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James Carey — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Jefferson, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this James Carey across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Jefferson, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1912), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 18 b. ~1912 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Jefferson, Kentucky
Surname	Carey
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Club
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	Louisville
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
John Carey	Son	—	20	~1910
James Carey	Son	—	18	~1912
Albert Carey	Son	—	5	~1925
Rosa Carey	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Elizabeth Carey	Spouse	—	33	~1897
Frank Carey	Head	—	37	~1893
Robert Carey	Son	—	13	~1917
Gladys Carey	Daughter	—	9	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Kentucky

Son, age 7

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carry
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Jefferson, Kentucky

Son, age 18

Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members

Surname	Carey
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Club
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Carey across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Jefferson, Kentucky, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

James Carey

Son · 1930 · age 18 · b. ~1912 · Kentucky

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Sibling

John Carey

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Albert Carey

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Rosa Carey

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Carey

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Gladys Carey

Sibling · 1930 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Jefferson, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:kentuckycensus00reel758:0706)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Tommy S Alford	17	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
2	Frank Carey	37	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
3	Elizabeth Carey	33	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
4	John Carey	20	Son	Waiter	Tennessee
5	James Carey THIS PERSON	18	Son	Porter	Tennessee
6	Rosa Carey	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Robert Carey	13	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Gladys Carey	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
9	Albert Carey	5	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Joseph White	25	Head	Porter	Kentucky
11	Pauline White	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	Sylvester Owens	26	Head	Chauffeur	Kentucky
13	Helen Owens	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
14	George C. Green	39	Head	Porter	Kentucky
15	Bessie Green	40	Wife	Seamstress	Kentucky
16	Charles Speedway	42	Head	Painter	Kentucky
17	Mary Burley	32	Lodger	—	North Carolina
18	Mollie Sandifer	55	Head	Laundress	Kentucky
19	Frances Sandifer	32	Daughter	Laundress	Kentucky
20	Mary Scott	39	Head	—	Kentucky
21	Ruby Thompson	21	Daughter	Laundress	Kentucky
22	Matthew Barker	29	Brother	Porter	Kentucky
23	Richard Wooden	54	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
24	Mamie Wooden	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
25	Richard Jr. Wooden	24	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
26	Iona Wooden	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	George Wooden	10	Son	—	Kentucky
28	James Wooden	8	Son	—	Kentucky
29	Daisy Wooden	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	James Fryerson	36	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
31	—	None	—	—	—
32	—	None	—	—	—
33	Archie Duncan	41	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
34	Mary Duncan	36	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
35	Eloise Duncan	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Eva Davis	31	Head	Maid	Arkansas
37	John Gant	20	Roomer	Laborer	Alabama
38	Laura Todd	55	Head	—	Kentucky
39	Earline Todd	30	Daughter	Teacher	Kentucky
40	Dorothy Allen	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
41	Harold Allen	15	Son	—	Kentucky
42	Harvey Anderson	28	Head	Janitor	Georgia
43	Lucille Anderson	23	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
44	Ida Pierce	21	Roomer	Maid	Tennessee
45	These Into This Enumeration	None	—	—	—
46	These Into The Enumeration	None	—	—	—
47	—	None	—	—	—
48	—	None	—	—	—
49	—	None	—	—	—
50	—	None	—	—	—

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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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