Edward Palmer — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Tippah, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Edward Palmer across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Tippah, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1867 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Tippah, Mississippi
Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Edward L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Blue Mountain Town
Est. Birth Year	~1867

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
Elizabeth Coker	Other	—	71	~1849
Claude Palmer	Son	—	20	~1900
Thurston Palmer	Son	—	14	~1906
Edith Palmer	Daughter	—	24	~1896
Mollie Palmer	Spouse	—	50	~1870
Thelma Palmer	Daughter	—	21	~1899
Edward Palmer	Head	—	53	~1867
Mildred Palmer	Daughter	—	17	~1903

Census Appearances

1910

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 44

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1866 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Elias
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 53

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1867 — 8 household members

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Edward L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Edward Palmer

Head · 1920 · age 53 · b. ~1867 · Mississippi

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

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Tippah, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu896unit:0191)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Jerry L Gentry	44	Head	—	Mississippi
52	Everline Gentry	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Bessie E Gentry	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Annie L Gentry	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Rena E Gentry	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
56	Lacy Don Gentry	7	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Frank B Thomson	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
58	Laura J Thomson	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
59	Ruth Thomson	25	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Frances T Thomson	19	Son	Teacher	Mississippi
61	Mcclure Thomson	17	Son	—	Mississippi
62	John W Jackson	40	Head	Carpenter	South Carolina
63	Georgia A Jackson	40	Wife	—	South Carolina
64	Mae Jackson	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Clarence Jackson	14	Son	—	Mississippi
66	William Jackson	10	Son	—	Mississippi
67	Miranda Jackson	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	John Pruitt	47	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
69	Etta Pruitt	45	Wife	—	Mississippi
70	Hessie Pruitt	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Percy Pruitt	14	Son	—	Mississippi
72	Ivey Pruitt	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Arthur Pruitt	7	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Edward L Palmer THIS PERSON	53	Head	—	Mississippi
75	Mollie Palmer	50	Wife	—	Georgia
76	Edith G Palmer	24	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Thelma M Palmer	21	Daughter	Private	Mississippi
78	Claude M Palmer	20	Son	—	Mississippi
79	Mildred Palmer	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Thurston Palmer	14	Son	—	Mississippi
81	Elizabeth Coker	71	Aunt	—	Mississippi
82	Thos J Pruitt	41	Head	—	Mississippi
83	Bessie Pruitt	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
84	Marion Pruitt	14	Son	—	Mississippi
85	Daniel Pruitt	11	Son	—	Mississippi
86	Elizabeth Pruitt	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
87	Mary Ruth Pruitt	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
88	John Pruitt	3	Son	—	Mississippi
89	James E Draper	44	Head	—	Mississippi
90	Lola Draper	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
91	Lola Draper	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
92	Madeline Draper	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
93	John Gurney	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
94	Annie Gurney	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
95	Leona Gurney	23	Daughter	—	Mississippi
96	John Gurney	19	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
97	Robert Gurney	16	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
98	James Gurney	15	Son	—	Mississippi
99	Charlie H Gurney	10	Son	—	Mississippi
100	Gurney	8	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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