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John Cameron — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Wythe, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Cameron across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Wythe, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationWythe, Virginia
SurnameCameron
Given NameJohn G
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age42
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceVirginia
Father's BirthplaceVirginia
Mother's BirthplaceVirginia
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedF
Birth StateVirginia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)virginia
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBlack Lick District
Est. Birth Year~1878

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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Mamie Cameron Daughter — 12 ~1908
John Cameron Head — 42 ~1878
Frank Cameron Son — 9 ~1911
Ida Cameron Spouse — 33 ~1887
James Cameron Son — 18 ~1902
Logan Cameron Son — 16 ~1904
Luther Cameron Son — 6 ~1914
Thomas Cameron Son — 14 ~1906

Census Appearances

1900
Wythe, Virginia
Head, age 22
Wythe, Virginia · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Cameron
Given Name John W.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Virginia
Birth Month Sept
Birth Year 1878
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Farmer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1910
Wythe, Virginia
Head, age 32
Wythe, Virginia · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Cameron
Given Name John C.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Virginia
Years Married 10
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Farmer
Industry Gen. farm
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1920
Wythe, Virginia
Head, age 42
Wythe, Virginia · implied b. ~1878 — 8 household members
Surname Cameron
Given Name John G
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 42
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Occupation Farmer
Industry General farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged F
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia

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Our Model Tree links John Cameron across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Wythe, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Cameron
Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Virginia
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Wythe, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1919unit:0049)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Margaret Copenhaver 42 Daughter — Virginia
52 William S Hutton 30 Head Farmer Virginia
53 Nora G Hutton 21 Wife — Virginia
54 Frederick L Hutton 0 Son — Virginia
55 John E Prutt 44 Head Farmer Virginia
56 Hattie E Prutt 40 Wife — Virginia
57 Ralph Prutt 13 Son — Virginia
58 Bessie M Prutt 11 Daughter — Virginia
59 Paul G Prutt 4 Son — Virginia
60 H Green Lambert 32 Head Laborer Virginia
61 Susie Lambert 33 Wife — Virginia
62 Ivan H Lambert 10 Son — Virginia
63 Virgie E Lambert 8 Daughter — Virginia
64 Angie M Lambert 7 Daughter — Virginia
65 Robert Neil Lambert 5 Son — Virginia
66 William T Lambert 2 Son — Virginia
67 Lambert 0 Son — Virginia
68 Walter Z Whitley 27 Head Laborer Virginia
69 Elizabeth Whitley 22 Wife — Virginia
70 Nellie L Whitley 4 Daughter — Virginia
71 Roy A Whitley 1 Son — Virginia
72 Samuel H Goodman 44 Head Fireman Virginia
73 Alina E Goodman 44 Wife — Virginia
74 Samuel H Jr Goodman 7 Son — Virginia
75 Adam M Hoglesong 39 Head Farmer Virginia
76 Hallie W Hoglesong 34 Wife — Virginia
77 Henry Hoglesong 13 Son — Virginia
78 Mamie Hoglesong 11 Daughter — Virginia
79 Walter T Hoglesong 9 Son — Virginia
80 Edna G Hoglesong 6 Daughter — Virginia
81 James H Hoglesong 4 Son — Virginia
82 J Harvey Repass 66 Head Manager Virginia
83 Margaret A Repass 71 Wife — Virginia
84 J Robert Repass 40 Son Carpenter Virginia
85 Maud Repass 36 Daughter in law — Virginia
86 Florence Repass 12 Grand Child — Virginia
87 Elsie F Repass 11 Grand Child — Virginia
88 S Houston Lefler 44 Head Sawyer Virginia
89 Linnie B Lefler 46 Wife — Virginia
90 Lucy Lefler 20 Daughter — Virginia
91 Coral Lee Lefler 16 Daughter — Virginia
92 Aden Lefler 14 Son — Virginia
93 John G Cameron THIS PERSON 42 Head Farmer Virginia
94 Ida E Cameron 33 Wife — Virginia
95 James Cameron 18 Son Laborer Virginia
96 Logan B Cameron 16 Son Laborer Virginia
97 Thomas Cameron 14 Son — Virginia
98 Mamie Cameron 12 Daughter — Virginia
99 Frank H Cameron 9 Son — Virginia
100 Luther Cameron 6 Son — Virginia

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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