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Edith Young — 1920 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Edith Young across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Decatur, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fredrick & Richard — first a daughter (b.~1897), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 23
b. ~1897
Female
Daughter
Born: Iowa
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Decatur, Iowa |
| Surname | Young |
| Given Name | Edith M |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Industry | Graded school |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Township / Ward | Garden Grove Town |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1897 |
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 Edith | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Young | Daughter | — | 23 | ~1897 |
| Lillian Young | Spouse | — | 58 | ~1862 |
| Erma Young | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1898 |
| Aron Young | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Richard Young | Head | — | 54 | ~1866 |
| Glenn Young | Son | — | 24 | ~1896 |
Census Appearances
1900
Decatur, Iowa
Daughter, age 6
Decatur, Iowa · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Young |
| Given Name | Edith M. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 6 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Birth Month | Feb |
| Birth Year | 1894 |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1910
Decatur, Iowa
Daughter, age 15
Decatur, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Young |
| Given Name | Edith |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 15 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1920
Decatur, Iowa
Daughter, age 23
Decatur, Iowa · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members
| Surname | Young |
| Given Name | Edith M |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Industry | Graded school |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
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.
Our Model Tree links Edith Young across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Decatur, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Fredrick Young (~0.92 confidence) and father Richard Young (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lizzie Young (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lillian Young (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lillian Young (~0.92 confidence) and father Richard Young (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Fredrick Young
b. ~1860
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Richard Young
b. ~1860
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lizzie Young
b. ~1861
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lillian Young
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lillian Young
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Richard Young
b. ~1866
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Edith Young
Daughter · 1920 · age 23 · b. ~1897 · Iowa
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Sibling
Glenn Young
Sibling · 1920 · age 24
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Erma Young
Sibling · 1920 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Aron Young
Sibling · 1920 · age 14
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
1920 US Federal Census — Decatur, Iowa
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1920 US Federal Census — Decatur, Iowa
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu486unit:0716)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsie M Graff | 13 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 2 | Ethel I Graff | 10 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 3 | Marjorie E Graff | 3 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 4 | Joseph L Graff | 53 | Head | — | Indiana |
| 5 | Addie M Graff | 46 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Iowa |
| 6 | Charles N Graff | 13 | Son | — | California |
| 7 | Chester L Jenkins | 25 | Head | Lineman | Iowa |
| 8 | Lillian M Jenkins | 27 | Wife | Teacher | Michigan |
| 9 | Louise Jenkins | 0 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 10 | Lena M Watson | 50 | Mother-in-law | — | Ohio |
| 11 | Henry F Strohl | 56 | Head | Operator | Germany |
| 12 | Marie E Strohl | 53 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 13 | William J Strohl | 31 | Son | Laborer | Iowa |
| 14 | Mildred M Strohl | 24 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 15 | Margaret A Strohl | 20 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 16 | Nellie Rains | 49 | Head | Dressmaking | Iowa |
| 17 | Richard D Young | 54 | Head | — | Iowa |
| 18 | Lillian Young | 58 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 19 | Glenn W Young | 24 | Son | Farmer | Iowa |
| 20 | Edith M Young THIS PERSON | 23 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 21 | Erma V Young | 22 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 22 | Aron B Young | 14 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 23 | John Wilson | 76 | Head | Minister | England |
| 24 | Rachel J Wilson | 69 | Wife | — | New York |
| 25 | Josephine R Wilson | 36 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 26 | William D Smith | 53 | Head | Carpenter | Germany |
| 27 | Mary Smith | 53 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 28 | Charles D Smith | 30 | Son | Salesman | Iowa |
| 29 | George E Jennings | 64 | Head | Postmaster | California |
| 30 | Alice S Jennings | 61 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 31 | Spencer M Amos | 64 | Head | Attorney | Ohio |
| 32 | Josephine G Amos | 70 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 33 | Daisy Bennett | 31 | Daughter | Scholarship | Iowa |
| 34 | Amik Bennett | 18 | Granddaughter | — | Iowa |
| 35 | Geta Bennett | 16 | Granddaughter | — | Iowa |
| 36 | Lucile Bennett | 13 | Granddaughter | — | Iowa |
| 37 | Roberta Bennett | 7 | Granddaughter | — | Missouri |
| 38 | Ola L Potts | 41 | Head | Bookkeeper | Ohio |
| 39 | Sophia N Pool | 72 | Mother | — | Pennsylvania |
| 40 | George M Harrington | 35 | Head | Buyer & Shipper | Iowa |
| 41 | George Stearns | 64 | Head | Buyer | Iowa |
| 42 | Agnes Stearns | 60 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 43 | Louis A Stearns | 58 | Brother | Salesman | Iowa |
| 44 | Kimball Farrell | 70 | Head | — | Ohio |
| 45 | Maria J Farrell | 74 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 46 | Charles G Waters | 58 | Head | — | Iowa |
| 47 | Emma L Waters | 53 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 48 | Elizabeth A Wales | 84 | Mother | — | Pennsylvania |
| 49 | Mary Berryman | 88 | Aunt by marriage | — | Ireland |
| 50 | Nancy E Wheelock | 78 | Head | — | Pennsylvania |
Pedigree Summary
Edith + 3 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)