John Massey — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Kemper, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Massey across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Kemper, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Kemper, Mississippi
Surname	Massey
Given Name	John T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVO
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Thomas Massey	Son	—	10	~1920
Rufus Massey	Son	—	2	~1928
Harold Massey	Son	—	7	~1923
Gaston Massey	Son	—	12	~1918
Nellie Massey	Spouse	—	41	~1889
Lana Massey	Daughter	—	18	~1912
John Massey	Son	—	14	~1916
John Massey	Head	—	50	~1880
Lois Massey	Daughter	—	5	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

Kemper, Mississippi

Head, age 40

Kemper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1880 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Massey
Given Name	John Q.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
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	M
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Kemper, Mississippi

Head, age 50

Kemper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1880 — 9 household members

Surname	Massey
Given Name	John T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVO
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Massey

Head · 1930 · age 50 · b. ~1880 · Mississippi

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1152unit:0210)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mirtle M. Mars	27	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	Grady B. Mars	23	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Annie E. Mars	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Mark D. Mars	16	Son	—	Mississippi
5	William P. Mars	12	Son	—	Mississippi
6	George R. Mars	10	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Martha E. Mars	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Ida G. Mars	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	John L. Mckey	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Minnie W. Mckey	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Mary C. Mckey	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Johnnie G. Mckey	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Chandler A. Mckey	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Ethel M. Mckey	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Lannie P. Mckey	3	Son	—	Mississippi
16	William J. Harbour	58	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Elizabeth Harbour	52	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	John B. Harbour	28	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Ruby G. Harbour	28	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
20	Madeline Harbour	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	L. Milton Mckey	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
22	Sallie Mckey	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
23	Gaston Mckey	22	Brother	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Freddie M. Mckey	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	Mary H. Mckey	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Ellis O. Massey	17	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
27	Margaret D. Massey	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
28	John T. Massey THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	Nellie H. Massey	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
30	Lana Massey	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	John D. Massey	14	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Gaston Massey	12	Son	—	Mississippi
33	Thomas J. Massey	10	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Harold A. Massey	7	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Lois M. Massey	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Rufus C. Massey	2	Son	—	Mississippi
37	John D. Massey	39	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
38	Jamie L. Massey	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
39	Lucille E. Massey	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Annie L. Massey	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
41	Milton L. Massey	11	Son	—	Mississippi
42	Sarah E. Massey	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	John Massey	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Leslie D. Massey	3	Son	—	Mississippi
45	Lena L. Ingram	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
46	Mabel V. Ingram	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	William O. Griffin	26	Head	Farmer	Alabama
48	Mary L. Griffin	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
49	Benton L. Hagan	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Mattie A. Hagan	32	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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