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Charles Allen — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Charles Allen across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Shelby, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Lucy — first a son (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1889 Male Son Born: Kentucky Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationShelby, Kentucky
SurnameAllen
Given NameCharles L
Relationship to Headson
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age31
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceKentucky
Father's BirthplaceKentucky
Mother's BirthplaceKentucky
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateKentucky
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)kentucky
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBeech Ridge
Est. Birth Year~1889

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Charles Age Birth yr
Liza Allen Daughter — 23 ~1897
Lucy Allen Head — 62 ~1858
Theodore Stackhouse Other — 46 ~1874
Charles Allen Son — 35 ~1885
Charles Allen Son — 31 ~1889

Census Appearances

1900
Shelby, Kentucky
Son, age 12
Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Allen
Given Name Charlie
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Kentucky
Birth Month Apr
Birth Year 1888
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Farm Laborer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) kentucky
1910
Shelby, Kentucky
Son, age 21
Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Allen
Given Name Charles
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Kentucky
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Farmer
Industry General farm
Can Read Yes
Can Write No
Speaks English English
Birth State Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) kentucky
1920
Shelby, Kentucky
Son, age 31
Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members
Surname Allen
Given Name Charles L
Relationship to Head son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 31
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Kentucky
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) kentucky

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.
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Our Model Tree links Charles Allen across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Shelby, Kentucky, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Allen (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lucy Allen (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lucy Allen (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lucy Allen (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.84
Father
John Allen
b. ~1854
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lucy Allen
b. ~1858
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lucy Allen
b. ~1860
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lucy Allen
b. ~1878
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.6
This person
Anchor record
Charles Allen
Son · 1920 · age 31 · b. ~1889 · Kentucky
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Sibling
Liza Allen
Sibling · 1920 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Allen
Sibling · 1920 · age 35
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 — Shelby, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu598unit:0720)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Ethel H Raymond 25 wife None Kentucky
52 Carrie J Raymond 64 mother None Kentucky
53 Henry E Raymond 28 brother Laborer Kentucky
54 Philip C Raymond 27 brother Laborer Kentucky
55 James L Raymond 25 brother Laborer Kentucky
56 Lucy Allen 62 head None Kentucky
57 Charles S Allen 35 son Laborer Kentucky
58 Charles L Allen THIS PERSON 31 son Farmer Kentucky
59 Liza M Allen 23 daughter None Kentucky
60 Theodore Stackhouse 46 hired man Laborer Kentucky
61 William D Lee 28 head Farmer Kentucky
62 Delia Lee 28 wife None Kentucky
63 William J Lee 2 son None Kentucky
64 William T Burge 61 head Farmer Kentucky
65 Mary Burge 62 wife None Kentucky
66 Charles M Burge 32 son Laborer Kentucky
67 Earl Brandon 27 head Farmer Kentucky
68 Jennie Brandon 27 wife None Kentucky
69 Quidie Roberts 21 head Farmer Kentucky
70 Maggie Roberts 22 wife None Kentucky
71 Cecil Roberts 1 son None Kentucky
72 Herbert Roberts 23 brother Laborer Kentucky
73 Georgie Roberts 20 sister-in-law None Kentucky
74 Lee W Stivers 41 head Farmer Kentucky
75 Frankie Stivers 35 wife None Kentucky
76 Jay Stivers 17 son Laborer Kentucky
77 Alice Coons 10 daughter None Illinois
78 John W Stivers 13 son None Kentucky
79 Ellis Stivers 10 son None Kentucky
80 Maggie M Stivers 7 daughter None Kentucky
81 Irene Stivers 1 daughter None Kentucky
82 Francis Ellen Coons 2 granddaughter None Kentucky
83 James W Nealis 45 head Farmer Kentucky
84 Minnie A Nealis 43 wife None Kentucky
85 Anna E Nealis 20 daughter None Kentucky
86 Ethel Nealis 17 daughter None Kentucky
87 Robert F Wasson 46 head Farmer Kentucky
88 Mary Wasson 46 wife None Kentucky
89 Mildred G Wasson 17 daughter None Kentucky
90 Clarence Frazier 33 head Laborer Kentucky
91 Cora Frazier 27 wife None Indiana
92 Russell Frazier 5 son None Kentucky
93 Ray W Frazier 3 son None Kentucky
94 Clarence J Frazier 1 son None Kentucky
95 Mary F Frazier 66 mother None Kentucky
96 Arvil B Frazier 19 brother Farmer Kentucky
97 Frankie Frazier 35 head Farmer Kentucky
98 Jennie Frazier 24 wife None Kentucky
99 Verna M Frazier 7 daughter None Kentucky
100 W. C. Frazier 1 son None Kentucky

Pedigree Summary

Charles + 2 siblings
Gen 1 · 4 parents ~0.84
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)

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