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Bertha Walker — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · Bamberg, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Bertha Walker across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Bamberg, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Agustus & Alfred — first a daughter (b.~1899), then head of a 13-person household.
Age 21
b. ~1899
Female
Daughter
Born: South Carolina
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Bamberg, South Carolina |
| Surname | Walker |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Three Mile Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1899 |
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.
13 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bertha | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Walker | Son | — | 23 | ~1897 |
| Maggie Walker | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Bertha Walker | Daughter | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Willie Walker | Son | — | 13 | ~1907 |
| Virginia Walker | Spouse | — | 44 | ~1876 |
| Eva Walker | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| James Walker | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Hattie Walker | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Gillie Walker | Head | — | 46 | ~1874 |
| Mckinley Walker | Son | — | 17 | ~1903 |
| Velda Walker | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Metheny Walker | Son | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| Leroy Walker | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
Census Appearances
1900
Bamberg, South …
Daughter, age 3
Bamberg, South Carolina · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Walker |
| Given Name | Bertie |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 3 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Birth Month | May |
| Birth Year | 1897 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1910
Bamberg, South …
Daughter, age 13
Bamberg, South Carolina · implied b. ~1897 — 10 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Walker |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farm laborer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1920
Bamberg, South …
Daughter, age 21
Bamberg, South Carolina · implied b. ~1899 — 13 household members
| Surname | Walker |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
Model Tree
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 Bertha Walker across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Bamberg, South Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Agustus Walker (~0.92 confidence) and father Alfred Walker (~0.92 confidence) and father Gillie Walker (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lougenia Walker (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Walker (~0.92 confidence) and mother Virginia Walker (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Agustus Walker
b. ~1865
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Alfred Walker
b. ~1875
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Gillie Walker
b. ~1874
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lougenia Walker
b. ~1870
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Walker
b. ~1875
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Virginia Walker
b. ~1876
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Bertha Walker
Daughter · 1920 · age 21 · b. ~1899 · South Carolina
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Sibling
Mckinley Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Leroy Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Velda Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Eva Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Maggie Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
George Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Willie Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Hattie Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 3
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
James Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Metheny Walker
Sibling · 1920 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1920 US Federal Census — Bamberg, South Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Bamberg, South Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1683unit:1204)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillie Walker | 46 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 2 | Virginia Walker | 44 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 3 | George Walker | 23 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 4 | Bertha Walker THIS PERSON | 21 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 5 | Maggie Walker | 16 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 6 | Mckinley Walker | 17 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 7 | Willie Walker | 13 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 8 | Leroy Walker | 11 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 9 | James Walker | 10 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 10 | Metheny Walker | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 11 | Walker | 8 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 12 | Eva L Walker | 5 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 13 | Hattie Walker | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 14 | Velda E Walker | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 15 | John H Spears | 32 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 16 | Ruth Spears | 28 | Wife | Cook | South Carolina |
| 17 | Ruth Spears | 11 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 18 | Joe Minard | 40 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 19 | Eliza Minard | 60 | Mother | — | South Carolina |
| 20 | Viola Minard | 13 | Niece | — | South Carolina |
| 21 | Benj Minard | 7 | Nephew | — | South Carolina |
| 22 | Ulysses Minard | 38 | Brother | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 23 | Anna Minard | 25 | Sister | Cook | South Carolina |
| 24 | Christian Buchan | 50 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 25 | Eddie Franklin | 55 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 26 | Zula Franklin | 48 | Wife | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 27 | William Franklin | 23 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 28 | Riley Franklin | 21 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 29 | Alridge Franklin | 16 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 30 | Mckinley Franklin | 14 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 31 | Timothy Franklin | 12 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 32 | Zyrleen Franklin | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 33 | James Miller | 37 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 34 | Bertha Miller | 33 | Wife | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 35 | Beatrice Miller | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 36 | Bertha L Miller | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 37 | James Miller | 5 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 38 | Earl V Miller | 3 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 39 | Brooks T Miller | 2 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 40 | John Myers | 21 | Boarder | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 41 | Chas B Brown | 42 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 42 | Annie Brown | 38 | Wife | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 43 | Connie Brown | 18 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 44 | James Brown | 17 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 45 | Dora Brown | 14 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 46 | Dora Brown | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 47 | Abner Beuland | 24 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 48 | Lou M Beuland | 23 | Wife | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 49 | Griff Beuland | 4 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 50 | John Beuland | 2 | Son | — | South Carolina |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Bertha + 10 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
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)