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Bessie James — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Camden, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Bessie James across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Camden, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1917), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1917 Female Daughter Born: Florida Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationCamden, New Jersey
SurnameJAMES
Given NameBESSIE
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceBlack
Age13
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceFlorida
Father's BirthplaceSouth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
Can Read/WriteYes
Birth StateFlorida
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)florida
Township / WardCamden City
Est. Birth Year~1917

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Bessie Age Birth yr
Anna James Other — 30 ~1900
Lonnie James Head — 37 ~1893
Mable James Daughter — 6 ~1924
Edna James Daughter — 8 ~1922
Lizzie James Daughter — 11 ~1919
Bessie James Daughter — 13 ~1917
Clara Brown Other — 17 ~1913
Evelyn Sanders Other — 15 ~1915

Census Appearances

1920
Camden, New …
Daughter, age 5
Camden, New Jersey · implied b. ~1915 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname James
Given Name Bessie
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 5
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Florida
Father's Birthplace S. Carolina
Mother's Birthplace N. Carolina
Birth State Florida
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) florida
1930
Camden, New …
Daughter, age 13
Camden, New Jersey · implied b. ~1917 — 8 household members
Surname JAMES
Given Name BESSIE
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Florida
Father's Birthplace South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Florida
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) florida

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Bessie James across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Camden, New Jersey, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bessie James
Daughter · 1930 · age 13 · b. ~1917 · New Jersey
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Sibling
Lizzie James
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edna James
Sibling · 1930 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mable James
Sibling · 1930 · age 6
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

1930 US Federal Census — Camden, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1320:0236)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Otis T Arnold 33 HEAD Attendant Georgia
52 Clara M Arnold 34 WIFE-H — South Carolina
53 Pauline Arnold 14 Daughter — Georgia
54 Mary Arnold 9 Daughter — Georgia
55 Ruby K Arnold 7 Daughter — Georgia
56 Otis Jr Arnold 5 Son — New Jersey
57 David Owens 30 HEAD Janitor New York
58 Emma Owens 28 WIFE-H — New York
59 Binyard Henry Owens 25 Boarder Laborer Pennsylvania
60 — None — — —
61 — None — — —
62 Fred Kuhn 34 HEAD Roofer Poland
63 Martha Kuhn 27 WIFE-H — New Jersey
64 Freda M Kuhn 3 Daughter — New Jersey
65 William P Graham 48 HEAD — South Carolina
66 John Robinson 45 Boarder — South Carolina
67 Jacob Martin 21 Boarder Laborer South Carolina
68 Rufus Hunt 43 Boarder Laborer Virginia
69 Mary Graham 32 WIFE-H Housework Delaware
70 Alfonse Graham 17 Son — Maryland
71 William Graham 16 Son — Maryland
72 Mildred Graham 14 Daughter — Delaware
73 Stanford Graham 9 Son — Delaware
74 — None — — —
75 Samuel Martin 38 HEAD Laborer Georgia
76 Lydia Martin 46 WIFE-H Housework Delaware
77 Beatrice Martin 5 Daughter — New Jersey
78 Gillis Martin 4 Son — Delaware
79 Mary L Littles 50 Boarder — Georgia
80 Clinton H Littles 10 Boarder — Georgia
81 William Brien 29 Boarder Laborer Maryland
82 Sarah Brien 23 Boarder Wrapper South Carolina
83 — None — — —
84 Lonnie James 37 HEAD Laborer South Carolina
85 Anna James 30 WIFE-H Housework North Carolina
86 Bessie James THIS PERSON 13 Daughter — Florida
87 Lizzie James 11 Daughter — New Jersey
88 Edna James 8 Daughter — New Jersey
89 Mable James 6 Daughter — New Jersey
90 Clara Brown 17 Boarder Operator Maryland
91 Evelyn Sanders 15 Boarder Housework Maryland
92 Andrew Cones 29 HEAD Laborer Georgia
93 John G Harris 30 Boarder Cook South Carolina
94 — None — — —
95 — None — — —
96 — None — — —
97 — None — — —
98 — None — — —
99 — None — — —
100 — None — — —

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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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