Edward Foster — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Mathews, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Edward Foster across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mathews, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Mathews, Virginia
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Westville District
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Edward	Age	Birth yr
William Foster	Son	—	16	~1914
Mary Foster	Daughter	—	10	~1920
John Foster	Son	—	18	~1912
Edward Foster	Head	—	42	~1888
Alice Foster	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Mary Foster	Spouse	—	40	~1890
George Foster	Son	—	12	~1918
Ruth Foster	Daughter	—	6	~1924
James Foster	Son	—	14	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

Mathews, Virginia

Head, age 42

Mathews, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Mathews-County, Virginia

Head, age 54

Mathews-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1886

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XGBoost

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edgar A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Westville District
1935 Residence (County)	Mathews
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Retail Dry Goods
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Edward Foster

Head · 1930 · age 42 · b. ~1888 · Virginia

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2450unit:0334)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Virginia	18	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	Katherine	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
3	James	14	Son	—	Virginia
4	William	12	Son	—	Virginia
5	Mary	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
6	Elizabeth	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Robert	6	Son	—	Virginia
8	John	4	Son	—	Virginia
9	Thomas	2	Son	—	Virginia
10	George	1	Son	—	Virginia
11	Martha	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
12	Sarah	25	Daughter	—	Virginia
13	Alice	23	Daughter	—	Virginia
14	Ruth	21	Daughter	—	Virginia
15	Helen	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
16	Grace	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	James Foster	66	Head	General	Virginia
18	Mary Foster	60	Wife	—	Virginia
19	John Foster	24	Son	—	Virginia
20	William Foster	22	Son	—	Virginia
21	Robert Foster	20	Son	—	Virginia
22	John Callis	67	Head	General	Virginia
23	Sarah Callis	65	Wife	—	Virginia
24	James Callis	24	Son	Laborer	Virginia
25	George Callis	22	Son	—	Virginia
26	Mary Callis	20	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	Alice Callis	18	Daughter	—	Virginia
28	Ruth Callis	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	Robert Foster	65	Head	—	Virginia
30	Martha Foster	60	Wife	—	Virginia
31	John Foster	25	Son	—	Virginia
32	William Foster	23	Son	—	Virginia
33	James Foster	21	Son	—	Virginia
34	George Foster	19	Son	—	Virginia
35	Mary Foster	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Alice Foster	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
37	Ruth Foster	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	Helen Foster	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Grace Foster	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Elizabeth Foster	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
41	Sarah Foster	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	Edward Foster THIS PERSON	42	Head	—	Virginia
43	Mary Foster	40	Wife	—	Virginia
44	John Foster	18	Son	—	Virginia
45	William Foster	16	Son	—	Virginia
46	James Foster	14	Son	—	Virginia
47	George Foster	12	Son	—	Virginia
48	Mary Foster	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	Alice Foster	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
50	Ruth Foster	6	Daughter	—	Virginia

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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.

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