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Bert Smith — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Saginaw, Michigan
Our Model Tree links this Bert Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Saginaw, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 45
b. ~1875
Male
Head
Born: Michigan
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Bert G |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Father's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Mother's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farming |
| Class of Worker | Emp |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Township Of Saginaw |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1875 |
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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bert | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Smith | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Bert Smith | Head | — | 45 | ~1875 |
| Harold Smith | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Walter Smith | Son | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Lucy Smith | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1883 |
| Wesley Smith | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Thy Smith | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1907 |
Census Appearances
1910
Saginaw, Michigan
Head, age 36
Saginaw, Michigan · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Bert |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Years Married | 15 |
| Father's Birthplace | New York |
| Mother's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
1920
Saginaw, Michigan
Head, age 45
Saginaw, Michigan · implied b. ~1875 — 7 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Bert G |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Father's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Mother's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farming |
| Class of Worker | Emp |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Bert Smith across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Saginaw, Michigan, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bert Smith
Head · 1920 · age 45 · b. ~1875 · Michigan
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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 — Saginaw, Michigan
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1920 US Federal Census — Saginaw, Michigan
Page Contents
47 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu794unit:0872)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | John Strobel | 55 | Head | Farmer | Michigan |
| 52 | Barbara Strobel | 53 | wife | None | Michigan |
| 53 | Emma Strobel | 24 | daughter | House Work | Michigan |
| 54 | Otto Strobel | 20 | son | Laborer | Michigan |
| 55 | Hattie Strobel | 17 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 56 | Frida Strobel | 14 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 57 | Freddie J Matthes | 49 | Head | Laborer | Michigan |
| 58 | Margaret A Matthes | 43 | wife | — | Michigan |
| 59 | Thomas E Matthes | 20 | son | Laborer | Michigan |
| 60 | Margaret Matthes | 13 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 61 | Charles D Wright | 44 | Head | — | Ohio |
| 62 | Winnifred Wright | 32 | wife | Laborer | Michigan |
| 63 | Byron Wright | 17 | son | None | Ohio |
| 64 | Mary Wright | 13 | daughter | — | Ohio |
| 65 | Richard Wright | 10 | son | — | Ohio |
| 66 | Bert G Smith THIS PERSON | 45 | Head | Farmer | Michigan |
| 67 | Lucy G Smith | 37 | wife | — | Michigan |
| 68 | Thy A Smith | 13 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 69 | Wesley R Smith | 11 | son | — | Michigan |
| 70 | Harold B Smith | 7 | son | — | Michigan |
| 71 | Aaron S Smith | 5 | son | — | Michigan |
| 72 | Walter F Smith | 2 | son | — | Michigan |
| 73 | Ai C Frost | 47 | Head | Farmer | Michigan |
| 74 | Nellie Frost | 44 | wife | None | Canada |
| 75 | Lester C Frost | 19 | son | Laborer | Michigan |
| 76 | Lloyd Frost | 12 | son | — | Michigan |
| 77 | William Lindel | 51 | Head | Farmer | Michigan |
| 78 | Margaret Lindel | 47 | wife | None | Michigan |
| 79 | Julia Lindel | 22 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 80 | Herbert Lindel | 16 | son | — | Michigan |
| 81 | James J Dunn | 28 | Head | Farmer | England |
| 82 | Selma E Dunn | 27 | wife | None | Michigan |
| 83 | Robert J Dunn | 2 | son | — | Michigan |
| 84 | Wilfred G Dunn | 0 | son | — | Michigan |
| 85 | Charles Schrems | 57 | father-in-law | — | Michigan |
| 86 | Herman Tweedie | 58 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 87 | Elizabeth Tweedie | 53 | wife | None | Germany |
| 88 | Francisca Tweedie | 18 | daughter | — | Germany |
| 89 | Mary Tweedie | 11 | daughter | — | Michigan |
| 90 | Charles Messman | 27 | step-son | Laborer | Ohio |
| 91 | Fred Messman | 24 | step-son | Laborer | Ohio |
| 92 | Mike Bohnhoff | 57 | Head | Farmer | Michigan |
| 93 | Albertine Bohnhoff | 62 | wife | None | Germany |
| 94 | John Bohnhoff | 50 | brother | None | Michigan |
| 95 | Fred L Wiedeman | 54 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 96 | Frederick Wiedeman | 44 | wife | None | Michigan |
| 97 | Charles Tweedie | 15 | step-son | — | Michigan |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)