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James Sims — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Bibb, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this James Sims across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Bibb, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1907), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1907 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Bibb, Georgia
Surname	Sims
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Vineville
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Sellar Sims	Son	—	1	~1919
Daniel Sims	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Clarence Sims	Head	—	37	~1883
James Sims	Son	—	13	~1907
Ima Sims	Spouse	—	35	~1885
Olive Sims	Son	—	5	~1915
Creasy Sims	Son	—	12	~1908
Fannie Sims	Daughter	—	2	~1918

Census Appearances

1910

Bibb, Georgia

Son, age 5

Bibb, Georgia · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simms
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1920

Bibb, Georgia

Son, age 13

Bibb, Georgia · implied b. ~1907 — 8 household members

Surname	Sims
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Sims across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Bibb, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

James Sims

Son · 1920 · age 13 · b. ~1907 · Georgia

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Sibling

Fannie Sims

Sibling · 1920 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Sellar Sims

Sibling · 1920 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Daniel Sims

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Creasy Sims

Sibling · 1920 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Olive Sims

Sibling · 1920 · age 5

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

1920 US Federal Census — Bibb, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu235unit:0560)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Lallie Townsley	17	Wife	—	Georgia
52	Mary Townsley	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
53	Mary Townsley	26	Mother	Washer	Georgia
54	Walter Townsley	20	Boarder	Farm Hand	Georgia
55	George Townsley	20	Boarder	Laborer	Georgia
56	Ruth Townsley	16	Boarder	—	Georgia
57	Rachel Townsley	14	Boarder	—	Georgia
58	Alice Townsley	3	Boarder	—	Georgia
59	Moseley Griff	22	Head	Laborer	Georgia
60	Annie Griff	20	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
61	Billie Griff	0	Son	—	Georgia
62	Bright Davis	40	Head	Laborer	Georgia
63	Annie Davis	30	Wife	—	Georgia
64	Will Davis	16	Son	—	Georgia
65	Zilda Warren	24	Sister-in-law	—	Georgia
66	James Smith	18	Salesman	—	Georgia
67	Andrew Warren	4	Boarder	—	Georgia
68	Henry Warren	1	Boarder	—	Georgia
69	Charlie Jenkins	30	Head	Laborer	Georgia
70	Hattie Jenkins	25	Wife	—	Georgia
71	James Jenkins	2	Son	—	Georgia
72	Ace Moore	24	Head	Laborer	Georgia
73	Rosa Moore	23	Wife	Washer	Georgia
74	Nancy Pruitt	34	Head	—	Georgia
75	Clarence Sims	37	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
76	Ima Sims	35	Wife	—	Georgia
77	James Sims THIS PERSON	13	Son	—	Georgia
78	Creasy Sims	12	Son	—	Georgia
79	Daniel Sims	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
80	Olive Sims	5	Son	—	Georgia
81	Fannie Sims	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
82	Sellar Sims	1	Son	—	Georgia
83	Lucinda Middlebrooks	40	Head	Washer	Georgia
84	Frank Middlebrooks	22	Son	Laborer	Georgia
85	Herman Smith	47	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
86	Mary Smith	25	Wife	—	Georgia
87	Mary Lou Smith	21	Daughter	Servant	Georgia
88	Herman Jr Smith	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
89	Gladys Smith	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
90	Lucinda Irving	80	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
91	Arthur Dunlap	44	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
92	Alice Dunlap	44	Wife	Washer	Georgia
93	Nancy Whalman	50	Boarder	—	Georgia
94	Alonzo Lunsford	30	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
95	Ida Lunsford	32	Wife	—	Georgia
96	Fannie Lunsford	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
97	Willie Lunsford	12	Son	—	Georgia
98	Lizzie Lunsford	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
99	Chappell Lunsford	7	Son	—	Georgia
100	John Sims	33	Head	Laborer	Georgia

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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)

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