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Henry Bell — 1930 US Census Record
Model Tree available1930 United States Federal Census · Fairfield, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Henry Bell across the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fairfield, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walter & Laura — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 38
b. ~1892
Male
Head
Born: South Carolina
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Fairfield, South Carolina |
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Township No 9 Pt |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1892 |
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.
12 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Henry | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Bell | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Julia Bell | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1926 |
| Rosalee Bell | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1929 |
| James Bell | Son | — | 15 | ~1915 |
| Mattie Bell | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1922 |
| Henry Bell | Head | — | 38 | ~1892 |
| Henry Bell | Son | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Maggie Bell | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| Esther Bell | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1920 |
| Ida Bell | Other | — | 32 | ~1898 |
| Mary Bell | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1924 |
| Lily Bell | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1928 |
Census Appearances
1900
Fairfield, South …
Son, age 14
Fairfield, South Carolina · implied b. ~1886 — 11 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Birth Month | Nov |
| Birth Year | 1886 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | at school |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1910
Fairfield, South …
Son, age 19
Fairfield, South Carolina · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 19 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Working Out |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1920
Fairfield, South …
Head, age 27
Fairfield, South Carolina · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Gen. Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1930
Fairfield, South …
Head, age 38
Fairfield, South Carolina · implied b. ~1892 — 12 household members
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1940
Orangeburg-County, South …
Son, age 48
Orangeburg-County, South Carolina · implied b. ~1892 — 10 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bell |
| Given Name | Henry |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 48 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Harry Township |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Orangeburg |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Ditching Project |
| Class of Worker | GW |
| Hours Worked | 64 |
| Income (1939) | 450 |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
Model Tree
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 Henry Bell across 5 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Walter Bell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Laura Bell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Thinnie Bell (~0.92 confidence) and father Henry Bell (~0.60 confidence) and mother Mary Bell (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.79
Father
Walter Bell
b. ~1862
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Laura Bell
b. ~1864
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Thinnie Bell
b. ~1875
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Henry Bell
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.6
Mother
Mary Bell
b. ~1885
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.6
This person
Anchor record
Henry Bell
Head · 1930 · age 38 · b. ~1892 · South Carolina
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Fairfield, South Carolina
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1930 US Federal Census — Fairfield, South Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2196unit:0234)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Bell THIS PERSON | 38 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 2 | Ida Bell | 32 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 3 | Annie Bell | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 4 | James Bell | 15 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 5 | Maggie Bell | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 6 | Esther Bell | 10 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 7 | Mattie Bell | 8 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 8 | Mary Bell | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 9 | Henry Bell | 5 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 10 | Julia Bell | 4 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 11 | Lily Bell | 2 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 12 | Rosalee Bell | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 13 | Lewis Robinson | 30 | Head | — | South Carolina |
| 14 | Johnnie M Robinson | 22 | Wife-H | — | South Carolina |
| 15 | Isaac Washington | 45 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 16 | Rosalie Washington | 41 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 17 | Carrie Washington | 18 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 18 | Annie Washington | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 19 | Isaiah Washington | 14 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 20 | Rosetta Washington | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 21 | George Washington | 11 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 22 | Eugenia Washington | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 23 | Isaac Yarborough | 45 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 24 | Alice Yarborough | 42 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 25 | Robert Yarborough | 20 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 26 | Willie Yarborough | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 27 | Effie Yarborough | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 28 | Tom Martin | 63 | Head | — | South Carolina |
| 29 | Annie Martin | 51 | Wife-H | — | South Carolina |
| 30 | Jim Brown | 60 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 31 | Ruth Brown | 48 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 32 | Andrew Metz | 27 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 33 | Ida Metz | 25 | Wife-H | — | South Carolina |
| 34 | Jean Metz | 4 | Grandchild | — | South Carolina |
| 35 | Elliott Robertson | 38 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 36 | Frances Robertson | 32 | Wife-H | — | South Carolina |
| 37 | Frances Robertson | 10 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 38 | Will Robertson | 12 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 39 | James Robertson | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 40 | Jack Robertson | 7 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 41 | Henry Sims | 40 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 42 | Alice Sims | 37 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 43 | Benjamin Brown | 18 | Son-step | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 44 | Eveline Brown | 16 | Step-daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 45 | William Thompson | 32 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 46 | Lottie Thompson | 30 | Wife-H | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 47 | Abraham Thompson | 6 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 48 | James Thompson | 4 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 49 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 50 | — | None | — | — | — |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Henry
Gen 1 · 5 parents
~0.79
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)