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James Mills — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Multnomah, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this James Mills across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Multnomah, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1912), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 18 b. ~1912 Male Son Born: Oregon Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Multnomah, Oregon
Surname	Mills
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Additional Details
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Rail Road
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon
Occupation	Cook
Township / Ward	Portland City
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Loretta Mills	Daughter	—	23	~1907
Edna Mills	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Julia Mills	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Florence Mills	Daughter	—	7	~1923
John Mills	Head	—	48	~1882
Adeline Scott	Other	—	82	~1848
Joel Mills	Son	—	11	~1919
James Mills	Son	—	18	~1912
Florence Mills	Spouse	—	47	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Multnomah, Oregon

Son, age 7

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1913 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mills
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1930

Multnomah, Oregon

Son, age 18

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1912 — 9 household members

Surname	Mills
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Rail Road
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Mills across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Multnomah, Oregon, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

James Mills

Son · 1930 · age 18 · b. ~1912 · Oregon

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Sibling

Loretta Mills

Sibling · 1930 · age 23

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Julia Mills

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joel Mills

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Edna Mills

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Florence Mills

Sibling · 1930 · 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

1930 US Federal Census — Multnomah, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1952unit:1003)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Marie S Mattila	25	Head	Icer	Washington
52	Loraine M Mattila	4	Daughter	—	Wyoming
53	Heller A Johnson	44	Head	Proprietor	Finland
54	Helen H Johnson	31	Wife	Manager	Finland
55	Eva E Gunderson	20	Lodger	—	Oregon
56	Jack T Gunderson	22	Lodger	Salesman	Canada
57	Henry H Myles	49	Head	Engineer	Virginia
58	Jennie M-H Myles	48	Wife	—	Texas
59	Alice Martin	65	Aunt	Servant	Texas
60	George Martin	24	Lodger	Porter	Texas
61	Annie Martin	22	Lodger	Maid	Texas
62	Edward Wood	47	Head	Laborer	Virginia
63	Josephine H Wood	53	Wife	—	Alabama
64	John R Mills	48	Head	Janitor	Texas
65	Florence O Mills	47	Wife	—	Texas
66	Loretta C Mills	23	Daughter	Servant	Oregon
67	Edna Mills	20	Daughter	Servant	Oregon
68	James Mills THIS PERSON	18	Son	Cook	Oregon
69	Julia Mills	14	Daughter	—	Oregon
70	Joel Mills	11	Son	—	Oregon
71	Florence Mills	7	Daughter	—	Oregon
72	Adeline Scott	82	Mother-in-law	—	Louisiana
73	Elise M King	54	Head	Manager	California
74	Emery O Harper	32	Head	Laborer	Indiana
75	Mary H Harper	30	Wife	Machine Operator	Oregon
76	Arol Alho	42	Brother-in-law	Cabinet Maker	Finland
77	Arnold Alho	16	Lodger	—	Oregon
78	Robert W Hafie	7	Son	—	Oregon
79	Ellen Shay	86	Head	—	North Ireland
80	Lawrence Shay	32	Son	Longshoreman	Oregon
81	Charles W Scott	48	Head	Stevedore	England
82	Emma C Hahlgren	61	Head	—	Denmark
83	William S Holman	56	Lodger	Order Packer	Oregon
84	Marnie B Ross	56	Head	—	Missouri
85	William R Forrest	44	Head	Laborer	Scotland
86	Elizabeth B-H Forrest	45	Wife	—	Scotland
87	Helen M-H Mcmillan	33	Head	—	Illinois
88	Bruce E Mcmillan	15	Son	—	Washington
89	Marie L Atkinson	8	Niece	—	Washington
90	G Leonard Nelson	52	Head	Waiter	Sweden
91	Delbert J Cruzen	23	Lodger	Lineman	Colorado
92	Jessie G Cruzen	21	Lodger	Laborer	Idaho
93	William H Holliday	45	Head	Proprietor	Virginia
94	Harriet H Holliday	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
95	Julian W Hanson	15	Lodger	—	Nebraska
96	Alexander Skeen	31	Head	Miller	Nebraska
97	Rosabelle H Skeen	31	Wife	—	Kentucky
98	Daron Skeen	5	Daughter	—	Oregon
99	Del P Skeen	2	Son	—	Oregon
100	Carol G Skeen	1	Daughter	—	Oregon

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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