James Buchanan — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Monroe, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Buchanan across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Monroe, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 12-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Monroe, Mississippi
Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Pt Of
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Buchanan	Head	—	43	~1887
Nebat Buchanan	Son	—	14	~1916
Bessie Buchanan	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Oliver Buchanan	Son	—	10	~1920
James Buchanan	Son	—	16	~1914
Roland Buchanan	Son	—	5	~1925
Elihu Buchanan	Son	—	12	~1918
Idella Buchanan	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Annetta Buchanan	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Zorella Buchanan	Other	—	39	~1891
Arterry Buchanan	Daughter	—	1	~1929
Joe Buchanan	Son	—	9	~1921

Census Appearances

1930

Monroe, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Monroe, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 12 household members

Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Monroe-County, Mississippi

Head, age 53

Monroe-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Buchanan
Given Name	Jim
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Monroe
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	10
Income (1939)	100
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Buchanan

Head · 1930 · age 43 · b. ~1887 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1159unit:0668)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harriet Morrow	50	Wife H	—	Mississippi
2	Rheola Morrow	21	daughter	—	Mississippi
3	Essie L. Morrow	19	daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Eber J. Morrow	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
5	Lee F. Morrow	14	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Wharnella Morrow	12	daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Violet Hunt	72	mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
8	Alexandria Steele	74	Head	Farmer	Alabama
9	Melvina Steele	67	Wife H	—	Mississippi
10	Rosella Cousins	11	Niece	—	Mississippi
11	Wiley Hinton	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Ella Hinton	50	Wife H	—	Mississippi
13	Clyde Hinton	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
14	Armon Hinton	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
15	Mattie Hinton	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
16	Addie Hinton	35	Sister	Laborer	Mississippi
17	Josephine Hinton	30	Sister	Laborer	Mississippi
18	George Jernigan	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Millie S. Jernigan	20	Wife H	—	Mississippi
20	Margie Jernigan	3	daughter	—	Mississippi
21	James Buchanan THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
22	Zorella Buchanan	39	Wife H	—	Mississippi
23	Idella Buchanan	18	daughter	—	Mississippi
24	James L. Buchanan	16	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Bessie M. Buchanan	15	daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Nebat Buchanan	14	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Elihu Buchanan	12	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Oliver Buchanan	10	Son	—	Mississippi
29	Joe E. Buchanan	9	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Annetta Buchanan	6	daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Roland Buchanan	5	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Arterry Buchanan	1	daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Henry Edwards	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
34	Muriel Edwards	25	Wife H	—	Mississippi
35	Danford Edwards	6	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Will Cook	61	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
37	Ada Cook	58	Wife H	—	Mississippi
38	Alice Cook	26	daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Aaron Cook	12	Son	—	Mississippi
40	Mabel Cook	6	daughter	—	Mississippi
41	Mentola Cook	3	daughter	—	Mississippi
42	John Harper	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
43	Pearl Harper	45	Wife H	—	Mississippi
44	A. J. Harper	18	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Estelle Harper	16	daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Odis Harper	14	Son	—	Mississippi
47	Geraler Harper	13	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Johnie B. Harper	12	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Bertha Harper	6	daughter	—	Mississippi
50	Leroy Harper	3	Son	—	Mississippi

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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)

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