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Elmer Thompson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Tazewell, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Elmer Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tazewell, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1930), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 0 b. ~1930 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Tazewell, Virginia
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Maiden Spring District
Est. Birth Year	~1930

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elmer	Age	Birth yr
Ellis Thompson	Son	—	18	~1912
Cecil Thompson	Son	—	10	~1920
Leora Thompson	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Goldie Thompson	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Cecil Thompson	Head	—	37	~1893
Santos Thompson	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Elmer Thompson	Son	—		~1930
Claude Thompson	Son	—	3	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Tazewell, Virginia

Son, age

Tazewell, Virginia · implied b. ~1930 — 8 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Tazewell-County, Virginia

Son, age 11

Tazewell-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1929 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Elmore Jr
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Jeffersonville
1935 Residence (County)	Tazewell
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Elmer Thompson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Elmer Thompson

Son · 1930 · age 0 · b. ~1930 · Virginia

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Sibling

Claude Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Leora Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ellis Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Cecil Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Goldie Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Santos Thompson

Sibling · 1930 · age 8

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

1930 US Federal Census — Tazewell, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2463unit:0094)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert B Shreves	68	Father	—	Virginia
2	Reece Shreves	23	Brother	—	Virginia
3	Evelyn N Shreves	19	Sister	—	Virginia
4	Gurnia Shreves	16	Sister	—	Virginia
5	Jessie Tiley	22	Head	Miner	Virginia
6	Lizzie Tiley	53	Mother	—	Virginia
7	Robert O Fisher	30	Head	—	Virginia
8	Myrtle Fisher	33	Wife	Mechanic	Virginia
9	Rufus Fisher	11	Son	—	Virginia
10	Claude Fisher	7	Son	—	Virginia
11	Earl Fisher	5	Son	—	Virginia
12	Edith Fisher	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
13	Robert O Jr Fisher	1	Son	—	Virginia
14	Ed Cordel	26	Head	—	Virginia
15	Ida Cordel	21	Wife	Truck Driver	Virginia
16	Bernice Cordel	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Earl Cordel	3	Son	—	Virginia
18	Wall Cordel	28	Brother	—	Virginia
19	Etta Cordel	27	Sister-in-law	Miner	Virginia
20	Barbara Cordel	16	Niece	—	Virginia
21	Fred Kennedy	30	Head	—	North Carolina
22	Myrtle Kennedy	25	Wife	Miner	Virginia
23	Dorthey Kennedy	5	Daughter	—	West Virginia
24	Jean Kennedy	3	Daughter	—	West Virginia
25	Clarence Kennedy	28	Brother	—	Virginia
26	Abner Kennedy	15	Brother	Miner	Virginia
27	Ida B Kennedy	12	Sister	—	Virginia
28	Lista Ostome	34	Head	—	Virginia
29	Nancy Ostome	24	Wife	Miner	Virginia
30	Lista Jr Ostome	7	Son	—	Virginia
31	James Ostome	5	Son	—	Virginia
32	Beauford Ostome	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	John B Dye	49	Head	—	Virginia
34	Rosie Dye	43	Wife	Miner	Virginia
35	Minnie Dye	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Elsie Dye	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
37	Hazel Dye	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	John P Dye	4	Son	—	Virginia
39	Bessie Hale	26	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Maggie B Hale	4	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
41	Cecil Thompson	37	Head	—	Virginia
42	Ellis Thompson	18	Son	—	Virginia
43	Leora Thompson	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
44	Cecil Thompson	10	Son	—	Virginia
45	Santos Thompson	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
46	Goldie Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
47	Claude Thompson	3	Son	—	Virginia
48	Elmer Thompson THIS PERSON	0	Son	—	Virginia
49	Miller Shaw	32	Head	—	Virginia
50	Lilly Shaw	31	Wife	Miner	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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