James Crosby — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Leake, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Crosby across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Leake, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Leake, Mississippi
Surname	Crosby
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Beat 4 Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
William Crosby	Son	—	2	~1918
James Crosby	Head	—	50	~1870
Philip Crosby	Son	—	12	~1908
Sania Crosby	Spouse	—	49	~1871
James Crosby	Son	—	10	~1910
Cloudis Crosby	Son	—	5	~1915
Lilian Crosby	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Theodore Crosby	Son	—	15	~1905

Census Appearances

1910

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 40

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Crosby
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	15
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 50

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 8 household members

Surname	Crosby
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Crosby

Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · Mississippi

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

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Leake, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu884unit:0450)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	James Crosby THIS PERSON	50	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
52	Sania Crosby	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Theodore Crosby	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
54	Philip Crosby	12	Son	—	Mississippi
55	James Crosby	10	Son	—	Mississippi
56	Lilian Crosby	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Cloudis Crosby	5	Son	—	Mississippi
58	William Crosby	2	Son	—	Mississippi
59	John B Stribling	45	Head	Salesman	Mississippi
60	Martha Lee Stribling	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Thomas Stribling	14	Son	—	Mississippi
62	Susan Stribling	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Cristie Stribling	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Floyd Hand	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
65	Maggie L Hand	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Winnie M Hand	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	Annie L Hand	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	Katherine Hand	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Samuel G Caldwell	39	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
70	Mattie B Caldwell	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	William G Caldwell	11	Son	—	Mississippi
72	William H Caldwell	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Cecil L Caldwell	6	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Sarah Stribling	64	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
75	Joe Hand	48	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Annie Hand	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Nancy Hand	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Oscar Hand	1	Son	—	Mississippi
79	Alvin Hand	19	Brother	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Joe Stribling	23	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
81	Emma Stribling	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
82	Edward Stribling	2	Son	—	Mississippi
83	James Hand	48	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
84	Lula Hand	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
85	Virginia Hand	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
86	Fred Ellis	57	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
87	Stella Ellis	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
88	Henry Ellis	12	Son	—	Mississippi
89	Lucile Ellis	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
90	Bert G Ellis	8	Son	—	Mississippi
91	John B Ellis	0	Son	—	Mississippi
92	William Watson	57	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
93	Lula Watson	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
94	Rufus Watson	19	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
95	Arthur Watson	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
96	Dolly Watson	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
97	Lillie Watson	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
98	Robert Turner	24	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
99	Liza Turner	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
100	Hessie Campbell	10	Step-daughter	—	Mississippi

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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