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Emma Simmons — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Emma Simmons across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1880
Female
Spouse
Born: Mississippi
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Shelby, Tennessee |
| Surname | Simmons |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Ninth District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1880 |
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.
5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Emma | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Simmons | Son | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Eva Simmons | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Emma Simmons | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1880 |
| Mary Simmons | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| John Simmons | Head | — | 45 | ~1875 |
Census Appearances
1910
Shelby, Tennessee
Spouse, age 30
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Simmons |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1920
Shelby, Tennessee
Spouse, age 40
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members
| Surname | Simmons |
| Given Name | Emma |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Emma Simmons across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Emma Simmons
Spouse · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Tennessee
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1766unit:0398)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Glenn | 50 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 2 | Ida Glenn | 35 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 3 | Sadie Glenn | 15 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 4 | Beula Glenn | 12 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 5 | Mary Glenn | 10 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 6 | John Osborne | 24 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 7 | Lora Osborne | 21 | Wife | Laundress | Kentucky |
| 8 | Jim Curry | 60 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 9 | Susie Curry | 50 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 10 | Fanny Curry | 23 | Son | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 11 | J. A. Hannah | 43 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 12 | Minnie Hannah | 37 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | Floyd Hannah | 12 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | Louise Hannah | 9 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 15 | John Hannah | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 16 | Warnetta Hannah | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 17 | Ch Halley | 51 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 18 | Sally Halley | 50 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 19 | W. B. Owens | 38 | Head | Farmer | Arkansas |
| 20 | Clara Owens | 38 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 21 | Nile Johnson | 60 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 22 | Ida Johnson | 50 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 23 | Oren Johnson | 17 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 24 | Mary Johnson | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Joe Johnson | 13 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | John Johnson | 10 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 27 | J. W. Cannon | 43 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 28 | Sallie Cannon | 49 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 29 | Willie Cannon | 24 | Son | Truck Driver | Mississippi |
| 30 | Edgar Cannon | 22 | Son | Night Watchman | Mississippi |
| 31 | Robert Cannon | 15 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 32 | Romary Cannon | 13 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 33 | Joe Cannon | 11 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 34 | Wesley Cannon | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 35 | Hattie Branch | 35 | Head | Laundress | Tennessee |
| 36 | May Branch | 11 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 37 | John Simmons | 45 | Head | Farmer | Arkansas |
| 38 | Emma Simmons THIS PERSON | 40 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Mississippi |
| 39 | Hardy Simmons | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 40 | Eva Simmons | 5 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 41 | Mary Simmons | 4 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | Howard Watson | 50 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 43 | Jack Watson | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 44 | Abot Watson | 12 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 45 | Sam Watson | 11 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 46 | Owens Watson | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | W. T. Gregory | 40 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 48 | Sallie Gregory | 35 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 49 | Lucile Gregory | 10 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | Howard Gregory | 8 | Son | — | Tennessee |
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)