Gene Eunice Northrop appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of
Arthur Angus Northrop and
Jennie E. Northrop in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota, which lists Arthur A. Northrop, 37, born June 1862 in Wisconsin, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in New York; his wife Jennie E. Northrop, 32, born March 1868 in Iowa, both parents born in New York; and their children (all born in South Dakota), Gene I. [sic], 10, born January 1890, Donald A., 8, born November 1891, Mildred, 7, born April 1893, and Kathryn, 4, born October 1895.
7 Gene Eunice Northrop appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Arthur Angus Northrop and Jennie E. Northrop in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, which lists A.A. Northrup, 46, born in Wisconsin, father born in "U.S.", mother born in New York; his wife Jenny [sic], 42, born in Iowa, both parents born in "U.S."; and their daughters (all born in South Dakota) Jean [sic, actually Gene], 20, Mildred, 16, and Kathryn 14. Jennie Northrup had given birth to four children, all of whom were still living. Their son Donald A. Northrup apparently did not accompany the family in the move from Madision, South Dakota, to Spokane. Washington, and was still in South Dakota in 1910.
8 Gene Eunice Smith and
William Edwin Smith appeared on the census of 1920 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, which lists William E. Smith, 36, born in Kansas, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania; his wife Gene E. Smith, 29, born in South Dakota, father born in Wisconsin, mother born in Iowa; their son Robert A. Smith, 2 6/16, born in Washington; and Gene's parents, Arthur A. Northrop, 57, born in Wisconsin, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in New York, and Jennie E. Northrop, 51, born in Iowa, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Illinois.
4 She was a dry goods saleswoman in 1920.
4 Gene Eunice Smith and William Edwin Smith appeared on the census of 1930 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, which lists William E. Smith, 46, married at age 26, born in Kansas, father born "Unknown US", mother born Pennsylvania; his wife Gene E. Smith, 37, married at age 20, born in South Dakota, father born in Wisconsin, mother born inIowa; and their son, Robert A. Smith, 12, born in Washington.
9 She lived in 1935 in Plummer, Benewah County, Idaho.
2 Gene Eunice Northrop appeared on the census of 1940 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, which lists Gene Eunice Smith, 50, married, born in South Dakota. Her husband, Willim E. Smith is listed separately.
2 Her husband, William, died on 7 July 1951 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 68, leaving her a widow.