Ed Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Sunflower, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ed Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Sunflower, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Sunflower, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Part Of Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ed	Age	Birth yr
Rosie Smith	Spouse	—	52	~1878
Ed Smith	Head	—	52	~1878
Willie Smith	Daughter	—	16	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Sunflower, Mississippi

Head, age 42

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Sunflower, Mississippi

Head, age 52

Sunflower, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Ed
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Ed Smith

Head · 1930 · age 52 · b. ~1878 · Mississippi

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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 — Sunflower, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1166unit:0252)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Rosa	19	—	—	Mississippi
52	Sam Lewis	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
53	Mamie Lewis	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Dora Lewis	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Annie M. Lewis	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
56	Fred Lewis	7	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Annie Lewis	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
58	Julia M. Lewis	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Curtis Lewis	1	Son	—	Mississippi
60	Will Hips	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Alice Hips	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	George Smith	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Olivia Smith	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Rosanna Smith	53	Wife's Mother	Laborer	Mississippi
65	Oscar Davis	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
66	Carrie Davis	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Hubbard Davis	53	Uncle	Laborer	Mississippi
68	Edgar Durham	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
69	Mabel Durham	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	Walter Barrell	45	Head	Farmer	South Carolina
71	Amy Barrell	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
72	Lambert Barrell	7	Son	—	Mississippi
73	Lizzy Barrell	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Sing Mcnutt	15	Step-son	Laborer	Mississippi
75	Earl Evans	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
76	Anna M. Evans	26	Wife	—	Georgia
77	Plummer Henderson	47	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
78	Samuel Henderson	21	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
79	Wade Henderson	17	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Julia Lane	36	Head	—	Mississippi
81	Nora Lane	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
82	Elmer Lane	11	Son	—	Mississippi
83	Annie L. Lane	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
84	Alma Lane	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
85	Mamie Lane	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
86	Willie Williams	44	Head	Farmer	South Carolina
87	Louisa Williams	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
88	John H. Williams	12	Son	—	Mississippi
89	Willie Jr. Williams	11	Son	—	Mississippi
90	William James	57	Boarder	Farmer	Mississippi
91	Ed Smith THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
92	Rosie Smith	52	Wife	—	Mississippi
93	Willie Smith	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
94	Walter Mcbracken	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
95	Lillie Mcbracken	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
96	Willie M. Mcbracken	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
97	Elijah Edwards	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
98	Lizzie Edwards	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
99	Lee Edwards	7	Son	—	Mississippi
100	Willie Edwards	11	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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