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James Harmon — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Sussex, Delaware
Our Model Tree links this James Harmon across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Sussex, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 47
b. ~1873
Male
Head
Born: Delaware
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Sussex, Delaware |
| Surname | Harmon |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Mulatto |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | 10Th Representative District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1873 |
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.
12 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adline Harding | Other | — | 65 | ~1855 |
| Otis Harmon | Son | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Gilbert Harmon | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| Harmon Harmon | Son | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Enoch Harmon | Son | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Earnest Harmon | Son | — | 6 | ~1914 |
| Oscar Harmon | Son | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| James Harmon | Head | — | 47 | ~1873 |
| Weldon Harmon | Son | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| Leonard Harmon | Son | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Annie Harmon | Spouse | — | 46 | ~1874 |
| David Harmon | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
Census Appearances
1900
Sussex, Delaware
Head, age 26
Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Harmon |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Birth Month | Jan |
| Birth Year | 1874 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Day Laborer |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1910
Sussex, Delaware
Head, age 36
Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1874 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Harmon |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Years Married | 15 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1920
Sussex, Delaware
Head, age 47
Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1873 — 12 household members
| Surname | Harmon |
| Given Name | James |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Mulatto |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
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Our Model Tree links James Harmon across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Sussex, Delaware, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Harmon
Head · 1920 · age 47 · b. ~1873 · Delaware
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1920 US Federal Census — Sussex, Delaware
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1920 US Federal Census — Sussex, Delaware
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu201unit:0448)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elwood | 12 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 2 | James Harmon THIS PERSON | 47 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 3 | Annie Harmon | 46 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 4 | Otis Harmon | 21 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
| 5 | Enoch Harmon | 20 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
| 6 | Harmon Harmon | 16 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 7 | David Harmon | 14 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 8 | Gilbert Harmon | 12 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 9 | Weldon Harmon | 9 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 10 | Earnest Harmon | 6 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 11 | Oscar Harmon | 4 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 12 | Leonard Harmon | 2 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 13 | Adline Harding | 65 | Mother-in-law | — | Delaware |
| 14 | Clyde Pettyjohn | 33 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 15 | Lillie E Pettyjohn | 33 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 16 | Fannie K Pettyjohn | 7 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 17 | James Pride | 54 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 18 | Josephine Pride | 52 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 19 | Virgie Pride | 31 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 20 | William Pride | 22 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 21 | Samuel Pride | 19 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 22 | Margaret P Pride | 15 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 23 | Joshua Hastings | 27 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 24 | Annie A Hastings | 26 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 25 | Edna M Hastings | 5 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 26 | Hison B Davidson | 49 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 27 | Annie E Davidson | 45 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 28 | Beatrice Davidson | 18 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 29 | Charlotte Reed | 82 | Mother-in-law | — | Delaware |
| 30 | James H Pepper | 35 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 31 | Helen M Pepper | 26 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 32 | Robert Donahow | 17 | Cousin | — | Delaware |
| 33 | Samuel Moore | 33 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 34 | Viva Moore | 24 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 35 | John H Carpenter | 76 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 36 | Lillie Carpenter | 70 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 37 | Lucy Carpenter | 33 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 38 | John J Carpenter | 29 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 39 | Samuel Carpenter | 33 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 40 | Emma Carpenter | 25 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 41 | Nelson Carpenter | 12 | Adopted | — | Delaware |
| 42 | Joseph F Foist | 40 | Head | Farmer | Bohemia |
| 43 | Matilda Foist | 37 | Wife | — | Bohemia |
| 44 | Rose Foist | 13 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 45 | Homer J Foist | 9 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 46 | William Foist | 8 | Son | — | New York |
| 47 | George Foist | 5 | Son | — | New York |
| 48 | Marie Foist | 3 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 49 | Annie M Dutton | 57 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 50 | Layton Dutton | 19 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
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)