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James Dennis — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Cooke, Texas
Our Model Tree links this James Dennis across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cooke, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1858), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 62
b. ~1858
Male
Head
Born: Texas
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Cooke, Texas |
| Surname | Dennis |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 62 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | Kentucky |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Justice Precinct 1 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1858 |
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.
6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Dennis | Daughter | — | 27 | ~1893 |
| James Dennis | Head | — | 62 | ~1858 |
| Vera Dennis | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Annie Dennis | Spouse | — | 56 | ~1864 |
| Robert Dennis | Son | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Gladys Dennis | Daughter | — | 21 | ~1899 |
Census Appearances
1910
Cooke, Texas
Head, age 53
Cooke, Texas · implied b. ~1857 — 8 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Dennis |
| Given Name | James H. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Years Married | 31 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | Kentucky |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Own farm |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
1920
Cooke, Texas
Head, age 62
Cooke, Texas · implied b. ~1858 — 6 household members
| Surname | Dennis |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 62 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | Kentucky |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links James Dennis across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Cooke, Texas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Dennis
Head · 1920 · age 62 · b. ~1858 · Texas
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Cooke, Texas
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1920 US Federal Census — Cooke, Texas
Page Contents
46 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1790unit:0426)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | James Dennis THIS PERSON | 62 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 52 | Annie Dennis | 56 | Wife | — | Kentucky |
| 53 | Lois Dennis | 27 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 54 | Gladys Dennis | 21 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 55 | Robert E Dennis | 18 | Son | — | Texas |
| 56 | Vera V Dennis | 15 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 57 | Samuel Dennis | 22 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 58 | Mary V Dennis | 21 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 59 | Underwood | 21 | Head | — | Texas |
| 62 | Jeff Underwood | 35 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 63 | Lillie Underwood | 32 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 64 | Claude Underwood | 14 | Son | — | Texas |
| 65 | Margaret Underwood | 11 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 66 | Alice Underwood | 7 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 67 | Underwood | None | — | — | — |
| 68 | Underwood | None | — | — | — |
| 70 | J A Kitchens | 51 | Head | Farmer | Indiana |
| 71 | Kitchens | 50 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 72 | Cecil Kitchens | 22 | Son | — | Oklahoma |
| 73 | James Kitchens | 17 | Son | — | Texas |
| 74 | Edward Kitchens | 14 | Son | — | Texas |
| 75 | Mabel Kitchens | 11 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 76 | Lowell Kitchens | 8 | Son | — | Texas |
| 77 | Jeff Powers | 32 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 78 | Mollie Powers | 20 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 79 | Gladys Powers | 2 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 80 | Powers | 0 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 81 | Andrew J Dennis | 35 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 82 | Alice Dennis | 34 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 83 | Eunice Dennis | 16 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 84 | Edie Dennis | 14 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 85 | Hubert Dennis | 11 | Son | — | Texas |
| 86 | H J Dennis | 9 | Son | — | Texas |
| 87 | Melvin Dennis | 7 | Son | — | Texas |
| 88 | Arthur Dennis | 6 | Son | — | Texas |
| 89 | Herman Dennis | 3 | Son | — | Texas |
| 90 | Elvin Dennis | 1 | Son | — | Texas |
| 91 | James H Padgett | 59 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 92 | Addie Padgett | 51 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 93 | William S Padgett | 18 | Son | — | Texas |
| 94 | Arthur H Padgett | 14 | Son | — | Texas |
| 95 | Fannie Padgett | 12 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 96 | Lucile Padgett | 9 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 97 | Bernice Padgett | 7 | Son | — | Texas |
| 98 | Rufus Padgett | 20 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 99 | Iona Padgett | 16 | Wife | — | Texas |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)