John Bowen — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Desoto, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Bowen across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Desoto, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Desoto, Mississippi
Surname	Bowen
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 2 Pt Of
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
James Bowen	Son	—	8	~1922
Rosemary Bowen	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Sallie Bowen	Spouse	—	28	~1902
Charlie Bowen	Son	—	15	~1915
John Bowen	Head	—	38	~1892
Mary Bowen	Daughter	—	13	~1917
Esther Bowen	Daughter	—	4	~1926
Johnnie Bowen	Daughter	—	11	~1919

Census Appearances

1930

Desoto, Mississippi

Head, age 38

Desoto, Mississippi · implied b. ~1892 — 8 household members

Surname	Bowen
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Desoto-County, Mississippi

Head, age 45

Desoto-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bowen
Given Name	J. B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	DeSoto
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	335
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Bowen

Head · 1930 · age 38 · b. ~1892 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

52 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1144unit:0737)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Walter Smith	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Corena Smith	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Bessie Mary Brown	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Jim Smith	24	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
55	Ella Smith	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	Bessie May Smith	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Willie Douglas	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
58	Nathaniel Odom	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
59	Mildred Nelson	17	Cousin	—	Mississippi
60	George Eldridge	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Maggie Eldridge	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	John Bowen THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Sallie Bowen	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Charlie Bowen	15	Son	—	Mississippi
65	Mary E. Bowen	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Johnnie Bowen	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
67	James Bowen	8	Son	—	Mississippi
68	Rosemary Bowen	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Esther Mae Bowen	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
70	Thyrick Johnson	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
71	Roxana Johnson	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
72	Viola Johnson	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Sarah Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Jacob Johnson	13	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
75	Isaac Johnson	10	Son	—	Mississippi
76	Johnnie Brown	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
77	Rosie Lee Brown	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
78	Elnora Brown	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
79	Johnnie H. Brown	11	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Tj Brown	10	Son	—	Mississippi
81	Arthelia Brown	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
82	Hattie Brown	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
83	Lena M. Brown	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
84	Roscoe Brown	3	Son	—	Mississippi
85	Bryson Brown	1	Son	—	Mississippi
86	Lewis Sanders	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
87	Hattie Sanders	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
88	Cora Sanders	20	Sister	—	Mississippi
89	Singilla Sanders	16	Sister	—	Mississippi
90	Milo Sanders	14	Brother	—	Mississippi
91	Ad Sanders	12	Brother	—	Mississippi
92	Mattie B. Sanders	10	Sister	—	Mississippi
93	Ed Sanders	8	Brother	—	Mississippi
94	Nancy Sanders	61	Mother	—	Mississippi
95	Columbus White	23	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
96	Mattie L. White	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
97	Shird Milam	37	Head	Milker	Mississippi
98	Mary Ella Milam	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
99	John B. Milam	13	Son	—	Mississippi
100	Edna Milam	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
101	Jesse Crawford	65	Hired Man	—	Mississippi
102	Wiley Milam	17	Hired Man	Milker	Mississippi

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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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