Benjamin Wilson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Alameda, California

Our Model Tree links this Benjamin Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Alameda, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Josiah & Harriet — first a son (b.~1905), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1905 Male Son Born: California Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Alameda, California
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Minnesota
Mother's Birthplace	Canada-English
Additional Details
Occupation	carpenter
Industry	bldg construct
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	no
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	City Of Oakland
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Benjamin	Age	Birth yr
Harriet Wilson	Other	—	63	~1867
Josiah Wilson	Head	—	74	~1856
Benjamin Wilson	Son	—	25	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Alameda, California

Son, age 16

Alameda, California · implied b. ~1904 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Minnesota
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1930

Alameda, California

Son, age 25

Alameda, California · implied b. ~1905 — 3 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Minnesota
Mother's Birthplace	Canada-English
Occupation	carpenter
Industry	bldg construct
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	no
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1940

Alameda-County, California

Head, age 34

Alameda-County, California · implied b. ~1906 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Bernice
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	California
1935 Residence (City)	Oakland City
1935 Residence (County)	Alameda
Occupation	Cleaner
Industry	dyeing cleaning
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	26
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Josiah Wilson

b. ~1856

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Harriet Wilson

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Benjamin Wilson

Son · 1930 · age 25 · b. ~1905 · California

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Alameda, California Open full size

Page Contents

31 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensuspopula108unit:0159)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Helen Smith	15	daughter	None	Oregon
52	Leo Fox	44	head	Gardener	South Dakota
53	Katherine Fox	48	wife-H	None	Germany
54	Peter Allice	38	head	Polisher	Greece
55	Tolare Allice	32	wife-H	Operator	California
56	Oscar Franke	23	head	Baker	California
57	Evelyn Franke	18	wife-H	None	Michigan
58	Joan Franke	0	daughter	None	California
59	William H Coop	58	head	Janitor	California
60	Jennie Coop	48	wife-H	None	Iowa
61	Grace Coop	9	adopt daughter	None	California
62	Josiah S Wilson	74	head	Carpenter	Minnesota
63	Harriet T Wilson	63	wife-H	None	Canada-English
64	Benjamin Wilson THIS PERSON	25	son	Carpenter	California
65	Harold Jensen	26	head	Carpenter	Wisconsin
66	Marie Jensen	21	wife-H	None	Maine
67	Harold Jr Jensen	2	son	None	California
68	Peter Tveit	44	head	Mechanic	Norway
69	Elizabeth Tveit	39	wife-H	None	Germany
70	Anna L Tveit	11	daughter	None	California
71	George P Weichert	72	head	None	Pennsylvania
72	Nellie Weichert	68	wife-H	None	Wisconsin
73	Thomas M Boarman	68	head	Manager	California
74	Sallie J Boarman	66	wife-H	None	California
75	Marguerite A Boarman	34	daughter	None	California
76	George Fogarty	45	head	Manager	Canada-English
77	Cecelia Fogarty	41	wife-H	None	Canada-English
78	Wilfred Fogarty	15	son	None	Canada-English
79	Kenneth Fogarty	13	son	None	Canada-English
80	James Fogarty	8	son	None	Canada-English
81	Mildred Helen Lockhart	48	Head H	Saleslady	Colorado

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Pedigree Summary

Benjamin

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 1930 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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