Ernest Moore — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Brunswick, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Ernest Moore across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brunswick, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Brunswick, Virginia
Surname	Moore
Given Name	Ernest P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Working out
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Powellton District
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ernest	Age	Birth yr
Ernest Moore	Head	—	22	~1898
Precious Moore	Spouse	—	18	~1902
Ruth Moore	Daughter	—		~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Brunswick, Virginia

Head, age 22

Brunswick, Virginia · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Ernest P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Working out
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Brunswick, Virginia

Head, age 31

Brunswick, Virginia · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Earnest P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Brunswick-County, Virginia

Head, age 42

Brunswick-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Earnest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Brunswick
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Street Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	684
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Ernest Moore

Head · 1920 · age 22 · b. ~1898 · Virginia

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1881unit:0913)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George E Taylor	71	Head	Farmer	Virginia
2	Jennie Taylor	58	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Gertie Taylor	31	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Clinton B Epperson	23	Head	Farmer	Virginia
5	Fannie Epperson	24	Wife	—	Virginia
6	Lewis Robinson	42	Head	Farmer	Virginia
7	Lucy Robinson	42	Wife	Farm Laborer	Virginia
8	Ora Alexander	21	Head	Washerwoman	Virginia
9	Beatrice Alexander	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Ira W Mitchell	71	Head	Farmer	Virginia
11	Ella J Mitchell	57	Wife	—	Virginia
12	James S Mitchell	16	Son	Laborer	Virginia
13	Robert B Mitchell	13	Son	Laborer	Virginia
14	Beasley Pearson	49	Head	Farmer	Virginia
15	Mollie Pearson	49	Wife	—	Virginia
16	Mary W Pearson	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	James T Pearson	18	Son	Laborer	Virginia
18	Eugene R Pearson	16	Son	Laborer	Virginia
19	Ida B Pearson	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
20	Aggie R Pearson	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	Charlie W Pearson	5	Son	—	Virginia
22	Albert W Pearson	3	Son	—	Virginia
23	Mary E Williams	85	Boarder	—	Virginia
24	Johnnie Hines	27	Head	Farmer	Virginia
25	Bessie Hines	25	Wife	—	Virginia
26	Johnnie M Hines	7	Son	—	Virginia
27	James A Hines	5	Son	—	Virginia
28	Peter A Clark	49	Head	Farmer	Virginia
29	Ethell Clark	24	Wife	—	Virginia
30	James R Clark	1	Son	—	Virginia
31	Blanch Kenwood	11	Boarder	—	Virginia
32	Lewis A Penn	54	Head	Sawyer	Virginia
33	Laura Penn	38	Wife	—	Virginia
34	Walter Penn	14	Son	—	Virginia
35	Frank Penn	12	Son	—	Virginia
36	Harman Penn	9	Son	—	Virginia
37	Waverly Penn	7	Son	—	Virginia
38	Edward Penn	30	Nephew	Laborer	Virginia
39	Joseph W Palmer	38	Head	Farmer	Virginia
40	May Palmer	38	Wife	—	Virginia
41	Joseph W Jr Palmer	3	Son	—	Virginia
42	John E Gray	61	Head	Farmer	Virginia
43	Emma E Gray	52	Wife	—	Virginia
44	Willie A Bowen	29	Boarder	Merchant	Virginia
45	Ernest P Moore THIS PERSON	22	Head	Farm Laborer	Virginia
46	Precious Moore	18	Wife	—	Virginia
47	Ruth Moore	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
48	Richard F Clary	21	Head	Farmer	Virginia
49	Courtney Clary	19	Wife	—	Virginia
50	Irvin Clary	0	Son	—	Virginia

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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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