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Dorothy Ward — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Attala, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Ward across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Attala, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1918), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1918 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Attala, Mississippi
Surname	Ward
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
John Ward	Son	—	3	~1927
Dorothy Ward	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Douglas Ward	Son	—	1	~1929
Leon Ward	Head	—	35	~1895
Lillie Ward	Daughter	—		~1930
Mary Ward	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Joshua Ward	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Lillie Ward	Other	—	34	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Attala, Mississippi

Daughter, age 2

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1918 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	none
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Attala, Mississippi

Daughter, age 12

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1918 — 8 household members

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Dorothy
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Dorothy Ward across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Attala, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Dorothy Ward

Daughter · 1930 · age 12 · b. ~1918 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Joshua Ward

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

John Ward

Sibling · 1930 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Ward

Sibling · 1930 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lillie Ward

Sibling · 1930 · age

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Douglas Ward

Sibling · 1930 · age 1

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

1930 US Federal Census — Attala, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1138unit:0750)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Rachel Woodard	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Calvin Woodard	36	Head	Farm Helper	Arkansas
53	Ruby Woodard	19	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
54	Louise Woodard	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Everett Allen	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
56	Estelle Allen	32	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
57	Elra Allen	12	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Louie Allen	8	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Elmo Allen	3	Son	—	Mississippi
60	James M. Carr	33	Head	Night Watchman	Mississippi
61	Ada L. Carr	23	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
62	William D. Carr	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Catherine J. Carr	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Leon C. Ward	35	Head	Mail Carrier	Mississippi
65	Lillie Ward	34	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
66	Dorothy Ward THIS PERSON	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	Mary K. Ward	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	Joshua Ward	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	John M. Ward	3	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Douglas Ward	1	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Lillie J. Ward	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Grant Mclemore	59	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
73	Lou B. Mclemore	49	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
74	Leon Mclemore	20	Son	Farm Helper	Mississippi
75	Lucy Mclemore	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Thelma Benjamin	19	Step-Daughter	School Teacher	Mississippi
77	Alice Benjamin	16	Step-Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	John H. Bain	22	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
79	Lillian Bain	51	Mother-H	—	Mississippi
80	Roy Bain	27	Brother	Laborer	Mississippi
81	Viola Bain	16	Sister	—	Mississippi
82	Sife Lee	82	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
83	Ellen Lee	72	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
84	Charlie Lee	18	Step-Son	Farmer	Mississippi
85	Anna Lee	17	Step-Daughter	Farm Helper	Mississippi
86	Louis Lee	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
87	Ora D. Lee	16	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
88	Ben Brooks	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
89	Ida Brooks	43	Wife-H	Farm Helper	Mississippi
90	Fred Brooks	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
91	Edd Brooks	18	Son	Farm Helper	Mississippi
92	Frank Brooks	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
93	Annie M. Brooks	24	Wife-H	Farm Helper	Mississippi
94	Zelma B. Barnes	9	Step-Daughter	—	Mississippi
95	Robert A. Dodd	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
96	Leona Dodd	33	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
97	Beatrice Dodd	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
98	Edward Dodd	15	Son	—	Mississippi
99	Helen Dodd	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
100	Allan Dodd	3	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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