James Cowan — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Newton, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this James Cowan across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Newton, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Newton, Georgia
Surname	Cowan
Given Name	James R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Militia District 547 Downs Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Bernice Cowan	Son	—	5	~1925
Rosa Cowan	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Elizabeth Cowan	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Rebecca Cowan	Daughter	—	11	~1919
Frances Cowan	Other	—	46	~1884
James Cowan	Son	—	5	~1925
James Cowan	Head	—	49	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Newton, Georgia

Head, age 39

Newton, Georgia · implied b. ~1881 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cowan
Given Name	James R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	F
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Newton, Georgia

Head, age 49

Newton, Georgia · implied b. ~1881 — 7 household members

Surname	Cowan
Given Name	James R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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James Cowan

Head · 1930 · age 49 · b. ~1881 · Georgia

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Newton, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

47 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel379:0192)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James R. Cowan THIS PERSON	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Frances S. Cowan	46	Wife-H	—	Georgia
3	Rosa M. Cowan	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
4	Elizabeth Cowan	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Rebecca Cowan	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
6	James Cowan	5	Son	—	Georgia
7	Bernice Cowan	5	Son	—	Georgia
8	Silas Nolan	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
9	Abbie Nolan	50	Wife-H	—	Georgia
10	Albert Nolan	21	Son	Farmer	Georgia
11	John B. Nolan	19	Son	Farmer	Georgia
12	Walter C. Nolan	17	Son	—	Georgia
13	Ray Nolan	15	Son	—	Georgia
14	Annie S. Nolan	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
15	Thomas Nolan	10	Son	—	Georgia
16	Ewell A. Nolan	26	Head	Machinist	Georgia
17	Annie S. Nolan	22	Wife-H	—	Georgia
18	Charles A. Nolan	4	Son	—	Georgia
19	Dorothy L. Nolan	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
20	Lois Nolan	0	Son	—	Georgia
21	Lamar Nolan	23	Head	Farmer	Georgia
22	Lois Nolan	25	Wife-H	—	Georgia
23	Robert P. Boyd	56	Head	Safety Warden	Georgia
24	Mary L. Boyd	47	Wife-H	—	Georgia
25	Mary G. Boyd	18	Daughter	—	Georgia
26	Frances I. Boyd	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
27	Ernest S. Boyd	21	Head	Farmer	Georgia
28	Enya P. Boyd	21	Wife-H	—	Georgia
29	Lula Blanton	59	Head	—	Georgia
30	Pressley Boyd	26	Nephew	Overseer	Georgia
31	Paul Mccart	36	Head	Filling Layer	Georgia
32	Janie Mccart	32	Wife-H	—	Georgia
33	Ray Mccart	15	Son	—	Georgia
34	Lois R. Mccart	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
35	Viginia Mccart	6	Son	—	Georgia
36	Bruce Mccart	30	Head	Farmer	Georgia
37	Para Mccart	25	Wife-H	—	Georgia
38	Mary L. Mccart	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
39	William A. Mccart	8	Son	—	Georgia
40	Bruce Jr. Mccart	5	Son	—	Georgia
41	Dorothy L. Mccart	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
42	Robert A. Mccart	73	Father	Farmer	Georgia
43	Ernest Preston	43	Head	Farmer	Georgia
44	Cora Preston	40	Wife-H	—	Georgia
45	Ernest Preston	10	Son	—	Georgia
46	James R. Preston	7	Son	—	Georgia
47	Oline Preston	4	Daughter	—	Georgia

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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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