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Joe Adams — 1930 US Census Record
Model Tree available1930 United States Federal Census · St Louis, Missouri
Our Model Tree links this Joe Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St Louis, Missouri (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Josephine — first a son (b.~1894), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 36
b. ~1894
Male
Son
Born: Illinois
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | St Louis, Missouri |
| Surname | Adams |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Age at First Marriage | 36 |
| Father's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Mother's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | Post Office |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | WW |
| Veteran | Yes |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Township / Ward | Brentwood City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1894 |
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.
4 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Joe | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Adams | Son | — | 34 | ~1896 |
| Joe Adams | Son | — | 36 | ~1894 |
| Josephine Adams | Head | — | 63 | ~1867 |
| Emma Adams | Daughter | — | 31 | ~1899 |
Census Appearances
1920
St Louis, …
Son, age 26
St Louis, Missouri · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Adams |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Father's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Mother's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Industry | Mercantile |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
1930
St Louis, …
Son, age 36
St Louis, Missouri · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members
| Surname | Adams |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Age at First Marriage | 36 |
| Father's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Mother's Birthplace | Illinois |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | Post Office |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | WW |
| Veteran | Yes |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
1940
St.-Louis-County, Missouri
Head, age 46
St.-Louis-County, Missouri · implied b. ~1894 — 2 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Adams |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Brentwood City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | St. Louis |
| Occupation | Postal Clerk |
| Industry | Government |
| Class of Worker | GW |
| Hours Worked | 40 |
| Income (1939) | 2202 |
| Highest Grade | Hs 2 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | illinois |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Joe Adams across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Adams (~0.92 confidence) and mother Josephine Adams (~0.92 confidence) and mother Josephine Adams (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 3 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
John Adams
b. ~1862
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Josephine Adams
b. ~1867
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Josephine Adams
b. ~1870
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Joe Adams
Son · 1930 · age 36 · b. ~1894 · Missouri
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Sibling
Howard Adams
Sibling · 1930 · age 34
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Emma Adams
Sibling · 1930 · age 31
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 — St Louis, Missouri
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1930 US Federal Census — St Louis, Missouri
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:missouricensus00reel1223:0989)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter | 48 | Son | Laborer | Alabama |
| 2 | Roy Whitworth | 28 | Head | Moulder | Missouri |
| 3 | Mildred Whitworth | 22 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 4 | Walter Price | 36 | Head | Brakeman | Missouri |
| 5 | Blanche Price | 21 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 6 | Yvonne Price | 14 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 7 | Stella Price | 13 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 8 | Blanche Price | 9 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 9 | Frank Comas | 55 | Head | Laborer | Missouri |
| 10 | Lizzie Brown | 30 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 11 | Alice Brown | 14 | Granddaughter | — | Missouri |
| 12 | Mary Hamilton | 56 | Mother-in-law | — | Missouri |
| 13 | Bruno Schutz | 47 | Head | Painter | Germany |
| 14 | Clara Schutz | 46 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 15 | Gertrude Schutz | 18 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 16 | Clifford Schutz | 11 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 17 | Clarence Ratliffe | 24 | Head | Barber | Missouri |
| 18 | Clara Ratliffe | 24 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 19 | Nelson Spratmeyer | 6 | Step-son | — | Missouri |
| 20 | Shirley Ratliffe | 4 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 21 | William Ratliffe | 2 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 22 | Ruth Ratliffe | 1 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 23 | Ed. Fluenor | 27 | Head | Brick Mason | Illinois |
| 24 | Gladys Fluenor | 24 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 25 | Vera Fluenor | 6 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 26 | Thomas Fluenor | 2 | Son | — | Illinois |
| 27 | Warren Clure | 38 | Head | Carpenter | Missouri |
| 28 | Mary Clure | 41 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 29 | Stanford Clure | 6 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 30 | Alice Davies | 48 | Head | Seamstress | Missouri |
| 31 | Florence Davies | 14 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
| 32 | Chas Snow | 38 | Head | Salesman | Missouri |
| 33 | Margaret Snow | 37 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 34 | Charles Snow | 17 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 35 | Josephine Adams | 63 | Head | — | Illinois |
| 36 | Joe Adams THIS PERSON | 36 | Son | Clerk | Illinois |
| 37 | Howard Adams | 34 | Son | Clerk | Illinois |
| 38 | Emma Adams | 31 | Daughter | — | Illinois |
| 39 | Jerome Wirts | 44 | Head | Printer | Missouri |
| 40 | Elizabeth Wirts | 38 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 41 | Jerome Wirts | 15 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 42 | Charles Wirts | 1 | Son | — | Missouri |
| 43 | Edward Wirts | 52 | Brother | Decorator | Missouri |
| 44 | James Skow | 78 | Head | — | Denmark |
| 45 | Mary Skow | 46 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 46 | William Skow | 39 | Head | Carpenter | Missouri |
| 47 | Annetta Skow | 32 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 48 | Marion Parsons | 28 | Head | Janitor | Missouri |
| 49 | Marjorie Parsons | 25 | Wife | — | Missouri |
| 50 | Julia Parsons | 5 | Daughter | — | Missouri |
Pedigree Summary
Joe + 2 siblings
Gen 1 · 3 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)