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Ira Miller — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Mercer, North Dakota
Our Model Tree links this Ira Miller across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Mercer, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 34
b. ~1896
Male
Head
Born: Kansas
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Mercer, North Dakota |
| Surname | Miller |
| Given Name | Ira E. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 34 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Indiana |
| Mother's Birthplace | Missouri |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Township 142 Range 88 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1896 |
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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ira | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller | Son | — | 3 | ~1927 |
| Ira Miller | Head | — | 34 | ~1896 |
| Carla Miller | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1922 |
| N Miller | Son | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| Douglas Miller | Son | — | 3 | ~1927 |
| Ada Miller | Other | — | 32 | ~1898 |
| Beverly Miller | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1921 |
Census Appearances
1920
Mercer, North …
Head, age 24
Mercer, North Dakota · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members
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Household
| Surname | Miller |
| Given Name | Ira Chester |
| Relationship to Head | head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| Father's Birthplace | Missouri |
| Mother's Birthplace | Missouri |
| Occupation | timber man |
| Industry | coal mine |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
1930
Mercer, North …
Head, age 34
Mercer, North Dakota · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members
| Surname | Miller |
| Given Name | Ira E. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 34 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Kansas |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Indiana |
| Mother's Birthplace | Missouri |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | kansas |
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Our Model Tree links Ira Miller across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Mercer, North Dakota, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ira Miller
Head · 1930 · age 34 · b. ~1896 · North Dakota
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1930 US Federal Census — Mercer, North Dakota
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1930 US Federal Census — Mercer, North Dakota
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1738unit:0367)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bardella B. Meissel | 13 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 2 | Donald J. Meissel | 9 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 3 | Ida M. Meissel | 8 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 4 | Claudia M. Meissel | 7 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 5 | Marjorie B. Meissel | 2 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 6 | Jacob P. Plummer | 43 | Head | Farmer | Russia |
| 7 | Helen Plummer | 35 | Wife-H | — | North Dakota |
| 8 | Bertha L. Plummer | 18 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 9 | Frieda A. Plummer | 16 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 10 | Hilda K. Plummer | 14 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 11 | Anna E. Plummer | 7 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 12 | Mildred H. Plummer | 1 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 13 | Jacob J. Goldade | 31 | Head | Farmer | Russia |
| 14 | Katherine Goldade | 27 | Wife-H | — | North Dakota |
| 15 | Florence Goldade | 3 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 16 | Alice Goldade | 1 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 17 | Margaret Goldade | 74 | Mother | — | Russia |
| 18 | Peter Hoffart | 51 | Head | Farmer | Russia |
| 19 | Margaret Hoffart | 50 | Wife-H | — | Russia |
| 20 | Francis Hoffart | 24 | Daughter | — | Russia |
| 21 | Edmund Hoffart | 21 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 22 | Peter Hoffart | 18 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 23 | Katherine Hoffart | 15 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 24 | Julius Hoffart | 12 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 25 | Leo Hoffart | 9 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 26 | Joseph Seifert | 51 | Head | Farmer | Russia |
| 27 | Marianne Seifert | 48 | Wife-H | — | Russia |
| 28 | Joseph N. Seifert | 21 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 29 | Beatus Seifert | 19 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 30 | Eugenia Seifert | 16 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 31 | Pius Seifert | 14 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 32 | Anna Seifert | 12 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 33 | Alva C. Varty | 43 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 34 | Linnie Varty | 38 | Wife-H | — | Missouri |
| 35 | Donald Varty | 20 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 36 | Lewis Varty | 12 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 37 | Alice Varty | 9 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 38 | Earl Varty | 7 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 39 | Ira E. Miller THIS PERSON | 34 | Head | Farmer | Kansas |
| 40 | Ada D. Miller | 32 | Wife-H | — | Wisconsin |
| 41 | N. Robert Miller | 12 | Son | — | North Dakota |
| 42 | Beverly R. Miller | 9 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 43 | Carla E. A. Miller | 8 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 44 | Douglas J. Miller | 3 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 45 | David A. Miller | 3 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 46 | Glenn A. Varty | 28 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 47 | Alice Varty | 25 | Wife-H | — | Minnesota |
| 48 | James S. Varty | 5 | Son | — | Minnesota |
| 49 | Gloria M. Varty | 4 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
| 50 | Virginia L. Varty | 1 | Daughter | — | North Dakota |
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)