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James Shea — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Cloud, Kansas
Our Model Tree links this James Shea across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cloud, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1857), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 63
b. ~1857
Male
Head
Born: Indiana
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Cloud, Kansas |
| Surname | Shea |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 63 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Indiana |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Irish |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Indiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | indiana |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Meredith |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1857 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to James | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Shea | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1898 |
| Melvin Brooks | Other | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| James Shea | Head | — | 63 | ~1857 |
| Thomas Shea | Son | — | 32 | ~1888 |
| Ella Brooks | Daughter | — | 27 | ~1893 |
| John Shea | Son | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Alice Shea | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| James Shea | Son | — | 25 | ~1895 |
| Margaret Shea | Spouse | — | 51 | ~1869 |
| David Shea | Son | — | 19 | ~1901 |
| Charles Shea | Son | — | 29 | ~1891 |
Census Appearances
1910
Cloud, Kansas
Head, age 56
Cloud, Kansas · implied b. ~1854 — 10 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Shea |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 56 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Indiana |
| Years Married | 26 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Gen Farm |
| Birth State | Indiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | indiana |
1920
Cloud, Kansas
Head, age 63
Cloud, Kansas · implied b. ~1857 — 11 household members
| Surname | Shea |
| Given Name | James P |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 63 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Indiana |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Irish |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Indiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | indiana |
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Our Model Tree links James Shea across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Cloud, Kansas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Shea
Head · 1920 · age 63 · b. ~1857 · Kansas
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Cloud, Kansas
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1920 US Federal Census — Cloud, Kansas
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu526unit:1012)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Roy Mason | 13 | son | None | Kansas |
| 52 | Martha Mason | 11 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 53 | James E Mason | 8 | son | None | Oklahoma |
| 54 | James P Shea THIS PERSON | 63 | Head | Farmer | Indiana |
| 55 | Margaret A Shea | 51 | wife | None | Kansas |
| 56 | Thomas A Shea | 32 | son | None | Kansas |
| 57 | Charles C Shea | 29 | son | None | Kansas |
| 58 | James H Shea | 25 | son | None | Kansas |
| 59 | Agnes P Shea | 22 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 60 | David D Shea | 19 | son | None | Kansas |
| 61 | John R Shea | 15 | son | None | Kansas |
| 62 | Alice A Shea | 8 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 63 | Ella M Brooks | 27 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 64 | Melvin L Brooks | 2 | grandson | None | Kansas |
| 65 | Joseph Tufwell | 28 | Head | Farmer | Kansas |
| 66 | Silvia L Tufwell | 28 | wife | None | Kansas |
| 67 | Mary L Tufwell | 48 | mother | None | Sweden |
| 68 | Walter Tufwell | 27 | brother | None | Kansas |
| 69 | John J Richard | 48 | Head | Farmer | Kansas |
| 70 | Theresa J Richard | 25 | sister | None | Kansas |
| 71 | Elizabeth Richard | 70 | mother | None | Germany |
| 72 | John Green | 69 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 73 | Anna Green | 62 | wife | None | Missouri |
| 74 | John Green | 25 | son | None | Kansas |
| 75 | Anna Green | 23 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 76 | Irene Green | 19 | son | None | Kansas |
| 77 | Nellie Green | 16 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 78 | David Porter | 73 | Head | Farmer | Ireland |
| 79 | Laura Porter | 54 | wife | None | Illinois |
| 80 | James A Porter | 36 | son | None | Kansas |
| 81 | Andrew B Porter | 26 | son | None | Kansas |
| 82 | Martha B Porter | 23 | daughter | Teacher | Kansas |
| 83 | Anna M Porter | 19 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 84 | Laura M Porter | 15 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 85 | Peter Ackerman | 58 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 86 | Frank Ackerman | 13 | son | None | Kansas |
| 87 | Edward Grimm | 54 | Head | Farmer | West Virginia |
| 88 | Mary J Grimm | 49 | wife | None | Canada |
| 89 | Roy E Grimm | 30 | son | None | Kansas |
| 90 | Clarence S Grimm | 24 | son | None | Kansas |
| 91 | Emma L Grimm | 20 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 92 | Teresa M Grimm | 14 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 93 | Clara Grimm | 14 | daughter | None | Kansas |
| 94 | Cecil Grimm | 12 | son | None | Kansas |
| 95 | Joseph S Grimm | 8 | son | None | Kansas |
| 96 | George S Frundle | 33 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 97 | Rachel E Frundle | 30 | wife | None | Illinois |
| 98 | Roland S Frundle | 24 | son | None | Kansas |
| 99 | Howard Frundle | 19 | son | None | Kansas |
| 100 | Harold Frundle | 15 | son | None | Kansas |
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About This Record & Model Tree
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)