John Lester — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Lester across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Shelby, Tennessee
Surname	Lester
Given Name	John P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	12
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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
Lucile Lester	Daughter	—	10	~1920
C Lester	Son	—	8	~1922
Ora Lester	Spouse	—	39	~1891
John Lester	Head	—	40	~1890
Kenwood Lester	Son	—	12	~1918
Rural Lester	Daughter	—	4	~1926
John Lester	Son	—	14	~1916
Velma Lester	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Miller Lester	Son	—	6	~1924
Kelley Lester	Son	—	16	~1914
Chauncey Lester	Son	—	2	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 40

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 11 household members

Surname	Lester
Given Name	John P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	12
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Head, age 49

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1891 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Lester
Given Name	J. P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Shipper
Industry	Retail Lumbermill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	34
Income (1939)	226
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Lester

Head · 1930 · age 40 · b. ~1890 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

44 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2278unit:0826)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	L. V. Brown	21	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
2	Mattie Brown	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Helen Brown	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Robert Jones	36	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
5	Irene Jones	36	Wife	Servant	Mississippi
6	Cliff Taylor	45	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
7	Langree Taylor	37	Wife	—	Tennessee
8	John P. Lester THIS PERSON	40	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
9	Ora Lester	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	Velma Lester	18	Daughter	Laundress	Mississippi
11	Kelley Lester	16	Son	Laborer	Illinois
12	John P. Lester	14	Son	—	Tennessee
13	Kenwood Lester	12	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Lucile Lester	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	C. C. Lester	8	Son	—	Tennessee
16	Miller J. Lester	6	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Rural Lester	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
18	Chauncey Lester	2	Son	—	Tennessee
19	George Lusk	60	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
20	Elzette Lusk	45	Wife	—	Tennessee
21	John T. Harris	56	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Mattie B. Harris	43	Wife	—	Tennessee
23	Frankie Holmes	32	Head	Laundress	Tennessee
24	Lizzie Gilliam	68	Grandmother	—	Arkansas
25	Bill Jones	47	Head	Helper	Tennessee
26	Lonnie Jones	16	Son	Porter	Tennessee
27	Verneda Jones	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Alvin Jones	8	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Simp Moss	35	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Rosie L. Moss	29	Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Bessie M. Moss	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Ernestine Moss	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Christine Moss	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Elizabeth Moss	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Henderson, Willie Moss	13	Step Son	—	Tennessee
36	Hannie Allen	49	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
37	Elias Corbett	67	Head	Servant	Mississippi
38	Marshall, L. C. Corbett	13	Grand Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Sydney Hamilton	27	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
40	Mary Hamilton	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
41	Sydney Hamilton	11	Son	—	Mississippi
42	Tom Davis	47	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
43	Annie Davis	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
44	Lizzie Ward	61	Mother-in-law	Cook	North Carolina

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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.

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