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Emma Clark — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Halifax, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Emma Clark across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Halifax, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 31
b. ~1889
Female
Spouse
Born: Virginia
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Halifax, Virginia |
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Staunton District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1889 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Emma | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Clark | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Bessie Clark | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Lizzie Clark | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Lula Clark | Daughter | — | ~1920 | |
| James Clark | Head | — | 37 | ~1883 |
| Willie Clark | Son | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| Robert Clark | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Harvey Clark | Son | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Emma Clark | Spouse | — | 31 | ~1889 |
Census Appearances
1910
Halifax, Virginia
Spouse, age 22
Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 3 household members
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Household
| Surname | Clarke |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Years Married | 1 |
| Children Born | 1 |
| Children Living | 1 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1920
Halifax, Virginia
Spouse, age 31
Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1889 — 9 household members
| Surname | Clark |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Emma Clark across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Halifax, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Emma Clark
Spouse · 1920 · age 31 · b. ~1889 · Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Halifax, Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Halifax, Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1891unit:0562)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Conner | 15 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 2 | Ella Lambert | 45 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 3 | James Lambert | 15 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 4 | Mary J Lambert | 21 | Daughter | Farmer | Virginia |
| 5 | Joe Lambert | 13 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 6 | Annie Lambert | 12 | Daughter | Laborer | Virginia |
| 7 | Broken Lambert | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 8 | Cabell Lambert | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 9 | Roy Lambert | 3 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 10 | Hardy Looks | 34 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 11 | Annie Looks | 21 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 12 | Caroline Looks | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 13 | George R Looks | 70 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 14 | John D Looks | 44 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Jesse R Looks | 38 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 16 | James Clark | 37 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 17 | Emma Clark THIS PERSON | 31 | Wife | Farmer | Virginia |
| 18 | Lizzie G Clark | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Willie J Clark | 8 | Son | Farmer | Virginia |
| 20 | Annie M Clark | 7 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Robert W Clark | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 22 | Harvey L Clark | 3 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 23 | Bessie B Clark | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 24 | Lula V Clark | 0 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Jessie Baker | 27 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 26 | Eloise Baker | 22 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Sam Perkins | 43 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 28 | Hattie Perkins | 28 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Henry Perkins | 19 | Son | Farmer | Virginia |
| 30 | Maud Perkins | 16 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Sherman Perkins | 14 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 32 | Emma Perkins | 12 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 33 | Howard Perkins | 11 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 34 | Lawrence Perkins | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 35 | Meadie Perkins | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 36 | Irene Perkins | 4 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 37 | Thelma Perkins | 2 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 38 | Charlie Ingram | 41 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 39 | Annie B Ingram | 35 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 40 | Lillie Ingram | 14 | Daughter | Farmer | Virginia |
| 41 | Philip Ingram | 11 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 42 | Luther Ingram | 9 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 43 | Elisha Ingram | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 44 | Arthur Ingram | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 45 | Dorothy Ingram | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 46 | Garland Ingram | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 47 | Bernard B Hodges | 45 | Boarder | — | Virginia |
| 48 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 49 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 50 | — | None | — | Farmer | — |
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)