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Bessie Roberts — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Buncombe, North Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Bessie Roberts across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Buncombe, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 27
b. ~1893
Female
Spouse
Born: North Carolina
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Buncombe, North Carolina |
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Bessie M. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Township / Ward | Asheville City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1893 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bessie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred Roberts | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Hurrell Roberts | Son | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Thomas Roberts | Son | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| Cathleen Roberts | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1914 |
| Edna Roberts | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Thomas Roberts | Head | — | 38 | ~1882 |
| Bessie Roberts | Spouse | — | 27 | ~1893 |
| Lorena Roberts | Daughter | — | ~1920 |
Census Appearances
1910
Buncombe, North …
Spouse, age 18
Buncombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members
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· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 18 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Years Married | 4 |
| Children Born | 2 |
| Children Living | 2 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1920
Buncombe, North …
Spouse, age 27
Buncombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Bessie M. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Bessie Roberts across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Buncombe, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bessie Roberts
Spouse · 1920 · age 27 · b. ~1893 · North Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Buncombe, North Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Buncombe, North Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1286unit:0972)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Sallie Creasman | 70 | Mother | — | North Carolina |
| 52 | Magdalene Creasman | 6 | Grand daughter | — | Indiana |
| 53 | Spurgeon Mchone | 34 | Head | Maker | North Carolina |
| 54 | Zola Mchone | 27 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 55 | Eloise Mchone | 5 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 56 | Lois Mchone | 2 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 57 | Alice Mchone | 0 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 58 | Sophia Murray | 40 | Boarder | Carder | North Carolina |
| 59 | Cecil Murray | 17 | Boarder | Doff Boy | North Carolina |
| 60 | Charles L. Haney | 43 | Head | Yard Man | North Carolina |
| 61 | Hessie Haney | 37 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 62 | Gladys Owens | 20 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 63 | John Owens | 21 | Boarder | Driver | North Carolina |
| 64 | Henry Radford | 28 | Head | Weaver | North Carolina |
| 65 | Bonnie Radford | 27 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 66 | Pansy Radford | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 67 | Evalee Radford | 0 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 68 | George Buckner | 28 | Boarder | Switchman | North Carolina |
| 69 | Delsie Buckner | 19 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 70 | Perry S. Bunnell | 52 | Head | Spinner | North Carolina |
| 71 | Myra C. Bunnell | 50 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 72 | Bertha Tipton | 13 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 73 | Perry J. Bunnell | 20 | Son | Weaver | North Carolina |
| 74 | Emma Bunnell | 24 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 75 | Raymond Bunnell | 8 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 76 | M. Boarder Howard | 6 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 77 | Aaron Howard | 2 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 78 | Merritt Davis | 22 | Head | Oiler | North Carolina |
| 79 | Mamie Davis | 18 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 80 | Zimoria Davis | 60 | Mother | Spinner | North Carolina |
| 81 | Annie Watkins | 40 | Head | Manager | South Carolina |
| 82 | Watkins | 13 | Boarder | — | South Carolina |
| 83 | Jessie Johnson | 29 | Boarder | Weaver | South Carolina |
| 84 | Charles Moore | 50 | Head | Weaver | Tennessee |
| 85 | Louisa Moore | 38 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 86 | Moore | 19 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 87 | Estelle Moore | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 88 | Theodore Moore | 12 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 89 | James Lofark | 27 | Boarder | Farmer | Virginia |
| 90 | Dorner Shipman | 24 | Head | Weaver | North Carolina |
| 91 | Hessie Shipman | 20 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 92 | Maud Shipman | 0 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 93 | Thomas E. Roberts | 38 | Head | Weaver | North Carolina |
| 94 | Bessie M. Roberts THIS PERSON | 27 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 95 | Edna Roberts | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 96 | Thomas Roberts | 8 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 97 | Cathleen Roberts | 6 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 98 | Hurrell Roberts | 4 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 99 | Mildred Roberts | 2 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 100 | Lorena Roberts | 0 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
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)