John Bentley — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Rensselaer, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Bentley across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Rensselaer, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: New York Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Rensselaer, New York
Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lime Quarry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	600
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Petersburg Township
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Udine Bentley	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Madeline Bentley	Daughter	—	10	~1920
John Bentley	Head	—	43	~1887
Mable Bentley	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Martha Bentley	Spouse	—	38	~1892
Jesse Bentley	Son	—	15	~1915
Lawrence Bentley	Son	—	18	~1912
Stanley Bentley	Son	—	6	~1924
Bernice Bentley	Son	—	5	~1925
Dorothy Bentley	Daughter	—	13	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Rensselaer, New …

Head, age 33

Rensselaer, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	On farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Rensselaer, New …

Head, age 43

Rensselaer, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 10 household members

Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lime Quarry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	600
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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John Bentley

Head · 1930 · age 43 · b. ~1887 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1637:1028)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ambrose H Manchester	75	Head	None	New York
2	Alonzo G Thomas	53	Head	Farmer	New York
3	Lula C Thomas	40	Wife	None	New York
4	Margaret P Gray	15	Step daughter	None	Vermont
5	Julia C Thomas	12	Daughter	None	New York
6	Lottie C Thomas	9	Daughter	None	New York
7	Alonzo Jr Thomas	4	Son	None	New York
8	Edward Phillips	45	Uncle	None	New York
9	Helen M Weeden	59	Head	None	New York
10	John Bentley THIS PERSON	43	Head	Laborer	New York
11	Martha Bentley	38	Wife	None	New York
12	Lawrence P Bentley	18	Son	Laborer	New York
13	Jesse C Bentley	15	Son	None	New York
14	Dorothy M Bentley	13	Daughter	None	New York
15	Madeline L Bentley	10	Daughter	None	New York
16	Mable I Bentley	8	Daughter	None	New York
17	Stanley E Bentley	6	Son	None	New York
18	Bernice I Bentley	5	Son	None	New York
19	Udine I Bentley	2	Daughter	None	New York
20	Berton J Boesse	40	Head	Laborer	New York
21	Viola E Boesse	31	Wife	None	New York
22	Ella M Boesse	13	Daughter	None	New York
23	Bertha I Boesse	11	Daughter	None	New York
24	Andrew A Boesse	8	Son	None	New York
25	Bessie M Boesse	8	Daughter	None	New York
26	Wm H Scriven	21	Bro-in-law	None	New York
27	Forest J Lingener	38	Head	Laborer	New York
28	Bessie Lingener	38	Wife	Laborer	New York
29	Irus Lingener	19	Son	None	New York
30	Edna E Lingener	15	Daughter	Planer	New York
31	Florence E Lingener	6	Daughter	None	New York
32	Jennie Mason	62	Head	None	New York
33	Grace S Bachelor	69	Head	None	New York
34	Lawrence H Carr	41	Head	Post Master	New York
35	Gladys P Carr	38	Wife	Teacher	New York
36	Elizabeth M Carr	11	Daughter	None	New York
37	Millicent Carr	8	Daughter	None	New York
38	Mary A Lewis	67	Head	None	New York
39	Charles M Lewis	37	Son	Farmer	New York
40	Joan E Burdick	41	Head	Laborer	New York
41	Lydia M Burdick	46	Wife	None	Massachusetts
42	Emma Reynolds	80	Head	None	New York
43	Noel A Reynolds	45	Son	None	New York
44	Earl J Vailery	27	Head	Probation Officer	New York
45	Edith M Vailery	28	Wife	None	New York
46	Harold R Hewitt	38	Head	Road Construction	New York
47	Helen Hewitt	41	Wife	None	Massachusetts
48	Lawrence H Hewitt	18	Son	None	New York
49	Lloyd S Hewitt	15	Son	None	New York
50	Mildred H Hewitt	13	Daughter	None	New York

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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.

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