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James Horton — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Dyer, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this James Horton across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Dyer, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1908), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1908 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Dyer, Tennessee
Surname	Horton
Given Name	James S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Dyersburg Town
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Louise Horton	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Corine Horton	Daughter	—	1	~1919
Zadie Horton	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Mollie Horton	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Harry Horton	Head	—	50	~1870
James Horton	Son	—	12	~1908
Harry Horton	Son	—	13	~1907
Billie Horton	Son	—	8	~1912
Rosa Horton	Spouse	—	32	~1888

Census Appearances

1910

Dyer, Tennessee

Son, age 4

Dyer, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Horton
Given Name	James D.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1920

Dyer, Tennessee

Son, age 12

Dyer, Tennessee · implied b. ~1908 — 9 household members

Surname	Horton
Given Name	James S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Horton across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Dyer, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

James Horton

Son · 1920 · age 12 · b. ~1908 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Harry Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mollie Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Corine Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Louise Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Zadie Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Billie Horton

Sibling · 1920 · age 8

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 — Dyer, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1738unit:0677)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Ivory	29	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Nellie Ivory	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Manson Walker	33	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
4	Rosa L Walker	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Lion Caster	30	Head	Keeper	Tennessee
6	Beulah Caster	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
7	Lion Jr Caster	2	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Adolphus Wood	29	Head	Janitor	Tennessee
9	Maggie Wood	28	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
10	Geralda Wood	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Rogers Wood	9	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Joe Utley	52	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
13	Ada Utley	45	Wife	—	Tennessee
14	Willie B Utley	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	George Utley	13	Son	—	Tennessee
16	Tommie Utley	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Jim Wilson	52	Head	Helper	Tennessee
18	Alice Wilson	43	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
19	Lydia Benton	23	Daughter	Laundress	Tennessee
20	Wayne Turner	49	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
21	Lillie Turner	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Roosevelt Turner	10	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Sarah Turner	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	Virgil Turner	2	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Kerley Baylor	40	Head	Helper	Tennessee
26	Lucy Baylor	34	Wife	—	Tennessee
27	Vernon Baylor	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Mary Baylor	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
29	Henry Westmoreland	46	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Ollie Westmoreland	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Mamie Westmoreland	5	Niece	—	Tennessee
32	Richard A Kirk	55	Head	Minister	Alabama
33	Frances Kirk	53	Wife	—	Virginia
34	Richard Jr Kirk	10	Grandson	—	Alabama
35	Joseph Kirk	9	Grandson	—	Alabama
36	Julia Brown	73	Mother in law	—	Virginia
37	Harry Horton	50	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
38	Rosa Horton	32	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
39	Harry M Horton	13	Son	—	Tennessee
40	James S Horton THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Tennessee
41	Mollie Horton	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
42	Zadie Horton	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
43	Billie Horton	8	Son	—	Tennessee
44	Louise Horton	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
45	Corine Horton	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
46	Alex Jordan	50	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
47	Lidabell Jordan	45	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
48	Mamie Mage	9	Step Daughter	—	Tennessee
49	Wharf Smith	46	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
50	Corry Smith	38	Wife	—	Tennessee

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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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