John Banks — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Nelson, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Banks across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Nelson, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Nelson, Virginia
Surname	Banks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Brick Yard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	1
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Massies Mill Magisterial Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Dora Banks	Daughter	—		~1930
Annie Banks	Daughter	—		~1930
Lula Banks	Daughter	—		~1930
Annie Banks	Daughter	—	1	~1929
John Banks	Head	—	23	~1907
James Banks	Son	—		~1930
James Banks	Son	—		~1930
John Banks	Son	—	3	~1927
Lula Banks	Spouse	—	21	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Nelson, Virginia

Other, age 15

Nelson, Virginia · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Banks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Half Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Nelson, Virginia

Head, age 23

Nelson, Virginia · implied b. ~1907 — 9 household members

Surname	Banks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Brick Yard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	1
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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John Banks

Head · 1930 · age 23 · b. ~1907 · Virginia

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Nelson, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2452unit:0115)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Joseph Banks	27	Head	—	Virginia
52	Lottie Banks	26	Wife	—	Virginia
53	Joseph Jr. Banks	3	Son	—	Virginia
54	Mary Banks	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
55	Lottie Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
56	Gertrude Banks	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
57	Virginia Banks	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
58	Herbert Banks	6	Son	—	Virginia
59	Raymond Banks	4	Son	—	Virginia
60	Charles Banks	26	Head	Laborer	Virginia
61	Mary Banks	24	Wife	—	Virginia
62	Martha Banks	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
63	Alex Banks	3	Son	—	Virginia
64	Herbert Banks	24	Head	Laborer	Virginia
65	Lula Banks	23	Wife	—	Virginia
66	Lula Banks	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
67	Dora Banks	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
69	Lula Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
70	Annie Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
71	John Banks THIS PERSON	23	Head	Laborer	Virginia
72	Lula Banks	21	Wife	—	Virginia
73	John Banks	3	Son	—	Virginia
74	Annie Banks	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
75	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
76	Lula Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
77	Dora Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
78	Annie Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
79	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
80	James Banks	31	Head	Laborer	Virginia
81	Lula Banks	25	Wife	—	Virginia
82	John Banks	2	Son	—	Virginia
83	Annie Banks	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
84	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
85	John Banks	30	Head	Laborer	Virginia
86	Lula Banks	26	Wife	—	Virginia
87	John Banks	30	Head	Laborer	Virginia
88	Lula Banks	23	Wife	—	Virginia
89	John Banks	4	Son	—	Virginia
90	Annie Banks	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
91	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
92	Lula Banks	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
93	John Banks	30	Head	—	Virginia
94	Lula Banks	25	Wife	—	Virginia
95	John Banks	38	Head	Laborer	Virginia
96	Lula Banks	27	Wife	—	Virginia
97	John Banks	5	Son	—	Virginia
98	Annie Banks	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
99	James Banks	0	Son	—	Virginia
100	John Banks	45	Head	Laborer	Virginia

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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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