Ed Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Coal, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Ed Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Coal, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Coal, Oklahoma
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed. P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ashflat Township
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ed	Age	Birth yr
Ira Smith	Son	—	9	~1911
Almeda Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Helen Smith	Son	—	13	~1907
Flora Smith	Daughter	—	18	~1902
Alice Smith	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Washington Smith	Son	—	19	~1901
Gula Smith	Spouse	—	41	~1879
Ed Smith	Head	—	56	~1864
Thomas Smith	Son	—	15	~1905

Census Appearances

1910

Johnston, Oklahoma

Head, age 47

Johnston, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1863 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Years Married	11
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1920

Coal, Oklahoma

Head, age 56

Coal, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1864 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed. P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Ed Smith

Head · 1920 · age 56 · b. ~1864 · Oklahoma

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

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Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1457unit:0595)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James E. Sapp	57	Head	Farmer	Illinois
2	Nancy A. Sapp	53	Wife	—	Missouri
3	Alta M. Sapp	19	Daughter	—	Missouri
4	James D. Sapp	16	Son	Farmer	Missouri
5	Oscar Sapp	13	Son	Farmer	Missouri
6	Charles E. Mathews	39	Head	Farmer	Texas
7	Mary Mathews	33	Wife	—	Texas
8	Esther G. Mathews	16	Daughter	—	Texas
9	Robert E. Mathews	13	Son	—	Texas
10	Theodore C. Mathews	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
11	Rachel A. Mathews	8	Daughter	—	Texas
12	Millard F. Mathews	6	Son	—	Texas
13	Felix P. Mathews	3	Daughter	—	Texas
14	Vivian F. Mathews	1	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
15	M. M. Jones	53	Head	Farmer	U. S.
16	Lucinda V. Jones	57	Wife	—	Tennessee
17	Dave D. Jones	22	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Robert L. Jones	22	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
19	Virgil T. Jones	20	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
20	Lucinda D. Jones	15	Daughter	Farmer	Oklahoma
21	Maude M. Jones	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
22	Lanza J. Jones	8	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
23	William M. Gray	45	Head	Farmer	U. S.
24	Sarah Jane Gray	37	Wife	—	Texas
25	Callie B. Gray	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
26	William C. Gray	2	Son	—	Oklahoma
27	Ed. P. Smith THIS PERSON	56	Head	Farmer	Illinois
28	Gula F. Smith	41	Wife	—	Kansas
29	Washington C. Smith	19	Son	Farmer	Kansas
30	Flora V. Smith	18	Daughter	—	Arkansas
31	Almeda Smith	16	Daughter	—	Kansas
32	Thomas J. Smith	15	Son	Farmer	Kansas
33	Helen E. Smith	13	Son	Farmer	Kansas
34	Ira J. Smith	9	Son	—	Oklahoma
35	Alice F. Smith	6	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
36	Cyrus E. Davidson	23	Head	Farmer	Texas
37	Liddie A. Davidson	24	Wife	—	Missouri
38	John J. Davidson	50	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
39	Annie D. Davidson	45	Wife	—	Texas
40	Thomas N. Davidson	25	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
41	John L. Davidson	19	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
42	Homer G. Davidson	16	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
43	Gladys L. Davidson	13	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
44	Melvin G. Davidson	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
45	William S. James	31	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
46	Rhoda James	29	Wife	—	Oklahoma
47	Eder James	11	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
48	Pauline James	9	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
49	Leona James	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma

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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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