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John Boyd — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Halifax, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Boyd across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Halifax, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Mary — first a son (b.~1910), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1910 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationHalifax, Virginia
SurnameBoyd
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age20
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceVirginia
Father's BirthplaceVirginia
Mother's BirthplaceVirginia
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryGeneral farm
Class of WorkerW
Can Read/WriteYes
Birth StateVirginia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)virginia
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardMagisterial District Staunton
Est. Birth Year~1910

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Myrtle Boyd Daughter — 19 ~1911
Dorassy Boyd Daughter — 9 ~1921
Shirley Boyd Daughter — 11 ~1919
Marion Boyd Daughter — 11 ~1919
James Boyd Head — 55 ~1875
Annie Boyd Other — 42 ~1888
Herbert Boyd Son — 6 ~1924
John Boyd Son — 20 ~1910
Joseph Boyd Son — 23 ~1907
Edward Boyd Son — 4 ~1926
Clyde Boyd Son — 14 ~1916

Census Appearances

1910
Halifax, Virginia
Son, age 2
Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1908 — 13 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Boyd
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1920
Halifax, Virginia
Son, age 10
Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1910 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Boyd
Given Name John M.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 10
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1930
Halifax, Virginia
Son, age 20
Halifax, Virginia · implied b. ~1910 — 11 household members
Surname Boyd
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Laborer
Industry General farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia

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 John Boyd across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Halifax, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and father Henry Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and mother Amanda Boyd (~0.92 confidence) and father James Boyd (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
William Boyd
b. ~1859
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Boyd
b. ~1864
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Henry Boyd
b. ~1873
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Amanda Boyd
b. ~1873
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
James Boyd
b. ~1875
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
John Boyd
Son · 1930 · age 20 · b. ~1910 · Virginia
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Sibling
Joseph Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Marion Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Shirley Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Myrtle Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Dorassy Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edward Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Clyde Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Herbert Boyd
Sibling · 1930 · age 6
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

1930 US Federal Census — Halifax, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2446unit:0475)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Mary Coleman 51 Head — Virginia
52 Davis Coleman 28 Head Farmer Virginia
53 Cora Coleman 27 Wife-H — Virginia
54 Odella Coleman 6 Daughter — Virginia
55 Virginia Coleman 4 Daughter — Virginia
56 Coleman 0 Daughter — Virginia
57 Branch Coleman 7 Son — Virginia
58 Coleman 5 Daughter — Virginia
59 Coleman 2 Daughter — Virginia
60 Mildred Coleman 0 Daughter — Virginia
61 Richard Mathews 42 Head Farmer Virginia
62 Adline Mathews 33 Wife-H — Virginia
63 Annie Mathews 10 Daughter — Virginia
64 Hallie Mathews 8 Daughter — Virginia
65 Lannie Mathews 6 Daughter — Virginia
66 Scott Mathews 5 Son — Virginia
67 Mildred Mathews 3 Daughter — Virginia
68 George Mathews 1 Son — Virginia
69 James Boyd 55 Head Farmer Virginia
70 Annie Boyd 42 Wife-H — Virginia
71 Joseph Boyd 23 Son Laborer Virginia
72 John Boyd THIS PERSON 20 Son Laborer Virginia
73 Clyde Boyd 14 Son — Virginia
74 Myrtle Boyd 19 Daughter — Virginia
75 Shirley Boyd 11 Daughter — Virginia
76 Marion Boyd 11 Daughter — Virginia
77 Dorassy Boyd 9 Daughter — Virginia
78 Herbert Boyd 6 Son — Virginia
79 Edward Boyd 4 Son — Virginia
80 Joe Colman 34 Head Farmer Virginia
81 Bessie Colman 40 Wife-H — Virginia
82 Ralph Colman 11 Son — Virginia
83 Lottie Colman 8 Daughter — Virginia
84 Berta Colman 6 Daughter — Virginia
85 George Colman 2 Son — Virginia
86 Violene Colman 0 Daughter — Virginia
87 Charles Johnson 87 Father in law — Virginia
88 Bolden Colman 49 Head Farmer Virginia
89 Jennie Colman 42 Wife-H — Virginia
90 Enright Colman 18 Daughter — Virginia
91 Willie Colman 14 Son — Virginia
92 Flora A. Colman 12 Daughter — Virginia
93 Maggie L. Colman 6 Daughter — Virginia
94 Fred Ernest 27 Head Laborer Virginia
95 Lucy Ernest 24 Wife-H — Virginia
96 Mildred Ernest 0 Daughter — Virginia
97 Sylvesta Ernest 14 Adopted son — Virginia
98 Frank Ernest 8 Adopted son — Virginia
99 Lonnie Ernest 3 Adopted son — Virginia
100 Annie Ernest 17 Adopted daughter — Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

John + 8 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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