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James Shields — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this James Shields across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Lehigh, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: Pennsylvania Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Surname	Shields
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Township / Ward	Allentown City
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Thomas Shields	Head	—	42	~1888
Thomas Shields	Son	—	17	~1913
William Shields	Son	—	13	~1917
Elizabeth Shields	Daughter	—	4	~1926
Edward Shields	Son	—	9	~1921
Catherine Shields	Daughter	—	6	~1924
James Shields	Son	—	11	~1919
Annie Shields	Spouse	—	40	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Son, age 1

Lehigh, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1919 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shields
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	none
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1930

Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Son, age 11

Lehigh, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members

Surname	Shields
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Shields across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, using XGBoost record linkage.

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James Shields

Son · 1930 · age 11 · b. ~1919 · Pennsylvania

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Sibling

Elizabeth Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Thomas Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Catherine Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Edward Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 9

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 — Lehigh, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:fifteenthcensus00reel2063:0355)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John H	49	Head	—	Pennsylvania
2	Mary	38	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
3	Dorothy	20	Daughter	Stenographer	Pennsylvania
4	John	22	Son	Laborer	Pennsylvania
5	Paul	16	Son	—	Pennsylvania
6	Helen	13	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
7	James Dunn	73	Head	—	New York
8	Catherine Dunn	37	Daughter	—	New York
9	Elizabeth Dunn	36	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
10	James Dunn	33	Son	—	New York
11	Robert H Loud	42	Head	—	New York
12	Florence Loud	37	Wife	—	New York
13	Robert S Loud	13	Son	—	New York
14	William Loud	11	Son	—	New York
15	James Loud	10	Son	—	New York
16	Richard Loud	6	Son	—	New York
17	Mary Loud	4	Daughter	—	New York
18	John Loud	2	Son	—	New York
19	Elizabeth B Loud	0	Daughter	—	New York
20	Mary Loud	73	Mother	—	New York
21	Elizabeth Loud	42	Sister	—	New York
22	Margaret Loud	38	Sister	—	New York
23	Joseph Loud	45	Head	—	New York
24	Mary Loud	42	Wife	—	New York
25	Joseph Loud	18	Son	—	New York
26	Alice Loud	16	Daughter	—	New York
27	Helen Loud	14	Daughter	—	New York
28	Thomas J Shields	42	Head	—	Pennsylvania
29	Annie H Shields	40	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
30	Thomas Shields	17	Son	—	Pennsylvania
31	William Shields	13	Son	—	Pennsylvania
32	James Shields THIS PERSON	11	Son	—	Pennsylvania
33	Edward Shields	9	Son	—	Pennsylvania
34	Catherine Shields	6	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
35	Elizabeth Shields	4	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
36	George Barthelomew	42	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
37	Helen A Barthelomew	38	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
38	George Barthelomew	14	Son	—	Pennsylvania
39	Richard Barthelomew	12	Son	—	Pennsylvania
40	Michael M Green	47	Head	—	Pennsylvania
41	Margaret Green	45	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
42	Josephine Green	23	Daughter	Saleslady	Pennsylvania
43	Michael Green	21	Son	Laborer	Pennsylvania
44	William L Green	20	Son	—	Pennsylvania
45	Mary Green	15	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
46	Ruth M Green	12	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
47	James Green	6	Son	—	Pennsylvania
48	Mary Kearney	67	Head	—	New York
49	Edward Kearney	31	Son	—	Pennsylvania
50	Merrill Mead	43	Head	Salesman	Pennsylvania

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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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