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John Blair — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Lane, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this John Blair across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lane, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationLane, Oregon
SurnameBlair
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age54
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceGermany
Year of Immigration1881
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Father's BirthplaceGermany
Mother's BirthplaceGermany
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Mother TongueGerman
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedF
Birth CountryGermany
Year of Naturalization1890
Birthplace (normalized)germany
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardLong Tom Precinct
Est. Birth Year~1866

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.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
John Blair Head — 54 ~1866
Jack Blair Son — 2 ~1918
Effie Blair Spouse — 40 ~1880

Census Appearances

1920
Lane, Oregon
Head, age 54
Lane, Oregon · implied b. ~1866 — 3 household members
Surname Blair
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Germany
Year of Immigration 1881
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue German
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged F
Birth Country Germany
Year of Naturalization 1890
Birthplace (normalized) germany
1930
Lane, Oregon
Head, age 64
Lane, Oregon · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Bleier
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 64
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Germany
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1883
Age at First Marriage 38
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Farmer
Industry Dairy
Class of Worker OA
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue German
Home Owned/Rented O
Birth Country Germany
Birthplace (normalized) germany
1940
Lane-County, Oregon
Head, age 75
Lane-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1865 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Blier
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 75
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Germany
1935 Residence (City) Long Tom
1935 Residence (County) Lane
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Highest Grade No 8
1935 Residence Same place
Birth Country Germany
Birthplace (normalized) germany

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John Blair
Head · 1920 · age 54 · b. ~1866 · Oregon
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Lane, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1496unit:0473)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 John W Mcbain 43 Head Farmer Iowa
2 Clara Mcbain 22 Wife — Illinois
3 Earl Mcbain 21 Son — Iowa
4 George Mcbain 19 Son — Iowa
5 Arlo Mcbain 15 Son Farm Laborer South Dakota
6 Thomas Mcbain 11 Son Farm Laborer Iowa
7 Finley Mcbain 10 Son Farm Laborer Missouri
8 Elwin Mcbain 6 Son — Missouri
9 Sarah Mcbain 4 Daughter — Missouri
10 Champ A Smith 41 Head — Oregon
11 Arthur Granville 30 Head Laborer Wisconsin
12 Ethel Granville 29 Wife Foreman Canada
13 Elvina Granville 5 Daughter — Oregon
14 Winsor Granville 3 Son — Oregon
15 Clarence Cox 23 Head — Oregon
16 Jessie Cox 21 Wife Laborer Minnesota
17 Richard Hays 34 Head Laborer Oregon
18 Rose Hays 34 Wife — Oregon
19 Charles Mallette 64 Head Farmer Wisconsin
20 Mary Mallette 58 Wife — Kentucky
21 John L Mallette 26 Son Laborer Minnesota
22 Fred Eacynachmidt 64 Head Farmer Germany
23 Walter Smith 32 Head Farmer Oregon
24 Callie Smith 27 Wife — Oregon
25 Louis Robinson 28 Head Farmer Oregon
26 Ruby Robinson 28 Wife — Oregon
27 Ruth Robinson 7 Daughter — Oregon
28 Eliza Calvert 54 Mother-in-law — Oregon
29 John Blair THIS PERSON 54 Head Farmer Germany
30 Effie Blair 40 Wife — Oregon
31 Jack Blair 2 Son — Oregon
32 Henry Knebel 47 Head Farmer Illinois
33 Lulu Knebel 47 Wife — Iowa
34 Louis Knebel 36 Head Farmer Oregon
35 Hazel Knebel 31 Wife — Michigan
36 Mary Knebel 2 Daughter — Oregon
37 John Knebel 0 Son — Oregon
38 Charles Schwader 37 Head Laborer Nebraska
39 Walter Peterson 20 Nephew Laborer Oregon
40 Bul Camenzind 27 Head Farmer Oregon
41 Leone Camenzind 20 Wife — Washington
42 Carroll Camenzind 12 Son — Oregon
43 Mary Knebel 77 Mother — Germany
44 Anton Sedwicky 54 Head Pharmacist Moravia
45 Margery Sedwicky 52 Wife — Illinois
46 John Sedwicky 25 Son Laborer Nebraska
47 Frank Sedwicky 23 Son Laborer Nebraska
48 Roy Sedwicky 20 Son Laborer Nebraska
49 Margaret Hall 50 Sister-in-law — Illinois

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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