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James Gray — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Randolph, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this James Gray across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Randolph, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Mary — first a son (b.~1900), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1900 Male Son Born: North Carolina Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationRandolph, North Carolina
SurnameGray
Given NameJames
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age20
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Birth StateNorth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)north carolina
Township / WardTrinity Township
Est. Birth Year~1900

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to James Age Birth yr
Charlie Gray Daughter — 13 ~1907
Beatrice Gray Daughter — 7 ~1913
Irine Gray Daughter — 17 ~1903
James Gray Head — 39 ~1881
James Gray Son — 20 ~1900
Henry Gray Son — 15 ~1905
Floid Gray Son — 20 ~1900
Jutha Gray Son — 18 ~1902
Alvin Gray Son — 10 ~1910
Lona Gray Spouse — 38 ~1882

Census Appearances

1900
Randolph, North …
Son, age 2
Randolph, North Carolina · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Gray
Given Name James E.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Month Nov
Birth Year 1898
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Can Read No
Can Write No
Speaks English Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1910
Randolph, North …
Son, age 12
Randolph, North Carolina · implied b. ~1898 — 11 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Gray
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Brick yard
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1920
Randolph, North …
Son, age 20
Randolph, North Carolina · implied b. ~1900 — 10 household members
Surname Gray
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina

Model Tree

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.
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Our Model Tree links James Gray across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Randolph, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father James Gray (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Gray (~0.92 confidence) and father Jim Gray (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lona Gray (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
James Gray
b. ~1878
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Gray
b. ~1881
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Jim Gray
b. ~1882
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lona Gray
b. ~1882
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Gray
Son · 1920 · age 20 · b. ~1900 · North Carolina
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Sibling
Floid Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Alvin Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charlie Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Irine Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Jutha Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Henry Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Beatrice Gray
Sibling · 1920 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Randolph, North Carolina Open full size

Page Contents

48 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1318unit:1237)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Gray Clark 70 Head Farmer North Carolina
2 Cora Clark 48 Wife — North Carolina
3 Clifton Clark 19 Grand Son — North Carolina
4 Agnes Clark 6 Grand Daughter — North Carolina
5 Lilly Clark 35 Daughter — North Carolina
6 Sidney Blair 67 Head Farmer North Carolina
7 Addie Blair 62 Wife — North Carolina
8 Allen Blair 31 Son — North Carolina
9 Mary Blair 27 Wife — North Carolina
10 Elbert Blair 6 Son — North Carolina
11 Eveline Blair 3 Daughter — North Carolina
12 Jim Crocker 61 Head Farmer North Carolina
13 Mylere Crocker 53 Wife — North Carolina
14 Lannie Crocker 21 Daughter — North Carolina
15 Charlie Crocker 14 Son — North Carolina
16 Clement Crocker 10 Son — North Carolina
17 Will Frazier 24 Head — North Carolina
18 Lena Frazier 22 Wife — North Carolina
19 James Gray 39 Head Farmer North Carolina
20 Lona Gray 38 Wife — North Carolina
21 Floid Gray 20 Son — North Carolina
22 Irine Gray 17 Daughter — North Carolina
23 Charlie Gray 13 Daughter — North Carolina
24 Beatrice Gray 7 Daughter — North Carolina
25 Jutha Gray 18 Son — North Carolina
26 James Gray THIS PERSON 20 Son — North Carolina
27 Henry Gray 15 Son — North Carolina
28 Alvin Gray 10 Son — North Carolina
29 George Siler 50 Head Day North Carolina
30 Mary Siler 38 Wife — North Carolina
31 Mary H. Siler 18 Daughter — North Carolina
32 Earnest Siler 15 Son — North Carolina
33 Vernela Siler 14 Daughter — North Carolina
34 Neal Tillman 28 Head Manager Dog North Carolina
35 Effie Tillman 25 Wife — North Carolina
36 Gilbert Tillman 7 Daughter — North Carolina
37 Ruth Tillman 5 Daughter — North Carolina
38 Mary Tillman 2 Daughter — North Carolina
39 Margaret Frazier 60 Head — North Carolina
40 Daisy Frazier 27 Daughter — North Carolina
41 Delia Frazier 15 Daughter — North Carolina
42 Gilbert Frazier 13 Son — North Carolina
43 Isabel Frazier 8 Daughter — North Carolina
44 Benet Frazier 6 Son — North Carolina
45 Earl Frazier 3 Daughter — North Carolina
46 Earnest Sitton 34 Head Day North Carolina
47 Litha Sitton 28 Wife — North Carolina
48 Author Sitton 8 Son — North Carolina

Pedigree Summary

James + 7 siblings
Gen 1 · 4 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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)

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