Jerry Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Copiah, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Jerry Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Copiah, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Copiah, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	9 N R 6 E Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jerry	Age	Birth yr
Douglass Smith	Son	—	2	~1928
Nannie Smith	Daughter	—		~1930
Willie Washington	Other	—	23	~1907
Jerry Smith	Son	—	6	~1924
Thelma Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Thelma Smith	Spouse	—	29	~1901
Jerry Smith	Head	—	52	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Lincoln, Mississippi

Head, age 42

Lincoln, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Copiah, Mississippi

Head, age 52

Copiah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Jerry E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Jerry Smith

Head · 1930 · age 52 · b. ~1878 · Mississippi

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1143unit:0932)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Tom F Allen	4	Son	None	Mississippi
2	Elsie R Allen	2	Son	None	Mississippi
3	John L Allen	0	Son	None	Mississippi
4	Tom Butler	75	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
5	Jerry E Smith THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
6	Thelma Smith	29	Wife	None	Mississippi
7	Jerry E Smith	6	Son	None	Mississippi
8	Thelma M Smith	5	Daughter	None	Mississippi
9	Douglass Smith	2	Son	None	Mississippi
10	Nannie Smith	0	Daughter	None	Mississippi
11	Willie Washington	23	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
12	R Vernon Ramin	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
13	Mary Ramin	48	Wife	None	Mississippi
14	Mary E Ramin	17	Daughter	None	Mississippi
15	Emeline Ramin	15	Daughter	None	Mississippi
16	Lillian Ramin	13	Daughter	None	Mississippi
17	Eugenia Ramin	10	Daughter	None	Mississippi
18	Carroll Ramin	6	Daughter	None	Mississippi
19	Tom Lofton	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
20	Bashia Lofton	36	Wife	None	Mississippi
21	Bill Burr	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
22	Adie Burr	28	Wife	None	Mississippi
23	William Burr	15	Son	None	Mississippi
24	Wilmer Burr	10	Son	None	Mississippi
25	Mary T Burr	13	Daughter	None	Mississippi
26	Lydia Burr	17	Daughter	None	Mississippi
27	Leon Penelton	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
28	Mettie Penelton	34	Wife	None	Mississippi
29	Preston Penelton	16	Son	None	Mississippi
30	Mary Penelton	14	Daughter	None	Mississippi
31	George Penelton	13	Son	None	Mississippi
32	Jay T Penelton	9	Son	None	Mississippi
33	Rose Penelton	82	Mother	None	Mississippi
34	Leon Lion	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Julia M Lion	21	Wife	None	Mississippi
36	Inez Lion	5	Daughter	None	Mississippi
37	Delois Lion	4	Son	None	Mississippi
38	Alex Lion	2	Son	None	Mississippi
39	Silas Thompson	74	Boarder	None	Mississippi
40	Willie Penelton	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
41	Lillie B Penelton	28	Wife	None	Mississippi
42	Willie L Penelton	10	Son	None	Mississippi
43	Lucy B Penelton	9	Daughter	None	Mississippi
44	Ardell Penelton	8	Daughter	None	Mississippi
45	Luren Penelton	7	Son	None	Mississippi
46	Arline Penelton	6	Daughter	None	Mississippi
47	Dora M Penelton	4	Daughter	None	Mississippi
48	Estell Penelton	2	Daughter	None	Mississippi
49	Shelby Penelton	0	Son	None	Mississippi
50	Head Anthony	36	—	Farmer	Mississippi

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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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