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John Grant — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Edgecombe, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this John Grant across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Edgecombe, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents General & Maggie — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: North Carolina Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationEdgecombe, North Carolina
SurnameGrant
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age22
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryStreet
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateNorth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Year of NaturalizationR
Birthplace (normalized)north carolina
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardTownship No 6 Precinct 2
Est. Birth Year~1898

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Corsera Grant Daughter — 1 ~1919
John Grant Head — 22 ~1898
Eloise Grant Spouse — 20 ~1900

Census Appearances

1900
Edgecombe, North …
Son, age 2
Edgecombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Grant
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Month Sept
Birth Year 1898
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Can Read No
Can Write No
Speaks English Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1910
Edgecombe, North …
Son, age 13
Edgecombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Grant
Given Name Joel
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Home farm
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1920
Edgecombe, North …
Head, age 22
Edgecombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members
Surname Grant
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 22
Marital Status Married
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Street
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Year of Naturalization R
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina

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 Grant across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Edgecombe, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father General Grant (~0.92 confidence) and mother Maggie Grant (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
General Grant
b. ~1877
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Maggie Grant
b. ~1877
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
John Grant
Head · 1920 · age 22 · b. ~1898 · North Carolina
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Edgecombe, North Carolina Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1296unit:1003)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Pinky Webb 12 Grandson — North Carolina
2 Martha Webb 1 Daughter — North Carolina
3 John Webb 1 Grandson — North Carolina
4 Richard Woodley 31 Head Farmer North Carolina
5 Mary E Woodley 25 Wife — North Carolina
6 Barney Woodley 7 Son — North Carolina
7 Georgia Woodley 5 Daughter — North Carolina
8 Beatrice Woodley 2 Daughter — North Carolina
9 Richard Woodley 1 Son — North Carolina
10 Johnnie Woodley 14 Nephew — North Carolina
11 Gilbert Wallace 41 Head — North Carolina
12 Hester Wallace 33 Wife Collector North Carolina
13 Howard Wallace 15 Son — North Carolina
14 Annie L Wallace 11 Daughter — North Carolina
15 Mollie Lasswell 56 Lodger — North Carolina
16 Hassett Harvey 52 Head Laborer North Carolina
17 Cisley Harvey 16 Daughter — North Carolina
18 Charlie Harvey 14 Son — North Carolina
19 John Grant THIS PERSON 22 Head Laborer North Carolina
20 Eloise Grant 20 Wife — North Carolina
21 Corsera Grant 1 Daughter — North Carolina
22 Tony Manker 31 Head Farmer North Carolina
23 Susie Manker 25 Wife — North Carolina
24 Lizzie Manker 7 Daughter — North Carolina
25 Leroy Manker 4 Son — North Carolina
26 Matthew Rose 51 Head Farmer North Carolina
27 Henry Rose 57 Brother Laborer North Carolina
28 Arthur Anderson 53 Head Farmer North Carolina
29 Nettie Anderson 46 Wife — North Carolina
30 Edith Anderson 18 Daughter — North Carolina
31 Cynthia Anderson 16 Daughter — North Carolina
32 Elma Anderson 13 Daughter — North Carolina
33 Lucy Anderson 11 Daughter — North Carolina
34 Julian R Anderson 8 Son — North Carolina
35 Robert Rose 44 Head Laborer North Carolina
36 Arnold Weeks 38 Head Merchant North Carolina
37 Lucy Weeks 36 Wife — North Carolina
38 Cynthia Cunderson 5 Niece — North Carolina
39 Joseph R Cunderson 3 Nephew — North Carolina
40 Fate Pittman 68 Head Merchant North Carolina
41 Lucy Pittman 65 Wife — North Carolina
42 Charlie Taylor 48 Head Farmer North Carolina
43 Keziah Taylor 37 Wife — North Carolina
44 Ellen Taylor 9 Daughter — North Carolina
45 Berthe Taylor 8 Daughter — North Carolina
46 May E Taylor 6 Daughter — North Carolina
47 Cornelia Taylor 5 Daughter — North Carolina
48 Sam Grant 50 Head Farmer North Carolina
49 Annie Grant 52 Wife — North Carolina
50 Lee Dixon 37 Head Manager North Carolina

Pedigree Summary

John
Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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