James Lawson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Winston, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this James Lawson across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Winston, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Winston, Mississippi
Surname	Lawson
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat No 1
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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
Eva Lawson	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Lillie Lawson	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Lula Lawson	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Alice Lawson	Daughter	—	6	~1914
James Lawson	Head	—	37	~1883
Willie Lawson	Son	—	10	~1910
Robert Lawson	Son	—	2	~1918
James Lawson	Son	—		~1920
James Lawson	Son	—	14	~1906
Eva Lawson	Spouse	—	35	~1885

Census Appearances

1910

Winston, Mississippi

Head, age 23

Winston, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	1
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Winston, Mississippi

Head, age 37

Winston, Mississippi · implied b. ~1883 — 10 household members

Surname	Lawson
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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James Lawson

Head · 1920 · age 37 · b. ~1883 · Mississippi

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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 — Winston, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu900unit:0272)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Will Clark	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Sallie Clark	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Willie Clark	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
4	Hattie Mae Clark	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Silas Brown	33	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
6	Lillie Brown	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
7	George Brown	4	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Lillie Brown	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Blanche Brown	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Robert Mims	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
11	Alice Mims	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Beatrice Mims	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Myrtis Mims	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Jack Mims	9	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Sam Mims	7	Son	—	Mississippi
16	Rebecca Mims	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Willie Mims	3	Son	—	Mississippi
18	Alice Mims	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Lula Mims	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Jim Rhodes	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Mollie Rhodes	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	Lula Rhodes	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Willie Rhodes	8	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Fred Rhodes	6	Son	—	Mississippi
25	James H. Lawson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
26	Eva Lawson	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	James Lawson	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
28	Lula Lawson	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Willie Lawson	10	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Eva Lawson	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Alice Lawson	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Lillie Lawson	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Robert Lawson	2	Son	—	Mississippi
34	James Lawson	0	Son	—	Mississippi
35	John Corey	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
36	Lula Corey	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
37	John Corey	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
38	Lula Corey	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Willie B. Corey	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
40	James Corey	12	Son	—	Mississippi
41	Alice Corey	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Robert Corey	8	Son	—	Mississippi
43	Lillie Corey	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Eva Corey	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	James Corey	2	Son	—	Mississippi
46	John Corey	0	Son	—	Mississippi
47	Lula Corey	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Willie Corey	0	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Alice Corey	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
50	Robert Corey	0	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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