Cora Thompson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Richmond, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Cora Thompson across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Richmond, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Cora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Farnham Magisterial District
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Cora	Age	Birth yr
Jordan Thompson	Son	—	5	~1925
Horace Thompson	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Novella Thompson	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Cora Thompson	Spouse	—	30	~1900
Lloyd Thompson	Head	—	40	~1890
Ulysses Thompson	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Wilbert Thompson	Son	—	1	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Richmond, Virginia

Spouse, age 21

Richmond, Virginia · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Cora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Washerwoman
Industry	Working out
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Richmond, Virginia

Spouse, age 30

Richmond, Virginia · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Cora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Our Model Tree links Cora Thompson across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Richmond, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Cora Thompson

Spouse · 1930 · age 30 · b. ~1900 · Virginia

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Richmond, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2457unit:0728)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Lee	65	Head	Laborer	Virginia
2	Betty Ann Lee	56	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Solomon Lee	27	Son	Laborer	Virginia
4	Eugene Johnson	19	Head	Farmer	Virginia
5	Carrie Johnson	50	Mother	—	Virginia
6	Ollie Johnson	29	Sister	Laborer	Virginia
7	Parthenia Johnson	27	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	Verona Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
9	Nina Johnson	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Leonard Johnson	11	Son	—	Virginia
11	Pryler Johnson	9	Son	—	Virginia
12	Richard H. Lunsford	59	Head	Farmer	Virginia
13	Rina Brown	31	Daughter	—	Virginia
14	Russell Brown	11	Grandson	—	Virginia
15	Paul Brown	5	Grandson	—	Virginia
16	Dorothy Brown	3	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
17	Robert Banks	42	Head	Laborer	Virginia
18	Idena Banks	39	Wife	Laundress	Virginia
19	Willie Banks	17	Son	—	Virginia
20	Lottie Ann Banks	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	Julia Banks	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
22	Eugene Banks	11	Son	—	Virginia
23	Halburton Banks	10	Son	—	Virginia
24	Albert Banks	8	Son	—	Virginia
25	Alexander Banks	6	Son	—	Virginia
26	Venie Carrie E. Banks	3	Niece	—	Virginia
27	Herman E. Thompson	43	Head	Merchant	Virginia
28	Cornelia Thompson	43	Wife	Cook	Virginia
29	Georgia F. Lewis	71	Mother-in-law	—	Virginia
30	A. B. Swift	38	Head	Merchant	Virginia
31	Jenny Swift	29	Wife	—	Virginia
32	Frances Swift	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	Allen Swift	1	Son	—	Virginia
34	John W. Welch	53	Head	Canning	Virginia
35	O. Paul Welch	26	Son	Canning	Virginia
36	Eddie Jackson	49	Head	Apartment Janitor	Virginia
37	Eloja Jackson	50	Wife	—	Virginia
38	Lloyd Thompson	40	Head	Laborer	Virginia
39	Cora Thompson THIS PERSON	30	Wife	—	Virginia
40	Novella Thompson	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
41	Ulysses Thompson	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	Horace Thompson	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
43	Jordan Thompson	5	Son	—	Virginia
44	Wilbert Thompson	1	Son	—	Virginia
45	William H. Pugh	50	Head	Mechanic	Virginia
46	Rosa B. Pugh	40	Wife	—	Virginia
47	Evelyn Pugh	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
48	Hattie Pugh	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	Walter Pugh	13	Son	—	Virginia
50	Pauline Pugh	8	Daughter	—	Virginia

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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