula Jean Ginter	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
74	Kenneth Ginter	12	Son	—	Kentucky
75	Garnie Jr. Ginter	6	Son	—	Kentucky
76	Virgil Smith THIS PERSON	38	Head	—	Kentucky
77	Anna Belle Smith	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
78	Duke Smith	11	Son	—	Kentucky
79	William Kay Smith	10	Son	—	Kentucky
80	Charles Asbury	44	Head	48	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Virgil

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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