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John Martin — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Wayne, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Martin across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Wayne, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ben & Rina — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1872 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationWayne, Tennessee
SurnameMartin
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age48
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceTennessee
Father's BirthplaceTennessee
Mother's BirthplaceTennessee
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedF
Birth StateTennessee
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)tennessee
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardPart Of Civil Dist No 1
Est. Birth Year~1872

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
Georgia Martin Daughter — 15 ~1905
John Martin Head — 48 ~1872
Edith Martin Son — 12 ~1908
Lester Martin Son — 4 ~1916
Nahman Martin Son — 8 ~1912
Alfred Martin Son — 10 ~1910
Mattie Martin Spouse — 31 ~1889

Census Appearances

1900
Wayne, Tennessee
Son, age 29
Wayne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1871 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Martin
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 28
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Tennessee
Birth Month Oct
Birth Year 1871
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1910
Wayne, Tennessee
Head, age 38
Wayne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1872 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Martin
Given Name John E
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 38
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Years Married 6
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Industry Home Farm
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1920
Wayne, Tennessee
Head, age 48
Wayne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1872 — 7 household members
Surname Martin
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 48
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
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 Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee

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 Martin across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Wayne, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Ben Martin (~0.92 confidence) and mother Rina Martin (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.76
Father
Ben Martin
b. ~1846
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Rina Martin
b. ~1865
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.6
This person
Anchor record
John Martin
Head · 1920 · age 48 · b. ~1872 · Tennessee
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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 — Wayne, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1770unit:0572)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 O. H. Davis 35 Head Laborer Tennessee
52 Liza Davis 31 Wife — Tennessee
53 Hattie Davis 14 Daughter — Tennessee
54 Mildred Davis 13 Daughter — Tennessee
55 Marvin Davis 9 Son — Tennessee
56 Inez Davis 6 Daughter — Tennessee
57 Effie Davis 4 Daughter — Tennessee
58 Bonnie R. Davis 1 Daughter — Tennessee
59 Wiley Walker 37 Head Farmer Tennessee
60 Joe Walker 16 Son — Tennessee
61 Clyde Walker 14 Son Carpenter Tennessee
62 Maurice Walker 11 Daughter — Tennessee
63 Charlie C. Scott 40 Head Farmer Tennessee
64 Isidore Scott 34 Wife — Michigan
65 James Scott 15 Son — Tennessee
66 George C. Scott 9 Son — Tennessee
67 Nellie A. Scott 7 Daughter — Tennessee
68 Mary Scott 1 Daughter — Tennessee
69 H. C. Williams 72 Head Farmer Tennessee
70 Lina Williams 32 Wife — Tennessee
71 Jessie Williams 4 Son — Tennessee
72 W. R. Martin 51 Head Farmer Tennessee
73 Malissa Martin 48 Wife — Tennessee
74 Frank Martin 15 Son — Tennessee
75 Lucile Martin 12 Daughter — Tennessee
76 Lorene Martin 9 Daughter — Tennessee
77 W. N. Brewer 44 Head Minister Tennessee
78 Hannah Brewer 43 Wife — Tennessee
79 Martha Brewer 18 Daughter — Tennessee
80 Sherman Brewer 16 Daughter — Tennessee
81 Charlie Brewer 13 Son — Tennessee
82 S. H. Brewer 72 Father — Tennessee
83 Jas. Tallant 41 Head Farmer Tennessee
84 Mattie Tallant 36 Wife — Tennessee
85 Hershel Tallant 8 Son — Tennessee
86 Floyd Tallant 6 Son — Tennessee
87 Lillian Tallant 4 Daughter — Tennessee
88 John Martin THIS PERSON 48 Head Farmer Tennessee
89 Mattie Martin 31 Wife — Tennessee
90 Georgia Martin 15 Daughter — Tennessee
91 Edith Martin 12 Son — Tennessee
92 Alfred Martin 10 Son — Tennessee
93 Nahman Martin 8 Son — Tennessee
94 Lester Martin 4 Son — Tennessee
95 Vinson Morrison 53 Head Farmer Tennessee
96 Oscar Morrison 22 Daughter — Tennessee
97 Orville Morrison 1 Grandson — Tennessee
98 Sanders Morrison 13 Grandson — Tennessee
99 Conrad Owens 24 Head Farmer Tennessee
100 Lillie Owens 17 Wife — Tennessee

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Pedigree Summary

John
Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.76
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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