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Ed Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Bolivar, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ed Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Bolivar, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationBolivar, Mississippi
SurnameSmith
Given NameEd
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age34
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGen Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedR
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBeat 3
Est. Birth Year~1886

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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Ed Age Birth yr
Ida Smith Spouse — 32 ~1888
Geneva Smith Daughter — 12 ~1908
Ed Smith Head — 34 ~1886
Joe Smith Son — 10 ~1910
Lula Smith Daughter — 8 ~1912
Mary Smith Daughter — 6 ~1914

Census Appearances

1910
Bolivar, Mississippi
Head, age 22
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1888
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source
XGBoost
Surname Smith
Given Name Ed
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 22
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1920
Bolivar, Mississippi
Head, age 34
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members
Surname Smith
Given Name Ed
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 34
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Farmer
Industry Gen Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
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 Ed Smith across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Bolivar, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ed Smith
Head · 1920 · age 34 · b. ~1886 · Mississippi
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Bolivar, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu871unit:0432)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Joe Williams 26 Head Farmer Mississippi
2 Evelyn Williams 27 Wife — Mississippi
3 Gray Caldwell 46 Head Farmer Mississippi
4 Dora Caldwell 32 Wife — Mississippi
5 Will Johnson 49 Head Farmer Mississippi
6 Humbush Brown 38 Head Farmer Mississippi
7 Orie Brown 34 Wife — Mississippi
8 Willie Brown 15 Son — Mississippi
9 Ellie Brown 10 Daughter — Mississippi
10 Mary Brown 8 Daughter — Mississippi
11 Alex Clark 40 Head Farmer Mississippi
12 Lula Clark 39 Wife — Mississippi
13 Willie Clark 22 Son Laborer Mississippi
14 Knight Clark 18 Son Laborer Mississippi
15 Willie Clark 16 Son Laborer Mississippi
16 Isaac Jones 38 Head Farmer Mississippi
17 Mary Jones 31 Wife — Mississippi
18 Mary Jones 3 Daughter — Mississippi
19 Lizzie Harris 46 Head Farmer Mississippi
20 Joe Ovey 40 Head Farmer Mississippi
21 Lula Ovey 34 Wife — Mississippi
22 Lula Ovey 8 Daughter — Mississippi
23 Annie Ovey 6 Daughter — Mississippi
24 Albert Fender 47 Head Farmer Mississippi
25 Clarissa Fender 38 Wife — Mississippi
26 Anna Fender 15 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
27 David Fender 16 Son Laborer Mississippi
28 Lizzie Fender 14 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
29 James Fender 10 Son — Mississippi
30 Elijah Fender 10 Son — Mississippi
31 Frank Hamilton 45 Head Farmer Alabama
32 Liza Hamilton 41 Wife — Alabama
33 Noah Holloway 38 Head Farmer Mississippi
34 Ed Smith THIS PERSON 34 Head Farmer Mississippi
35 Ida Smith 32 Wife — Mississippi
36 Geneva Smith 12 Daughter — Mississippi
37 Joe Smith 10 Son — Mississippi
38 Lula Smith 8 Daughter — Mississippi
39 Mary Smith 6 Daughter — Mississippi
40 Wayne Davis 31 Head Farmer Mississippi
41 Kate Davis 26 Wife Farmer Mississippi
42 Lula Davis 11 Daughter — Mississippi
43 Edith Davis 14 Daughter — Mississippi
44 Lilly Davis 12 Daughter — Mississippi
45 Wayne Davis 10 Son — Mississippi
46 Lizzie Davis 8 Daughter — Mississippi
47 Joe Davis 1 Son — Mississippi
48 Willie Anderson 29 Head Farmer Mississippi
49 Lizzie Anderson 23 Wife — Mississippi
50 Willie Anderson 3 Son — Mississippi

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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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