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Joe Thompson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · St Tammany, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Joe Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St Tammany, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Edward — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 4 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: Louisiana Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationSt Tammany, Louisiana
SurnameThompson
Given NameJoe
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age4
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceLouisiana
Father's BirthplaceLouisiana
Mother's BirthplaceLouisiana
Additional Details
Occupationnone
Birth StateLouisiana
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)louisiana
Township / WardWard 3
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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Joe Age Birth yr
Edward Thompson Head — 40 ~1880
Ellen Thompson Daughter — 10 ~1910
Joe Thompson Son — 4 ~1916
Mary Thompson Spouse — 39 ~1881
James Thompson Son — 16 ~1904
Lillie Thompson Daughter — 7 ~1913
Myrtle Thompson Daughter — 12 ~1908
Ida Thompson Daughter — 18 ~1902
Frank Thompson Son — 14 ~1906

Census Appearances

1920
St Tammany, …
Son, age 4
St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1916 — 9 household members
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joe
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 4
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Louisiana
Father's Birthplace Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace Louisiana
Occupation none
Birth State Louisiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) louisiana
1930
St Tammany, …
Son, age 15
St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 15
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Louisiana
Father's Birthplace Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace Louisiana
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Louisiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) louisiana
Head, age 25
St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 25
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Louisiana
1935 Residence (City) R
1935 Residence (County) St Tammany
Occupation Laborer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 50
Income (1939) 250
Highest Grade No 9
1935 Residence Louisiana
Birth State Louisiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) louisiana

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.
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Our Model Tree links Joe Thompson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Edward Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and father Edward Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Emma Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Thompson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Edward Thompson
b. ~1878
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Edward Thompson
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Emma Thompson
b. ~1885
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Thompson
b. ~1881
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Joe Thompson
Son · 1920 · age 4 · b. ~1916 · Louisiana
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Sibling
Myrtle Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 12
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lillie Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ellen Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
James Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Frank Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ida Thompson
Sibling · 1920 · age 18
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 — St Tammany, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu632unit:0103)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Richard H Laird 48 Head Farmer Mississippi
2 Alice Laird 24 Daughter None Louisiana
3 Morton Laird 18 Son Helper Louisiana
4 Joe Laird 15 Son Farm Laborer Louisiana
5 Myrtle Laird 13 Daughter None Louisiana
6 Letha Laird 11 Daughter None Louisiana
7 Clarence Laird 25 Head Farm Laborer Mississippi
8 Mary Laird 65 Mother None Mississippi
9 Alice Laird 25 Sister None Louisiana
10 James Nixon 27 Head Farmer Louisiana
11 Lou Anne Nixon 25 Wife None Louisiana
12 Newel Cox 30 Head Farmer Louisiana
13 Alice Cox 24 Wife None Louisiana
14 Lonnie Cox 9 Son None Louisiana
15 Agnes Cox 7 Son None Louisiana
16 Lola Cox 5 Daughter None Louisiana
17 Grover Cox 3 Son None Louisiana
18 Silas Cox 68 Father None Louisiana
19 J. W. Adams 48 Head Farmer Louisiana
20 Ida Adams 46 Wife None Louisiana
21 Mary Adams 20 Daughter None Mississippi
22 Willie Adams 12 Lodger None Mississippi
23 Alex Bennett 48 Head Farmer Louisiana
24 Mary A Bennett 45 Wife None Louisiana
25 Sophia Bennett 22 Daughter None Louisiana
26 Eunice Bennett 20 Daughter None Louisiana
27 Edward Alpin 46 Head Farmer Louisiana
28 Emma Alpin 32 Wife None Louisiana
29 Edward Alpin 8 Son None Louisiana
30 Catherine Alpin 6 Daughter None Louisiana
31 Edward Thompson 40 Head Farmer Louisiana
32 Mary Thompson 39 Wife None Louisiana
33 Ida Thompson 18 Daughter None Louisiana
34 James Thompson 16 Son Farm Laborer Louisiana
35 Frank Thompson 14 Son None Louisiana
36 Myrtle Thompson 12 Daughter None Louisiana
37 Ellen Thompson 10 Daughter None Louisiana
38 Lillie Thompson 7 Daughter None Louisiana
39 Joe Thompson THIS PERSON 4 Son None Louisiana

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Pedigree Summary

Joe + 6 siblings
Gen 1 · 4 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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