James Richards — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Gordon, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this James Richards across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Gordon, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Gordon, Georgia
Surname	Richards
Given Name	James M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	Own shop
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	15
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Blacksmith
Township / Ward	Fairmount City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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
Dorothy Richards	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Margaret Richards	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Rita Richards	Daughter	—	2	~1928
James Richards	Head	—	42	~1888
Margaret Richards	Other	—	76	~1854
Belle Richards	Other	—	40	~1890
John Richards	Son	—	9	~1921
James Richards	Son	—	13	~1917
Raymond Richards	Son	—	19	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Gordon, Georgia

Head, age 32

Gordon, Georgia · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richards
Given Name	James M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	Own Shop
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Gordon, Georgia

Head, age 42

Gordon, Georgia · implied b. ~1888 — 9 household members

Surname	Richards
Given Name	James M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	Own shop
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	15
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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James Richards

Head · 1930 · age 42 · b. ~1888 · Georgia

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1930 US Federal Census — Gordon, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel366:0558)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George S Early	26	Head	Retail Merchant	Georgia
2	Nancile Early	25	Wife-H	—	Alabama
3	Martha A Early	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
4	George B Early	1	Son	—	Georgia
5	Randolph Hodges	23	Head	Clerk	Alabama
6	Lucy G Hodges	23	Wife-H	—	Alabama
7	Kate F Darroh	58	Head	Proprietor	Virginia
8	Susan Darroh	23	Daughter-H	—	Georgia
9	James Cauldway	21	Boarder	Salesman	Florida
10	Edna W Tate	56	Head-H	—	Georgia
11	Philip M Tate	23	Son	Farmer	Georgia
12	Martin F Tate	20	Son	—	Georgia
13	Sarah J Ferguson	84	Mother	—	Virginia
14	Charles G Ferguson	50	Brother	—	Georgia
15	Ralph J Darroh	30	Head	Retail Merchant	Georgia
16	Gladys G Darroh	27	Wife-H	Teacher	Georgia
17	Henry Nesbitt	65	Head	Laborer	Georgia
18	Mary Nesbitt	60	Wife-H	—	Georgia
19	Adare Nesbitt	27	Daughter	Cook	Georgia
20	Bessie M Nesbitt	16	Grand daughter	—	Georgia
21	Lillie Nesbitt	14	Grand daughter	—	Georgia
22	Mary Nesbitt	16	Grand daughter	—	Georgia
23	Will Nesbitt	16	Grand son	—	Georgia
24	James H Turrit	60	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
25	Sally M Turrit	51	Wife-H	—	Georgia
26	Grady Turrit	36	Son	Contractor	Georgia
27	Thomas Turrit	34	Son	Carpenter	Georgia
28	William Turrit	12	Grand son	—	Georgia
29	Edna Turrit	10	Grand daughter	—	Georgia
30	Minnie Turrit	37	Daughter-in-law	—	Georgia
31	Imogene Turrit	12	Grand daughter	—	Georgia
32	Lawrence R Nelson	23	Head	Laborer	Georgia
33	Julia Nelson	30	Wife-H	—	Georgia
34	Robbie Nelson	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
35	James M Richards THIS PERSON	42	Head	Blacksmith	Georgia
36	Belle Richards	40	Wife-H	—	Georgia
37	Raymond M Richards	19	Son	Clerk	Georgia
38	James H Richards	13	Son	—	Georgia
39	Dorothy G Richards	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	John J Richards	9	Son	—	Georgia
41	Margaret I Richards	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
42	Rita G Richards	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
43	Margaret S Richards	76	Mother	—	Georgia
44	George W Dyer	31	Head	Cashier	Georgia
45	Eva Dyer	26	Wife-H	—	Georgia
46	Willie G Dyer	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Newton H Hammock	46	Head	Retail Merchant	Georgia
48	Gertrude Hammock	44	Wife-H	—	Georgia
49	Dale M Hammock	20	Daughter	—	Georgia
50	Lou Hammock	17	Son	—	Georgia

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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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