John Dyer — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Lumpkin, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Dyer across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Lumpkin, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1861), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1861 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Lumpkin, Georgia
Surname	Dyer
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Dist 663 Yahoola Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1861

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Thomas Dyer	Son	—	19	~1901
John Dyer	Son	—	7	~1913
Ethel Dyer	Daughter	—	6	~1914
John Dyer	Head	—	59	~1861
Edna Dyer	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Linda Dyer	Spouse	—	33	~1887
Cecil Dyer	Son	—	10	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Lumpkin, Georgia

Head, age 59

Lumpkin, Georgia · implied b. ~1861 — 7 household members

Surname	Dyer
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

White, Georgia

Other, age 69

White, Georgia · implied b. ~1861 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dyer
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Father
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farm labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Dyer

Head · 1920 · age 59 · b. ~1861 · Georgia

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Lumpkin, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu267unit:0136)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Jiggs Christian	40	Head	—	Georgia
52	Lizzie Christian	14	Wife	—	Georgia
53	Lonnie Christian	11	Son	—	Georgia
54	Melvin Christian	10	Son	—	Georgia
55	Irene Christian	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
56	Hallie Christian	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
57	Marie Christian	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
58	Archie Mccormick	76	Head	Farmer	Georgia
59	Martha Mccormick	50	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
60	Silva Mccormick	18	Daughter	—	Georgia
61	Stephen Mccormick	17	Son	Laborer	Georgia
62	Ace Mccormick	2	Grandson	—	Georgia
63	Emma Conway	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
64	Margaret Conway	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
65	Edwin Mccormick	75	Head	Farmer	Georgia
66	John Mccormick	12	Son	—	Georgia
67	Henry Mccormick	10	Son	—	Georgia
68	Cherry Mccormick	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
69	Peter Wilson	55	Head	Laborer	Georgia
70	Gertrude Wilson	53	Wife	—	Georgia
71	Gertrude Wilson	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
72	Joe Thomas	28	Head	Laborer	Georgia
73	Beula Thomas	24	Wife	—	Georgia
74	Dennis Thomas	7	Son	—	Georgia
75	Joe Thomas	6	Son	—	Georgia
76	Alice Thomas	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
77	Willie Thomas	3	Son	—	Georgia
78	Bud Thomas	0	Son	—	Georgia
79	Simon Stafford	66	Head	Farmer	Georgia
80	Nannie Stafford	55	Wife	—	Georgia
81	Mabel Stafford	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
82	Robert George	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
83	Bettie George	65	Mother	—	Georgia
84	John Dyer THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farmer	Georgia
85	Linda Dyer	33	Wife	—	Georgia
86	Thomas Dyer	19	Son	—	Georgia
87	Cecil Dyer	10	Son	—	Georgia
88	John Dyer	7	Son	—	Georgia
89	Ethel Dyer	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
90	Edna Dyer	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
91	David Hester	38	Head	Farmer	Georgia
92	Eva E Hester	36	Wife	—	Georgia
93	Alice Hester	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
94	Paula Hester	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
95	Minnie Hester	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
96	Alvin Hester	9	Son	—	Georgia
97	Charlie Hester	7	Son	—	Georgia
98	Lula Hester	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
99	Nolan Hester	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
100	Otis Bush	36	Head	Farmer	Georgia

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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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