James Curry — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Ellis, Texas

Our Model Tree links this James Curry across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ellis, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Ellis, Texas
Surname	Curry
Given Name	James T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Precinct No 6 Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Lily Curry	Spouse	—	55	~1875
James Curry	Head	—	61	~1869
Caroline Stewart	Other	—	82	~1848
Watt Curry	Other	—	91	~1839
James Curry	Son	—	18	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Ellis, Texas

Head, age 50

Ellis, Texas · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Curry
Given Name	J. T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Ellis, Texas

Head, age 61

Ellis, Texas · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

Surname	Curry
Given Name	James T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Ellis-County, Texas

Other, age 73

Ellis-County, Texas · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Curry
Given Name	J. T.
Relationship to Head	Father
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Justice Precinct 5
1935 Residence (County)	Ellis
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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James Curry

Head · 1930 · age 61 · b. ~1869 · Texas

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:texascensus00reel2327:0391)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lillian Cussil	4	Daughter	—	Texas
2	Ralph Hopgood	21	Head	Farmer	Texas
3	Lula Hopgood	21	Wife	—	Texas
4	Eva Hopgood	0	Daughter	—	Texas
5	Melvin Hopgood	4	Son	—	Texas
6	Connie Baker	36	Head	Farmer	Texas
7	May Baker	29	Wife	—	Texas
8	Bernard Baker	10	Son	—	Texas
9	Velma Baker	4	Daughter	—	Texas
10	Eunice Baker	2	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Belle Baker	63	Mother-in-law	—	Oklahoma
12	James T. Curry THIS PERSON	61	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
13	Lily Curry	55	Wife	—	Ohio
14	James L. Curry	18	Son	—	Texas
15	Watt Curry	91	Father	—	Tennessee
16	Caroline Stewart	82	Mother-in-law	—	Illinois
17	Ina Mcclain	40	Head	—	Texas
18	Forest Mcclain	21	Son	Laborer	Texas
19	J. T. Knight	17	Nephew	Laborer	Texas
20	Clyde G. Hale	24	Head	Farmer	Texas
21	Winnie Hale	18	Wife	—	Texas
22	Mr. E. Hale	59	Mother	—	Tennessee
23	James R. Bishop	37	Head	Merchant	Texas
24	Edith Bishop	34	Wife	—	Texas
25	Arthur W. Woolery	43	Head	Manager	Mississippi
26	Nettie Woolery	37	Wife	—	Texas
27	Cleo Lindell	23	Boarder	Laborer	Arkansas
28	Tom Lawrence	40	Head	Farmer	Texas
29	Delia Lawrence	35	Wife	—	Texas
30	Willie Lawrence	6	Son	—	Texas
31	Mrs. J. V. Crammell	59	Head	Manager	Texas
32	Julius Watson	57	Brother	—	Texas
33	Loyd Conaway	27	Head	Farmer	Texas
34	Lola Conaway	24	Wife	—	Oklahoma
35	Alvie L. Howard	35	Head	Laborer	Texas
36	Ruthie Howard	34	Wife	—	Texas
37	Ira Howard	14	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Doris Howard	12	Daughter	—	Texas
39	Ellis Howard	10	Son	—	Texas
40	James Howard	9	Son	—	Texas
41	Lamar Howard	7	Son	—	Texas
42	Nellie Ruth Howard	2	Daughter	—	Texas
43	Sarah E. Ollie	72	Head	—	Georgia
44	Rebecca J. Biles	71	Sister	—	South Carolina
45	William R. Biles	42	Head	Merchant	Arkansas
46	Millie Biles	25	Wife	—	Kansas
47	Helen E. Biles	3	Daughter	—	Texas
48	John T. Ellis	42	Head	Farmer	Alabama
49	Cleary Ellis	38	Wife	—	Alabama
50	Alton Ellis	18	Son	—	Texas

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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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