Billy Williams — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Whatcom, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Billy Williams across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Whatcom, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1862), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1862 Male Head Born: Washington Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Whatcom, Washington
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Washington
Mother's Birthplace	Washington
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Baker Township
Est. Birth Year	~1862

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 Billy	Age	Birth yr
Laura Williams	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Susan Swanaset	Daughter	—	23	~1897
Alexander Williams	Son	—	15	~1905
Daniel Swanaset	Other	—	24	~1896
Billy Williams	Head	—	58	~1862
Thomas Williams	Son	—	19	~1901
Wesley Williams	Son	—	17	~1903
Helen Williams	Spouse	—	55	~1865

Census Appearances

1910

Whatcom, Washington

Head, age 45

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1865 — 16 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	American Indian
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Years Married	30
Father's Birthplace	Washington
Mother's Birthplace	Washington
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1920

Whatcom, Washington

Head, age 58

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1862 — 8 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Billy
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Washington
Mother's Birthplace	Washington
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

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Billy Williams

Head · 1920 · age 58 · b. ~1862 · Washington

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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 — Whatcom, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1944unit:0027)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Olaf Olson	43	Head	Laborer	Norway
2	Ragna Olson	34	Wife	—	Norway
3	Minnie Olson	14	Daughter	—	Canada
4	Ralph Olson	12	Son	—	Canada
5	Olga Olson	10	Daughter	—	Canada
6	James Olson	8	Son	—	Washington
7	Ruth Olson	7	Daughter	—	Washington
8	Ethel Olson	5	Daughter	—	Washington
9	Raymond Olson	2	Son	—	Washington
10	D. C. Williams	26	Head	Brakeman	Washington
11	Nina Williams	26	Wife	—	Minnesota
12	Cleo Williams	5	Daughter	—	Canada
13	Benjamin Williams	2	Son	—	Washington
14	Albert Jones	40	Head	Laborer	Illinois
15	Allie Jones	44	Wife	—	Illinois
16	W. E. Fay	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
17	Florence Fay	45	Wife	—	Missouri
18	Agnes Fay	17	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
19	Robert Fay	9	Nephew	—	Iowa
20	Kenneth Howell	34	Head	Laborer	North Carolina
21	Alice Howell	26	Wife	—	North Carolina
22	Del Howell	10	Son	—	Washington
23	Nellie Howell	6	Daughter	—	Washington
24	Roy Howell	5	Son	—	Washington
25	Vernon Howell	3	Son	—	Washington
26	Michael Heffernan	46	Head	Farmer	Illinois
27	Laura Heffernan	34	Wife	—	Montana
28	Violet E. Heffernan	14	Daughter	—	Washington
29	Margaret F. Heffernan	7	Daughter	—	Washington
30	Michael P. Heffernan	3	Son	—	Washington
31	Clara L. Heffernan	1	Daughter	—	Washington
32	J. F. Mckinnon	36	Head	Farmer	Colorado
33	Della Mckinnon	28	Wife	—	Texas
34	Kathleen Mckinnon	9	Daughter	—	Colorado
35	Theora Mckinnon	7	Daughter	—	Colorado
36	Vera Mckinnon	4	Daughter	—	Oregon
37	La May Mckinnon	2	Son	—	Washington
38	Fred Numan	27	Head	Laborer	Sweden
39	Billy Williams THIS PERSON	58	Head	Farmer	Washington
40	Helen Williams	55	Wife	—	Washington
41	Thomas Williams	19	Son	Laborer	Washington
42	Wesley Williams	17	Son	Laborer	Washington
43	Alexander Williams	15	Son	—	Washington
44	Laura Williams	13	Daughter	—	Washington
45	Daniel Swanaset	24	Son-in-law	Laborer	Washington
46	Susan Swanaset	23	Daughter	—	Washington
47	James Silves	28	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
48	Mary Silves	30	Wife	—	New Hampshire
49	Donald Silves	9	Son	—	Washington
50	Daughter Silves	8	Daughter	—	Washington

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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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