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James Terry — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Mecklenburg, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this James Terry across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Mecklenburg, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Mecklenburg, Virginia
Surname	Terry
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Chase City
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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
James Terry	Son	—	14	~1916
Robert Terry	Son	—		~1930
Ruth Terry	Spouse	—	31	~1899
James Terry	Head	—	42	~1888
Gladys Terry	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Mary Terry	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Ola Terry	Daughter	—	11	~1919
Josephine Terry	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Bessie Terry	Daughter	—	8	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Halifax, Virginia

Son, age 3

Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Mecklenburg, Virginia

Son, age 14

Mecklenburg, Virginia · implied b. ~1916 — 9 household members

Surname	Terry
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Linked across censuses

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

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Anchor record

James Terry

Son · 1930 · age 14 · b. ~1916 · Virginia

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Sibling

Ola Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Gladys Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Bessie Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Josephine Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Terry

Sibling · 1930 · age

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 — Mecklenburg, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2450unit:0938)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elijah Pettaway	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	Mary Pettaway	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
3	John Pettaway	13	Son	—	Virginia
4	James Pettaway	11	Son	—	Virginia
5	Willie Pettaway	9	Son	—	Virginia
6	Lizzie Pettaway	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Bacer Pettaway	5	Son	—	Virginia
8	Ida Pettaway	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
9	Thelma Pettaway	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Harvey Johnson	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
11	Lizzie Johnson	40	Wife	—	Virginia
12	Andrew Johnson	21	Son	Laborer	Virginia
13	Lucy Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
14	James Johnson	13	Son	—	Virginia
15	Hessie Johnson	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
16	Fleming Walker	18	Head	—	Virginia
17	Charlie Walker	17	Brother	—	Virginia
18	Herbert Walker	13	Brother	—	Virginia
19	Mary Walker	60	Grandmother	—	Virginia
20	Alexander Drumm	31	Head	Farmer	Virginia
21	Lillie Drumm	31	Wife	—	Virginia
22	Earl Drumm	7	Son	—	Virginia
23	Irene Drumm	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	Stewart Drumm	3	Son	—	Virginia
25	Lois Drumm	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
26	Lucille Drumm	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	Annie Drumm	71	Mother	—	Virginia
28	Thomas Drumm	60	Head	—	Virginia
29	Florence Draper	50	Sister	—	Virginia
30	William S. Candle	40	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
31	Mamie S. Candle	41	Wife	—	North Carolina
32	Effie Candle	16	Daughter	—	North Carolina
33	William Candle	14	Son	—	Virginia
34	John Candle	12	Son	—	Virginia
35	James Candle	10	Son	—	Virginia
36	Robert Candle	8	Son	—	Virginia
37	Mary Candle	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	Kate Candle	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Robert Green	33	Head	Farmer	Virginia
40	Carrie S. Green	23	Wife	—	Virginia
41	James H. Terry	42	Head	Farmer	Virginia
42	Ruth Terry	31	Wife	—	Virginia
43	James Terry THIS PERSON	14	Son	—	Virginia
44	Gladys Terry	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
45	Ola Terry	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
46	Bessie Terry	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
47	Mary Terry	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
48	Josephine Terry	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	Robert Terry	0	Son	—	Virginia
50	Thomas H. Oliver	31	Head	Farmer	Virginia

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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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