Bessie White — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Hinds, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Bessie White across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Hinds, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1891), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1891 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Hinds, Mississippi
Surname	White
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Mulatto
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Jackson City
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Doris White	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Jessie White	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Mary White	Daughter	—	2	~1918
Oscar White	Head	—	35	~1885
Wade White	Son	—	6	~1914
Oscar White	Son	—	12	~1908
Oscar White	Son	—	4	~1916
Deloys White	Son	—	10	~1910
Bessie White	Spouse	—	29	~1891

Census Appearances

1910

Hinds, Mississippi

Spouse, age 20

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	6
Children Born	0
Children Living	0
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private Family
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Hinds, Mississippi

Spouse, age 29

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 9 household members

Surname	White
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Mulatto
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Bessie White

Spouse · 1920 · age 29 · b. ~1891 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu878unit:0259)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lucile Brown	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	Moselle Brown	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Clyde Lee Brown	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Pauline Brown	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Daniel W. Brown	3	Son	—	Mississippi
6	William C. Smith	64	Head	—	Mississippi
7	Bessie L. Smith	27	Daughter	Saleswoman	Mississippi
8	Hattie L. Smith	18	Daughter	Operator	Mississippi
9	Hubert E. Smith	5	Grandson	—	Mississippi
10	Lewis J. Gattis	35	Boarder	Merchant	Mississippi
11	David Leon Strong	28	Head	Mechanic	Mississippi
12	Mary A. Strong	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Lula Gertrude Strong	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Eugene Dickinson	69	Head	Laborer	Massachusetts
15	Victoria Dickinson	38	Wife	—	Washington DC
16	Jeffery Gibson	26	Head	Superintendent	Mississippi
17	Gertrude Gibson	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Joe Edwards Gibson	2	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Ruby Gibson	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Drayton Brooks	33	Head	Operator	Mississippi
21	Dottie Smith Brooks	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	Erie Easterling	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Oscar White	35	Head	Coachman	Mississippi
24	Bessie White THIS PERSON	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Oscar White	12	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Doris White	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	Deloys White	10	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Jessie White	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Wade White	6	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Oscar Jr White	4	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Mary White	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Will Allen	57	Head	Janitor	Mississippi
33	Lenora Allen	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	Ella Smith	35	Head	Laundress	Mississippi
35	Emmer Hedges	16	Daughter	Laundress	Mississippi
36	Albert Hedges	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Lula Glover	60	Head	Cook	Mississippi
38	Levi Jones	42	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
39	Henry Bright	43	Head	Laborer	Alabama
40	Allie Jane Bright	37	Wife	Laundress	Alabama
41	Major Thompson	23	Head	Switchman	Mississippi
42	Alice Thompson	20	Wife	Music Teacher	Mississippi
43	Will Liddell	44	Father-in-law	Carpenter	Mississippi
44	Gladys Liddell	14	Sister-in-law	—	Mississippi
45	Robert Reed	48	Head	Teamster	Mississippi
46	Ida Reed	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
47	Robert Jr Reed	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
48	Annie Reed	13	Wife	Laundress	Mississippi
49	Robert Reed	1	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Bessie Reed	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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)

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