James Stevens — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Essex, New York

Our Model Tree links this James Stevens across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Essex, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 12-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: New York Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Essex, New York
Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ausable Forks
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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.

12 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Katherine Stevens	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Grace Stevens	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Elizabeth Stevens	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Frances Stevens	Daughter	—	3	~1917
Mildred Stevens	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Helen Stevens	Daughter	—	16	~1904
James Stevens	Head	—	50	~1870
Peter Blanchard	Other	—	78	~1842
Patrick Buckley	Other	—	54	~1866
William Stevens	Son	—	22	~1898
Henry Stevens	Son	—	14	~1906
Lizzie Stevens	Spouse	—	45	~1875

Census Appearances

1910

Essex, New …

Head, age 39

Essex, New York · implied b. ~1871 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Years Married	7
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1920

Essex, New …

Head, age 50

Essex, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 12 household members

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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James Stevens

Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — Essex, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1111unit:0744)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rosalie Bull	51	Mother	—	New York
2	Thomas Bull	37	Head	Truckman	New York
3	Dexter Thwaits	71	Head	Farmer	New York
4	Susan Thwaits	70	Wife	—	New York
5	David Thwaits	33	Son	Farm Hand	New York
6	Henry Thwaits	27	Son	—	New York
7	Nellie Thwaits	25	Daughter in law	Teacher	New York
8	James Stevens THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	New York
9	Lizzie Stevens	45	Wife	—	New York
10	William Stevens	22	Son	Farm Hand	New York
11	Helen E Stevens	16	Daughter	—	New York
12	Henry B Stevens	14	Son	—	New York
13	Mildred Stevens	12	Daughter	—	New York
14	Grace Stevens	11	Daughter	—	New York
15	Elizabeth Stevens	7	Daughter	—	New York
16	Katherine Stevens	4	Daughter	—	New York
17	Frances Stevens	3	Daughter	—	New York
18	Peter Blanchard	78	Hired Man	Farm Hand	New York
19	Patrick Buckley	54	Hired Man	Farm Hand	New York
20	Timothy Ryan	54	Head	Farmer	New York
21	Margaret Ryan	51	Sister	Teacher	New York
22	Adrian Gaffney	21	Hired Man	Farm Hand	New York
23	Millie Thwaits	48	Head	Farmer	New York
24	Fannie Thwaits	38	Wife	—	New York
25	Reginald Thwaits	16	Son	—	New York
26	Elizabeth Hathaway	20	Daughter	Seamstress	New York
27	Mabel G Hathaway	3	Granddaughter	—	New York
28	John Foy	52	Hired Man	Laborer	New York
29	James Deforest	53	Head	Laborer	New York
30	Louis Deforest	16	Son	Laborer	New York
31	Charles Cobb	63	Head	Farmer	New York
32	Bessie Cobb	58	Wife	—	New York
33	Charles Cobb	16	Son	—	New York
34	Luther Cobb	30	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
35	Flossie Cobb	27	Wife	—	New York
36	Francis Cobb	2	Son	—	New York
37	Frank Pierce	68	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
38	Nellie K Pierce	64	Wife	—	New York
39	William Smith	72	Head	Farmer	New York
40	Charles Smith	47	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
41	Clara Smith	44	Daughter in law	—	Vermont
42	Mabel Smith	19	Granddaughter	—	New York
43	Gertrude Smith	14	Granddaughter	—	New York
44	Florence Smith	12	Granddaughter	—	New York
45	Pearl Smith	5	Granddaughter	—	New York
46	Robert Mureray	69	Boarder	—	New York
47	Harold Wing	24	Head	Laborer	Canada
48	Lula Wing	23	Wife	—	Vermont
49	Earl Wing	3	Son	—	Vermont
50	Ralph Wing	1	Son	—	Vermont

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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.

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