John Burnett — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Pearl River, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Burnett across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Pearl River, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Pearl River, Mississippi
Surname	Burnett
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Genl Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Johnnie Burnett	Son	—	2	~1918
Claude Burnett	Son	—	4	~1916
Ed Burnett	Son	—	6	~1914
Cozena Burnett	Daughter	—		~1920
John Burnett	Head	—	43	~1877
Jamie Burnett	Son	—	13	~1907
Charlene Burnett	Son	—	18	~1902
Coy Burnett	Son	—	8	~1912
Mary Burnett	Spouse	—	33	~1887
Margaurie Burnett	Daughter	—	10	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Pearl River, …

Head, age 43

Pearl River, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 10 household members

Surname	Burnett
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Genl Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Pearl River, …

Head, age 49

Pearl River, Mississippi · implied b. ~1881 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burnette
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Burnett

Head · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · 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

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu890unit:0809)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary E Mcgehee	65	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Caroline Mcgehee	45	Daughter	—	Mississippi
3	William Mcgehee	35	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Joseph Mcgehee	27	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
5	Jamie Mcgehee	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
6	Carrie Mcgehee	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
7	Ethelma Mcgehee	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Lillian Mcgehee	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	William Mcgehee	10	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Jamie Mcgehee	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Lina Mcgehee	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Alice Mcgehee	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	James Mcgehee	10	Son	—	Mississippi
14	William D Mcgehee	9	Son	—	Mississippi
15	John Burnett THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
16	Mary Burnett	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Charlene Burnett	18	Son	—	Mississippi
18	Jamie Burnett	13	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Margaurie Burnett	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
20	Coy Burnett	8	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Ed Burnett	6	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Claude Burnett	4	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Johnnie Burnett	2	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Cozena Burnett	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Calvin Hester	34	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
26	Maggie Hester	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	Michelle Hester	21	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Talmage Hester	16	Son	—	Mississippi
29	Haley Hester	14	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Inice Hester	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Leroy Hester	10	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Lilla Hester	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Harrison Hester	4	Son	—	Mississippi
34	James Hester	2	Son	—	Mississippi
35	J D Burger	47	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
36	Maud Burger	28	Wife	—	Alabama
37	Vaudy Burger	12	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Larmie Burger	10	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Verdie Burger	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	William Burger	5	Son	—	Mississippi
41	Harvey Burger	2	Son	—	Mississippi
42	Chesley Taylor	30	Boarder	Laborer	Alabama
43	Vergie Taylor	20	Boarder	—	Mississippi
44	Earl Taylor	3	Boarder	—	Mississippi
45	T J Mcgehee	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
46	Emma Mcgehee	33	Wife	—	Alabama
47	Haley Mcgehee	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Paul Mcgehee	11	Son	—	Mississippi
49	James Mcgehee	10	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Tommie Mcgehee	7	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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