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James Cowan — 1910 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1910 United States Federal Census · Blount, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this James Cowan across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Blount, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1846), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 64
b. ~1846
Male
Head
Born: Tennessee
Married
1910 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1910 |
| Location | Blount, Tennessee |
| Surname | Cowan |
| Given Name | James H. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 64 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 42 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Fourteenth District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1846 |
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.
5 people recorded at the same address in the 1910 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Cowan | Spouse | — | 61 | ~1849 |
| James Cowan | Son | — | 24 | ~1886 |
| James Cowan | Head | — | 64 | ~1846 |
| Susie Cowan | Daughter | — | 34 | ~1876 |
| Floriada Cowan | Daughter | — | 32 | ~1878 |
Census Appearances
1910
Blount, Tennessee
Head, age 64
Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1846 — 5 household members
| Surname | Cowan |
| Given Name | James H. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 64 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 42 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1920
Blount, Tennessee
Head, age 75
Blount, Tennessee · implied b. ~1845 — 6 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Cowen |
| Given Name | James H |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 75 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | O |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Year of Naturalization | R |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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Our Model Tree links James Cowan across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Blount, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Cowan
Head · 1910 · age 64 · b. ~1846 · Tennessee
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1910 US Federal Census — Blount, Tennessee
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1910 US Federal Census — Blount, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po1491unit:0392)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davey C. Stinnett | 29 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 2 | Hattie Stinnett | 16 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 3 | John M. Waters | 50 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 4 | Eliza E. Waters | 49 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 5 | Florence Waters | 23 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 6 | Effie Waters | 18 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 7 | Callie L. Waters | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 8 | Anderson Davidson | 47 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 9 | Lee Davidson | 16 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 10 | William Davidson | 13 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 11 | Frank Davidson | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 12 | James Davidson | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | Eula M. Davidson | 5 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | Daniel A. Henry | 57 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 15 | Mildred L. Henry | 53 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 16 | Porter Olka Henry | 9 | Niece | — | Tennessee |
| 17 | Angeline Gregory | 69 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 18 | Marshal Gregory | 85 | Boarder | — | Tennessee |
| 19 | Robert F. Cowan | 41 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 20 | Annie Cowan | 33 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 21 | Beatrice Cowan | 13 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 22 | Irene Cowan | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 23 | Robert M. Farmer | 41 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 24 | Elizabeth J. Farmer | 45 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Martha Farmer | 16 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Cora J. Farmer | 14 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 27 | William H. Farmer | 11 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 28 | Benjamin F. Farmer | 10 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 29 | Levi H. Farmer | 8 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 30 | James R. Farmer | 6 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 31 | Mica M. Farmer | 4 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 32 | Arthur Farmer | 3 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 33 | Grace G. Farmer | 1 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 34 | Joseph H. Farmer | 39 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 35 | Maley Farmer | 14 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 36 | Ella G. Farmer | 12 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 37 | Clemmie P. Farmer | 9 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 38 | Lucy J. Farmer | 7 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 39 | Lenard Farmer | 5 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 40 | James H. Hendrick | 62 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 41 | Elizabeth R. Hendrick | 62 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | Alice P. Hendrick | 23 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 43 | Bertha L. Hendrick | 15 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 44 | James H. Cowan THIS PERSON | 64 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 45 | Nancy Cowan | 61 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 46 | Susie M. Cowan | 34 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | Floriada L. Cowan | 32 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 48 | James A. Cowan | 24 | Son | None | Tennessee |
| 49 | Hester A. Coulter | 65 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | Margaret G. Coulter | 28 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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)