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James Bailey — 1930 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this James Bailey across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Des Moines, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents G & G — first a son (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.
Age 23
b. ~1907
Male
Son
Born: Iowa
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Surname | Bailey |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farm Labor |
| Industry | Gen Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Yellow Spring Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1907 |
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 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bailey | Head | — | 66 | ~1864 |
| James Bailey | Son | — | 23 | ~1907 |
| Sadie Bailey | Spouse | — | 63 | ~1867 |
Census Appearances
1910
Des Moines, …
Son, age 3
Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bailey |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 3 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1920
Des Moines, …
Son, age 13
Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Bailey |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1930
Des Moines, …
Son, age 23
Des Moines, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members
| Surname | Bailey |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | Farm Labor |
| Industry | Gen Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
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 James Bailey across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Des Moines, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father G Bailey (~0.92 confidence) and father G Bailey (~0.92 confidence) and father Benjamin Bailey (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sadie Bailey (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
G Bailey
b. ~1850
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
G Bailey
b. ~1864
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Benjamin Bailey
b. ~1864
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sadie Bailey
b. ~1867
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Bailey
Son · 1930 · age 23 · b. ~1907 · Iowa
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Des Moines, Iowa
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1930 US Federal Census — Des Moines, Iowa
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel652:0987)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto W Butler | 63 | Head | Farmer | Sweden |
| 2 | Matilda O Butler | 54 | Wife | — | Sweden |
| 3 | Dwight H Butler | 22 | Son | Mechanic | Iowa |
| 4 | Maurice C Butler | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 5 | Roy W Cushman | 45 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 6 | Mabel E Cushman | 38 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 7 | Helen E Cushman | 8 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 8 | Marvin R Cushman | 4 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 9 | Harold Gidley | 25 | Nephew | Farm Labor | Iowa |
| 10 | Benjamin H Bailey | 66 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 11 | Sadie E Bailey | 63 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 12 | James P Bailey THIS PERSON | 23 | Son | Farm Labor | Iowa |
| 13 | Hugh Mcduffy | 62 | Head | Farmer | Ireland |
| 14 | Minnie A Mcduffy | 55 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 15 | Ival E Mcduffy | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 16 | Ivan P Mcduffy | 25 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 17 | Lola L Mcduffy | 22 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 18 | H H Hillman | 65 | Head | — | Illinois |
| 19 | James D Scott | 67 | Head | — | Iowa |
| 20 | Henry Lafferty | 51 | Head | Cemetery Supt | Iowa |
| 21 | Minnie Lafferty | 51 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 22 | Lola M Lafferty | 16 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 23 | Robert C Lafferty | 12 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 24 | Lucille B Lafferty | 30 | Daughter | Servant | Iowa |
| 25 | Margaret Johnson | 88 | O | — | Sweden |
| 26 | Anna S Johnson | 53 | Daughter | — | Sweden |
| 27 | George A Marlette | 39 | O | — | New York |
| 28 | Nellie M Marlette | 25 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 29 | Aaron A Bandy | 74 | O | — | Iowa |
| 30 | Stella M Bandy | 31 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 31 | Rollie A Bandy | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 32 | Ivan G Bandy | 11 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 33 | John S Bandy | 7 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 34 | Dorothy Bandy | 5 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 35 | George W Parker | 66 | Brother-in-law | Steam Engineer | Iowa |
| 36 | Lulu D Rogers | 51 | Head | — | Iowa |
| 37 | Alice E Rogers | 72 | O | — | Iowa |
| 38 | Rhoda Gifford | 82 | Boarder | — | Maryland |
| 39 | Lloyd B Shutt | 34 | R | Mechanic | Iowa |
| 40 | Glennell Shutt | 27 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 41 | Edna Stockton | 38 | Sister-in-law | — | Illinois |
| 42 | Florence Stockton | 13 | Niece | — | Illinois |
| 43 | Betty Stockton | 9 | Niece | — | Illinois |
| 44 | Andrew Shutt | 46 | O | Mechanic | Iowa |
| 45 | Mary A Shutt | 42 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 46 | Wilda M Shutt | 15 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 47 | Paul B Shutt | 14 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 48 | Kenneth E Shutt | 12 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 49 | Robert E Shutt | 7 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 50 | James H Shutt | 3 | Son | — | Iowa |
Pedigree Summary
James
Gen 1 · 4 parents
~0.92
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)