James Cummings — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Crawford, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this James Cummings across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crawford, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Crawford, Indiana
Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Ohio
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Violet Cummings	Daughter	—	19	~1901
Ralph Cummings	Son	—	12	~1908
Emma Cummings	Spouse	—	60	~1860
James Cummings	Head	—	60	~1860
May Cummings	Daughter	—	20	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Crawford, Indiana

Head, age 60

Crawford, Indiana · implied b. ~1860 — 5 household members

Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Crawford, Indiana

Other, age 70

Crawford, Indiana · implied b. ~1860 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Father
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Crawford-County, Indiana

Other, age 80

Crawford-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1860 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cummings
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Father in law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ohio Township
1935 Residence (County)	Crawford
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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James Cummings

Head · 1920 · age 60 · b. ~1860 · Indiana

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu426unit:0368)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jesse Billa	33	Head	Farmer	Indiana
2	Allie Billa	31	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Donald Billa	12	Son	—	Indiana
4	Rudolph Billa	11	Son	—	Indiana
5	Wesley Billa	8	Son	—	Indiana
6	Willard Billa	6	Son	—	Indiana
7	Mildred Billa	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
8	Annie E Bills	52	Head	—	Indiana
9	Ross L Bills	19	Son	—	Indiana
10	Rufus A Coleman	43	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Lulu Coleman	42	Wife	—	Indiana
12	Paul J Coleman	17	Son	Farmer	Indiana
13	Bernie A Coleman	14	Son	—	Indiana
14	Nicholas N Coleman	10	Son	—	Indiana
15	Marian B Coleman	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
16	James H Cummings THIS PERSON	60	Head	—	Indiana
17	Emma E Cummings	60	Wife	—	Indiana
18	May M Cummings	20	Daughter	Farmer	Indiana
19	Violet H Cummings	19	Daughter	—	Indiana
20	Ralph E Cummings	12	Son	—	Indiana
21	Albert A Byrd	29	Head	—	Indiana
22	Maggie E Byrd	31	Wife	Farmer	Indiana
23	Hazel M Byrd	12	Stepdaughter	—	Indiana
24	James E Byrd	9	Son	—	Indiana
25	William M Rothrock	61	Head	—	Kentucky
26	Stacy Emma Rothrock	50	Wife	Farmer	Indiana
27	Mina Rothrock	13	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
28	Roscoe Rothrock	10	Grandson	—	Indiana
29	Leo Rothrock	10	Grandson	—	Indiana
30	Adline Rothrock	7	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
31	Charles S Sweat	25	Head	—	Indiana
32	Amy L Sweat	25	Wife	Farmer	Indiana
33	Raymond L Sweat	1	Son	—	Indiana
34	William H Bullington	54	Father-in-law	—	Indiana
35	Sophia M Bullington	52	Mother-in-law	—	Indiana
36	Elijah Purcell	51	Head	Farmer	Indiana
37	Mary L Purcell	45	Wife	—	Indiana
38	William H Purcell	23	Son	Farmer	Indiana
39	Jessie D Purcell	19	Daughter	—	Indiana
40	Effie M Purcell	19	Daughter	Farmer	Indiana
41	Leslie Purcell	13	Son	—	Indiana
42	Wesley D Purcell	9	Son	—	Indiana
43	Sallie Cummings	60	Head	—	Indiana
44	Clifford Coleman	45	Head	—	Indiana
45	Lulu Coleman	46	Wife	Farmer	Indiana
46	Arnold R Coleman	16	Son	—	Indiana
47	William H Coleman	71	Head	Farmer	Indiana
48	Sarah Coleman	68	Wife	Farmer	Ohio
49	Lotta H Lynch	46	Daughter	—	Indiana
50	Libby J Lynch	16	Grandson	—	Indiana

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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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