James Roberson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Lincoln, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this James Roberson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lincoln, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Lincoln, Louisiana
Surname	Roberson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Additional Details
Occupation	Public Work
Industry	Census House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	8
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Public Work
Township / Ward	Ruston Town
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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
Ophelia Roberson	Other	—	42	~1888
James Roberson	Head	—	43	~1887
Lennie Roberson	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Homer Roberson	Son	—	7	~1923
Irene Roberson	Daughter	—	14	~1916
James Roberson	Son	—	10	~1920
Zeb Roberson	Son	—	9	~1921
John Roberson	Son	—	12	~1918
Raymond Roberson	Son	—	4	~1926

Census Appearances

1930

Lincoln, Louisiana

Head, age 43

Lincoln, Louisiana · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Public Work
Industry	Census House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	8
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Lincoln-County, Louisiana

Head, age 48

Lincoln-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1892 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	Jake
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Police Jury Ward 3
1935 Residence (County)	Lincoln
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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James Roberson

Head · 1930 · age 43 · b. ~1887 · Louisiana

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus791unit:0130)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Victoria Wilkerson	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
52	Cora Wiley	26	Sister	Teacher	Louisiana
53	James Roberson THIS PERSON	43	Head	Public Work	Louisiana
54	Ophelia Roberson	42	Wife-H	Cook	Louisiana
55	Lennie Roberson	20	Daughter	—	Louisiana
56	Irene Roberson	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
57	John H Roberson	12	Son	—	Louisiana
58	James E Roberson	10	Son	—	Louisiana
59	Zeb Roberson	9	Son	—	Louisiana
60	Homer P Roberson	7	Son	—	Louisiana
61	Raymond Roberson	4	Son	—	Louisiana
62	Andrew Newby	74	Head	—	Louisiana
63	Lizzie Newby	64	Wife-H	—	Louisiana
64	Annie Newby	44	Daughter	Cook	Louisiana
65	Willie Outley	48	Head	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
66	Oraie Outley	39	Wife-H	Cook	Louisiana
67	Aldora Outley	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
68	Garfield Outley	16	Son	—	Louisiana
69	Earl Dunn	16	Roomer	—	Louisiana
70	Sallie Avery	35	Head	Cook	Louisiana
71	Maggie Avery	30	Sister	Cook	Louisiana
72	Callie Avery	29	Sister	Maid	Louisiana
73	Hercules Matthews	70	Boarder	Gardener	U.S.A.
74	John L Smith	33	Head	—	Louisiana
75	Gertrude Smith	27	Wife-H	—	Louisiana
76	Clitther Smith	29	Sister-in-law	Laundress	Louisiana
77	Lewis Brown	32	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
78	Annie S Brown	25	Wife-H	Laundress	Louisiana
79	J. C. Davis	4	Nephew	—	Arkansas
80	Nora Roberson	34	Head HR	Laundress	Louisiana
81	Bernice Roberson	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
82	Bernard Roberson	11	Son	—	Louisiana
83	Jessie Singleton	30	Head HR	Laundress	Louisiana
84	Dewitt Margaret Singleton	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
85	Sylvester Singleton	13	Son	—	Louisiana
86	Florence Calloway	24	Head HR	Laundress	Louisiana
87	Ruby Hart	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
88	Fred Calloway	11	Son	—	Louisiana
89	Gladys Calloway	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
90	Ethel Calloway	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
91	Doris Calloway	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
92	Helen Calloway	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
93	Rosa Belle Forest	20	Roomer	Laborer	Georgia
94	Charlie Newby	34	Head	Painter	Louisiana
95	Tressie Belle Newby	31	Wife-H	Laundress	Louisiana
96	Auldren Newby	12	Son	—	Louisiana
97	Mark Newby	11	Son	—	Louisiana
98	Gardner Newby	7	Son	—	Louisiana
99	Haukin Monroe	33	Head	Porter	Louisiana
100	Sallie Monroe	29	Wife-H	Laundress	Louisiana

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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.

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