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Charles Ross — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · New Castle, Delaware
Our Model Tree links this Charles Ross across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New Castle, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 49
b. ~1871
Male
Head
Born: Delaware
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | New Castle, Delaware |
| Surname | Ross |
| Given Name | Charles L. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Foreman |
| Industry | Car Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
| Occupation | Foreman |
| Township / Ward | Christiana Hundred District 7 Forty |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1871 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Highfield | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1898 |
| Charles Ross | Head | — | 49 | ~1871 |
| Edwin Highfield | Other | — | ~1920 | |
| Sherin Highfield | Other | — | 25 | ~1895 |
| Mary Ross | Spouse | — | 52 | ~1868 |
Census Appearances
1900
New Castle, …
Head, age 30
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ross |
| Given Name | Charles S. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Birth Month | Aug |
| Birth Year | 1870 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Car truck builder |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1910
New Castle, …
Head, age 39
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1871 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ross |
| Given Name | Charles L |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Years Married | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Foreman |
| Industry | Pullman Co |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1920
New Castle, …
Head, age 49
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1871 — 5 household members
| Surname | Ross |
| Given Name | Charles L. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Foreman |
| Industry | Car Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
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Our Model Tree links Charles Ross across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in New Castle, Delaware, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Charles Ross
Head · 1920 · age 49 · b. ~1871 · Delaware
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1920 US Federal Census — New Castle, Delaware
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1920 US Federal Census — New Castle, Delaware
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50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu204unit:0070)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 8 | — | — | Maryland |
| 2 | Pauline | 7 | — | — | Maryland |
| 3 | Dorothy | 3 | — | — | Maryland |
| 4 | Walter B. Mckendrick | 33 | Head | Machinist | Delaware |
| 5 | Maud Mckendrick | 26 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 6 | Walter Mckendrick | 5 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 7 | Howard Mckendrick | 3 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 8 | William Mckinley | 53 | Head | Laborer | Ireland |
| 9 | Margaret Mckinley | 53 | Wife | — | Ireland |
| 10 | Jane Mckinley | 23 | Daughter | Bookkeeper | Delaware |
| 11 | Thomas Mckinley | 33 | Head | Machinist | Ireland |
| 12 | Martha Mckinley | 32 | Wife | — | Ireland |
| 13 | Frederick Mckinley | 8 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 14 | Margaret Mckinley | 7 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 15 | Elizabeth Mckinley | 3 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 16 | Howard R. Poff | 47 | Head | Machinist | Pennsylvania |
| 17 | Almira Poff | 44 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 18 | Alice A. Poff | 24 | Daughter | Receiver | Pennsylvania |
| 19 | Margaret Poff | 21 | Daughter | Distributor | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Lydia C. Poff | 17 | Daughter | Clerk | Pennsylvania |
| 21 | Elliott Francis Poff | 13 | Daughter | Clerk | Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Jean Poff | 3 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 23 | Daniel W. Rohrer | 67 | Father | Machinist | Pennsylvania |
| 24 | Lydia C. Rohrer | 67 | Mother | — | Pennsylvania |
| 25 | Clayton D. Rohrer | 38 | Brother-law | Boilermaker | Pennsylvania |
| 26 | Fred E. Mckinney | 53 | Head | Salesman | Delaware |
| 27 | Lucia P. Mckinney | 38 | Wife | — | Maryland |
| 28 | Herman Jones | 45 | Brother-law | Carpenter | Maryland |
| 29 | Dora Jones | 43 | Sister-law | — | Maryland |
| 30 | Sara H. Jones | 16 | Niece | — | Maryland |
| 31 | Charles L. Ross THIS PERSON | 49 | Head | Foreman | Delaware |
| 32 | Mary M. Ross | 52 | Wife | — | Maryland |
| 33 | Sherin B. Highfield | 25 | Son-law | Printer | Delaware |
| 34 | Gertrude L. Highfield | 22 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 35 | Edwin B. Highfield | 0 | Grandson | — | Delaware |
| 36 | J. Hylinger Smyth | 44 | Head | Secretary | Maryland |
| 37 | Lydia Smyth | 43 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 38 | William B. Smyth | 9 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 39 | Helen E. Smyth | 7 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 40 | Malcolm Smyth | 5 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 41 | Annabelle Smyth | 4 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 42 | Joseph H. Jr. Smyth | 2 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 43 | Victor M. Fransson | 23 | Step-son | Clerk | Delaware |
| 44 | Myrtle Melrath | 17 | Servant | Housework | Delaware |
| 45 | Alfred E. Hudson | 47 | Head | Merchant | Delaware |
| 46 | Katie Hudson | 45 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 47 | Alfred Hudson | 25 | Son | Clerk | Pennsylvania |
| 48 | Amos D. Ludwig | 69 | Father-law | — | Germany |
| 49 | William Nixon | 30 | Head | Engineer | Delaware |
| 50 | Mabel Nixon | 28 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
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)