Ben Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Ouachita, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Ben Smith across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Ouachita, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Ouachita, Louisiana
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	City Of Monroe
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ben	Age	Birth yr
Ben Smith	Head	—	28	~1892
Ada Smith	Spouse	—	23	~1897
Jessie Smith	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Hazel Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1918

Census Appearances

1900

Richland, Louisiana

Other, age 6

Richland, Louisiana · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Grand son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth Month	Apr
Birth Year	1894
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1910

Richland, Louisiana

Other, age 17

Richland, Louisiana · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Step grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	Mulatto
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1920

Ouachita, Louisiana

Head, age 28

Ouachita, Louisiana · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Ben Smith

Head · 1920 · age 28 · b. ~1892 · Louisiana

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Ouachita, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu625unit:0844)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Ida Walton	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
52	Ben Golden	11	Nephew	—	Louisiana
53	Ed M Leslie	45	Head	—	Louisiana
54	M- Foster	27	Head	Porter	Arkansas
55	Alice Foster	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
56	Daisy Godfrey	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
57	Alice Burrell	47	Head	Cook	Louisiana
58	Jane Graham	26	Daughter	Cook	Louisiana
59	Minnie Leland	21	Boarder	Cook	Louisiana
60	Molly Leland	23	Boarder	Laborer	Louisiana
61	Jack Russell	14	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
62	Alice Russell	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
63	Emma Williams	23	Boarder	—	Louisiana
64	Shelby Ross	18	Boarder	—	Louisiana
65	Casper Miles	36	Head	—	Louisiana
66	Ida Miles	19	Daughter	Cook	Louisiana
67	W- Miles	12	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
68	Joe Miles	3	Son	—	Louisiana
69	Janie Miles	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
70	M- Tillman	23	Boarder	—	Louisiana
71	Henry Money	50	Head	—	Louisiana
72	Georgia Money	45	Wife	—	Louisiana
73	Ben Jackson	22	Step-son	—	Louisiana
74	Edward Jackson	19	Step-son	—	Louisiana
75	Robert Jackson	17	Step-son	—	Alabama
76	Corinne Jackson	15	Step-daughter	—	Louisiana
77	Thelma Jackson	12	Step-daughter	—	Louisiana
78	Ollie Jackson	10	Step-daughter	—	Louisiana
79	Ben Smith THIS PERSON	28	Head	—	Louisiana
80	Ada Smith	23	Wife	—	Louisiana
81	Jessie B Smith	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
82	Hazel Smith	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
83	Wm Barker	46	Head	—	Louisiana
84	Ida Barker	44	Wife	—	Louisiana
85	Rosalie Barker	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
86	L- Barker	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
87	Washington Barker	12	Son	—	Louisiana
88	Louis Barker	10	Son	—	Louisiana
89	Pearl Barker	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
90	Samuel White	35	Head	—	Louisiana
91	Ginger White	30	Wife	Laborer	Louisiana
92	M- White	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
93	Samuel Jr White	4	Son	—	Louisiana
94	L- White	40	Wife	Laborer	Louisiana
95	Johnson White	45	Head	—	Louisiana
96	L- White	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
97	Mary White	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
98	Johnson Jr White	15	Son	—	Louisiana
99	L- White	12	Son	—	Louisiana
100	L- White	10	Son	—	Louisiana

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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