John Massey — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Dekalb, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Massey across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Dekalb, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1871 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Dekalb, Georgia
Surname	Massey
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	no
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Gm 1416 Doraville District
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Clarence Massey	Son	—	33	~1897
C Massey	Son	—	15	~1915
Julia Massey	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Julia Massey	Spouse	—	49	~1881
Burnice Massey	Daughter	—	10	~1920
William Massey	Son	—	20	~1910
Paul Massey	Son	—	12	~1918
John Massey	Head	—	59	~1871
Zirah Massey	Daughter	—	23	~1907
J Massey	Son	—	25	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Dekalb, Georgia

Head, age 49

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1871 — 13 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Massey
Given Name	J. S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen. Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Dekalb, Georgia

Head, age 59

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1871 — 10 household members

Surname	Massey
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	no
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Massey

Head · 1930 · age 59 · b. ~1871 · Georgia

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Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Dekalb, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel351:0972)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Ethel Hasten	12	daughter	None	Georgia
52	Luther Hasten	11	son	None	Georgia
53	John T Dorsey	48	Head	Farmer	South Carolina
54	Mankin Dorsey	52	Brother	Farm Laborer	South Carolina
55	John S Massey THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farmer	Georgia
56	Julia Massey	49	Wife	None	Georgia
57	Clarence H Massey	33	son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
58	J Rusty Massey	25	son	Laborer	Georgia
59	Zirah Massey	23	daughter	None	Georgia
60	William J Massey	20	son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
61	Julia Massey	18	daughter	None	Georgia
62	C Lester Massey	15	son	None	Georgia
63	Paul A Massey	12	son	None	Georgia
64	Burnice Massey	10	daughter	None	Georgia
65	Bertha Gravitt	34	Head	Farm Laborer	Georgia
66	Gladis Gravitt	17	daughter	Farm Laborer	Georgia
67	C B Gravitt	14	son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
68	Outwell Gravitt	11	son	None	Georgia
69	Emery Gravitt	1	daughter	None	Georgia
70	William T Bonnell	66	Head	Farmer	Georgia
71	Nancy Bonnell	53	Wife	None	Georgia
72	William J Russell	52	Head	Mail Carrier	Georgia
73	George Holbrook	40	Head	Farmer	Georgia
74	Clarence Langston	23	Head	Farmer	Georgia
75	Bessium Langston	20	Wife	None	Georgia
76	George A Langston	58	Head	Farmer	Georgia
77	Mary Langston	55	Wife	None	Georgia
78	Maud Bolton	34	daughter	Farm Laborer	Georgia
79	Robert Bolton	11	Gr son	None	Georgia
80	George W Shelton	70	Head	Farmer	Georgia
81	Lizzie Shelton	65	Wife	None	Georgia
82	Charley Quigley	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
83	Anzil Quigley	40	Wife	None	Georgia
84	John C Quigley	16	son	None	Georgia
85	Eddie Quigley	10	son	None	Georgia
86	George A Quigley	9	son	None	Georgia
87	William H Quigley	5	son	None	Georgia
88	Pauline Quigley	4	daughter	None	Georgia
89	Charles Jr Quigley	3	son	None	Georgia
90	John D Fiord	69	Head	Farmer	Georgia
91	Lydia Fiord	64	Wife	None	Georgia
92	Alera Fiord	31	daughter	None	Georgia
93	Willie Lowry	40	daughter	None	Georgia
94	John R Lowry	17	Gr son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
95	George G Lowry	16	Gr son	None	Georgia
96	Lydia L Lowry	14	Gr daughter	None	Georgia
97	Linnie Lowry	12	Gr daughter	None	Georgia
98	James R Osborne	53	Head	Farmer	Alabama
99	Jamie V Osborne	54	Wife	None	Georgia
100	James W Osborne	23	son	Farm Laborer	Georgia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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