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Edward Brooks — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Rapides, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Edward Brooks across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Rapides, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 1 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: Louisiana Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Rapides, Louisiana
Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Additional Details
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Ward 2
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
Joseph Brooks	Son	—	5	~1915
Sarah Brooks	Spouse	—	36	~1884
Anderson Brooks	Son	—	6	~1914
Edward Brooks	Son	—	1	~1919
Laura Brooks	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Clifton Brooks	Son	—	18	~1902
Arthur Brooks	Son	—	3	~1917
Logan Brooks	Head	—	38	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Rapides, Louisiana

Son, age 1

Rapides, Louisiana · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members

Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Rapides, Louisiana

Son, age 11

Rapides, Louisiana · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Edward Brooks across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Rapides, Louisiana, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Edward Brooks

Son · 1920 · age 1 · b. ~1919 · Louisiana

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Sibling

Clifton Brooks

Sibling · 1920 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Anderson Brooks

Sibling · 1920 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Laura Brooks

Sibling · 1920 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joseph Brooks

Sibling · 1920 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Arthur Brooks

Sibling · 1920 · age 3

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 — Rapides, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu626unit:1040)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Aydie Cross	18	Wife	—	Louisiana
2	Phil Willis	52	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
3	Sarah F. Willis	46	Wife	—	Louisiana
4	Henry Willis	20	Son	Helper	Louisiana
5	May Willis	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
6	Fred Willis	14	Son	Helper	Louisiana
7	Bessie Willis	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
8	Frank Willis	7	Son	—	Louisiana
9	Clarence Willis	28	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
10	Lottie Willis	23	Wife	—	Louisiana
11	Ruby Mae Willis	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
12	Beatrice Willis	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
13	James Willis	1	Son	—	Louisiana
14	George Mayo	42	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
15	Maud Mayo	42	Wife	—	Louisiana
16	Lottie Mayo	21	Daughter	—	Louisiana
17	Nettie Mayo	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Cliff Mayo	12	Son	—	Louisiana
19	Dennis Mayo	9	Son	—	Louisiana
20	George Mayo	5	Son	—	Louisiana
21	Muke Mayo	3	Son	—	Louisiana
22	Willie Edward	42	Head	Farm	Louisiana
23	Sara Edward	42	Wife	—	Louisiana
24	Sampson Howard	50	Head	Farm	Louisiana
25	Liza Howard	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
26	Liza Howard	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
27	Louis Williams	25	Head	Farm	Louisiana
28	Anna Williams	19	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Logan Brooks	38	Head	Farm	Louisiana
30	Sarah Brooks	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
31	Clifton Brooks	18	Son	Help	Louisiana
32	Laura Brooks	16	Daughter	Help	Louisiana
33	Anderson Brooks	6	Son	—	Louisiana
34	Joseph Brooks	5	Son	—	Louisiana
35	Arthur Brooks	3	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Edward Brooks THIS PERSON	1	Son	—	Louisiana
37	D. B. Johnson	67	Head	Farm	Louisiana
38	Sarah Johnson	67	Wife	—	Louisiana
39	Nettie Johnson	22	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Laura Baker	21	Boarder	—	Louisiana
41	Elmo Baker	25	Boarder	Farm	Louisiana
42	Henry Williams	45	Head	Farm	Louisiana
43	Sofia Williams	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
44	Henry Williams	13	Son	—	Louisiana
45	Will Williams	4	Son	—	Louisiana
46	Mary Williams	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
47	D. M. Fauman	56	Head	Farm	Georgia
48	Callie Fauman	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
49	Loyal Fauman	16	Son	Help	Georgia
50	Lola Mae Fauman	12	Daughter	Help	Georgia

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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)

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