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Chas Smith — 1900 US Census Record

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1900 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Chas Smith across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1867 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1900 Census Record Details

Census Year1900
LocationShelby, Tennessee
SurnameSmith
Given NameChas
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age33
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
Birth MonthMay
Birth Year1867
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationFarmer
Township / Ward12Th Civil District
Est. Birth Year~1867

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1900 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Chas Age Birth yr
Virginia Smith Daughter — 14 ~1886
Chas Smith Head — 33 ~1867
Jeff Smith Son — 12 ~1888
Lin Smith Son — 10 ~1890
H Smith Son — 15 ~1885
Josephine Smith Spouse — 30 ~1870

Census Appearances

1900
Shelby, Tennessee
Head, age 33
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1867 — 6 household members
Surname Smith
Given Name Chas
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 33
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Birth Month May
Birth Year 1867
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Farmer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1910
Shelby, Tennessee
Head, age 40
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Smith
Given Name Charles
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Years Married 17
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English English
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Chas Smith across 2 US Census years (1900 and 1910) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Chas Smith
Head · 1900 · age 33 · b. ~1867 · Tennessee
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Original Census Page

1900 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1900:12thcensusofpopu1597unit:0048)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Ellen Moss 12 Boarder At School Tennessee
2 Allie Moss 6 Boarder At School Tennessee
3 Willie Burrow 2 Boarder — Tennessee
4 Earnest Burrow 0 Boarder — Tennessee
5 W H Hill 55 Head Farmer Kentucky
6 Lou Hill 59 Wife Farmer Indiana
7 Everett Hill 19 Son Farmer Tennessee
8 Will Jamison 20 Boarder Day Laborer Tennessee
9 Henry Thomas 32 Head Farmer Arkansas
10 Mollie Thomas 32 Wife Farmer Tennessee
11 Annie Thomas 9 Daughter At School Arkansas
12 Ethel Thomas 3 Son — Arkansas
13 Vera Thomas 2 Son — Arkansas
14 Ora Thomas 0 Daughter — Tennessee
15 S J Van Pelt 38 Head Farmer Tennessee
16 Nannie Van Pelt 46 Sister Farmer Tennessee
17 Nelson Van Pelt 20 Nephew Farm Laborer Tennessee
18 Innis Van Pelt 18 Niece Farmer Tennessee
19 Jas Brown 26 Head Farmer North Carolina
20 Isabell Brown 22 Wife Farmer Tennessee
21 Willie Brown 1 Son — Tennessee
22 Emma Brown 1 Daughter — Tennessee
23 Ed Taylor 19 Boarder Farm Laborer Tennessee
24 Sidney Smith 25 Boarder Farm Laborer North Carolina
25 Charles Graham 24 Head Farmer Tennessee
26 Vinnie Graham 19 Wife Farmer Mississippi
27 Chas Smith THIS PERSON 33 Head Farmer Mississippi
28 Josephine Smith 30 Wife Farmer Mississippi
29 H A Smith 14 Son At School Mississippi
30 Virginia Smith 13 Daughter At School Mississippi
31 Jeff Smith 12 Son At School Mississippi
32 Lin H Smith 10 Son At School Mississippi
33 S J Knight 26 Head Day Laborer Mississippi
34 Rufus Knight 6 Son — Mississippi
35 Susie Knight 2 Daughter — Mississippi
36 Rhody Smith 50 Mother Farmer Mississippi
37 Thomas Smith 27 Head Farmer Mississippi
38 Anna Smith 26 Wife Farmer South Carolina
39 James Smith 8 Son At School Tennessee
40 John Smith 5 Son — Tennessee
41 Walter Smith 3 Son — Tennessee
42 Jake Samuel 27 Head Day Laborer Tennessee
43 Minnie Samuel 24 Wife Farmer Tennessee
44 Guy Samuel 3 Son — Tennessee
45 Sam Stewart 30 Head Farmer Tennessee
46 Florence Stewart 22 Wife Farmer Tennessee
47 Henry Stewart 20 Son Farmer Tennessee
48 Jeff Stewart 4 Son At School Tennessee
49 Lura Stewart 2 Son — Mississippi
50 Louisa Stewart 20 Sister Farmer Tennessee

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1900 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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