Walter Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lee-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Walter Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lee-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Cecil & Josie — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lee-County, Virginia
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Lee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	24
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	White Shoals
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Lois Smith	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Walter Smith	Head	—	38	~1902
Larry Smith	Son	—	4	~1936
Kyle Smith	Son	—	13	~1927
Minnie Smith	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Lee, Virginia

Son, age 17

Lee, Virginia · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Walter N
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
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Lee, Virginia

Head, age 28

Lee, Virginia · implied b. ~1902 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
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	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Lee-County, Virginia

Head, age 38

Lee-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Lee
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	24
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Cecil Smith

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Josie Smith

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Smith

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

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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 — Lee-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04273-00899)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ray Chanel	16	Son	—	Virginia
42	Campbell F. Chanel	14	Son	—	Virginia
43	Rose Stickley	69	Head	Housekeeping	Virginia
44	Theodore Frazier	37	Head	Farming	Virginia
45	Lessa Frazier	37	Wife	—	Virginia
46	Rosalie Frazier	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
47	Hattie Forster	31	Sister-in-law	Supervisor	Virginia
48	Jacqueline Forster	3	Niece	—	Virginia
49	Jeanine Forster	2	Niece	—	Virginia
50	Ray Tyler	33	Head	Farming	Virginia
51	Veral Tyler	23	Wife	—	Virginia
52	Brenda Tyler	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
53	Joan Tyler	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
54	P. R. Tyler	69	Head	Farming	Virginia
55	Lora Tyler	63	Wife	—	Virginia
56	Broder Tyler	18	Son	—	Virginia
57	Mary Pope	59	Head	Housekeeping	Tennessee
58	Hettie Pope	25	Daughter	—	Virginia
59	Bobbie Pope	23	Daughter	—	Virginia
60	Bonnie Pope	20	Daughter	—	Tennessee
61	Kelly Pope	16	Son	—	Virginia
62	Walter Smith THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farming	Kentucky
63	Minnie Smith	36	Wife	—	Virginia
64	Kyle Smith	13	Son	—	Virginia
65	Lois Smith	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
66	Larry Smith	4	Son	—	Virginia
67	Curtis B. Smith	64	Head	Farming	Kentucky
68	Nancy Smith	63	Wife	—	Kentucky
69	Alta Glass	40	Daughter	—	Kentucky
70	Wanda Glass	10	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
71	Claude Glass	8	Grandson	—	Virginia
72	Neva Glass	5	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
73	Emmet Snodgrass	57	Head	Labor	Virginia
74	Ida Snodgrass	43	Wife	—	Virginia
75	Kathern Snodgrass	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
76	Elbert Snodgrass	16	Son	—	Virginia
77	Charles Snodgrass	14	Son	—	Virginia
78	Marie Snodgrass	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
79	J. B. Snodgrass	6	Son	—	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

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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