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Joe Lee — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · San Francisco, California
Our Model Tree links this Joe Lee across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in San Francisco, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 39
b. ~1881
Male
Head
Born: China
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Chinese |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | China |
| Father's Birthplace | China |
| Mother's Birthplace | China |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Laundry |
| Industry | Private Family |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Chinese |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birthplace (normalized) | china |
| Occupation | Laundry |
| Township / Ward | San Francisco |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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 Joe | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Lee | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Mary Mittelstadt | Other | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Joe Lee | Head | — | 39 | ~1881 |
| Grace Redman | Other | — | 30 | ~1890 |
| Isabelle Lee | Spouse | — | 28 | ~1892 |
| Whing Lang | Other | — | 28 | ~1892 |
| Edith Lee | Daughter | — | ~1920 | |
| Thomas Lee | Son | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Yaka Yamasaki | Other | — | 25 | ~1895 |
Census Appearances
1900
Napa, California
Other, age 23
Napa, California · implied b. ~1877 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Servant |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Chinese |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | China |
| Birth Month | Nov |
| Birth Year | 1877 |
| Year of Immigration | 1886 |
| Father's Birthplace | China |
| Mother's Birthplace | China |
| Occupation | Servant |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birthplace (normalized) | china |
1910
San Francisco, …
Other, age 30
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1880 — 40 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Brother |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Chinese |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | China |
| Year of Immigration | 1885 |
| Naturalization Status | Alien |
| Father's Birthplace | China |
| Mother's Birthplace | China |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Garden |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | No |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birthplace (normalized) | china |
1920
San Francisco, …
Head, age 39
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1881 — 9 household members
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Joe |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Chinese |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | China |
| Father's Birthplace | China |
| Mother's Birthplace | China |
| Occupation | Laundry |
| Industry | Private Family |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Chinese |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birthplace (normalized) | china |
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Our Model Tree links Joe Lee across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Joe Lee
Head · 1920 · age 39 · b. ~1881 · California
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1920 US Federal Census — San Francisco, California
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1920 US Federal Census — San Francisco, California
Page Contents
24 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu140unit:0805)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Dempsey Donohue | 14 | Son | — | California |
| 52 | Dempsey Donohue | 12 | Daughter | — | California |
| 53 | Mervyn J. Keown | 41 | Head | Manager | California |
| 54 | Marion Keown | 31 | Wife | — | California |
| 55 | Jean Keown | 8 | Daughter | — | California |
| 56 | Thomas Keown Keown | 3 | Son | — | California |
| 57 | Hayaka Kaga | 25 | Servant | Nurse | Japan |
| 58 | Harry Kaga | 30 | Servant | Cook | Japan |
| 59 | Joe Lee THIS PERSON | 39 | Head | Laundry | China |
| 60 | Isabelle Lee | 28 | Wife | — | California |
| 61 | Thomas J. Lee | 3 | Son | — | California |
| 62 | Christine E. Lee | 2 | Daughter | — | California |
| 63 | Edith B. Lee | 0 | Daughter | — | California |
| 64 | Yaka Yamasaki | 25 | Servant | Maid | Japan |
| 65 | Grace Redman | 30 | Servant | Nurse | England |
| 66 | Mary A. Mittelstadt | 21 | Servant | Maid | France |
| 67 | Whing Lang | 28 | Servant | Cook | China |
| 68 | Edward Jackson | 45 | Head | Manager | Mexico |
| 69 | Jackson | 40 | Wife | — | Canada |
| 70 | Joseph Healy | 18 | Son | — | California |
| 71 | William Cunningham | None | Head | — | — |
| 73 | George Gordon | None | — | — | — |
| 75 | George I. Gordon | 83 | Boarder | — | Maine |
| 77 | George I. Gordon | 83 | Father | — | Maine |
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)