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Jerry Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Houston, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Jerry Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Houston, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1904), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1904 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Houston, Georgia
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	771 Militia Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jerry	Age	Birth yr
Jerry Smith	Son	—	16	~1904
Louise Smith	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Della Smith	Spouse	—	33	~1887
Eliza Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Henry Smith	Son	—	15	~1905
Charlie Smith	Son	—	2	~1918
Grace Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1911
Caly Smith	Head	—	34	~1886
Albert Smith	Son	—	5	~1915

Census Appearances

1910

Houston, Georgia

Son, age 7

Houston, Georgia · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1920

Houston, Georgia

Son, age 16

Houston, Georgia · implied b. ~1904 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
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 Jerry Smith across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Houston, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Jerry Smith

Son · 1920 · age 16 · b. ~1904 · Georgia

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Sibling

Henry Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Eliza Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Louise Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Albert Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Charlie Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Grace Smith

Sibling · 1920 · 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

1920 US Federal Census — Houston, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu263unit:0905)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Kid Robertson	23	Head	Laborer	Georgia
2	Zula Robertson	19	Wife	—	Georgia
3	Edna Robertson	1	Son	—	Georgia
4	Zachary Robertson	0	Son	—	Georgia
5	Sid Harris	17	Boarder	Laborer	Georgia
6	Virginia Jackson	22	Head	Laborer	Georgia
7	Archie Smith	19	Boarder	Laborer	Georgia
8	Walter Brown	18	Boarder	Laborer	Georgia
9	Oscar Richardson	36	Head	Laborer	Georgia
10	Sophie Richardson	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Arthur Richardson	13	Son	—	Georgia
12	Joe Richardson	9	Son	—	Georgia
13	William Richardson	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
14	Willie Williams	21	Head	Laborer	Georgia
15	Mabel Williams	18	Wife	—	Georgia
16	Robert Williams	1	Son	—	Georgia
17	George Clark	25	Head	Farmer	Georgia
18	Linda Clark	25	Wife	—	Georgia
19	George Jr. Clark	2	Son	—	Georgia
20	Elizabeth Clark	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
21	Joe Cliff	37	Head	Laborer	Georgia
22	Lizzie Cliff	30	Wife	—	Georgia
23	George Cliff	8	Son	—	Georgia
24	Abe Collins	66	Head	Laborer	Georgia
25	Eliza Collins	38	Wife	—	Georgia
26	Caly Smith	34	Head	Farmer	Georgia
27	Della Smith	33	Wife	—	Georgia
28	Jerry Smith THIS PERSON	16	Son	Laborer	Georgia
29	Henry Smith	15	Son	—	Georgia
30	Louise Smith	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Grace Smith	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
32	Eliza Smith	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
33	Albert Smith	5	Son	—	Georgia
34	Charlie Smith	2	Son	—	Georgia
35	Henry Richardson	29	Head	Laborer	Georgia
36	Georgia Richardson	25	Wife	—	Georgia
37	Willie Richardson	7	Son	—	Georgia
38	Marie Richardson	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
39	Maggie Richardson	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	John Groom	45	Head	Laborer	Georgia
41	Ida Groom	40	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Henry Bostic	52	Head	Farmer	Georgia
43	Charity Bostic	47	Wife	—	Georgia
44	Fannie Bostic	18	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
45	Celia Bostic	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
46	May Bostic	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Rosa Bostic	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
48	Aaron Bostic	5	Son	—	Georgia
49	Emma Bostic	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
50	Lou Smith	74	Mother	—	Georgia

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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)

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