John Mcelroy — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Dekalb, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Mcelroy across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Dekalb, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1915), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 15 b. ~1915 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Dekalb, Georgia
Surname	McElroy
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Dairying
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Lithonia District 683
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Dous Mcelroy	Son	—	15	~1915
William Mcelroy	Head	—	54	~1876
Sarah Mcelroy	Other	—	52	~1878
Everrett Mcelroy	Son	—	11	~1919
John Mcelroy	Son	—	15	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Dekalb, Georgia

Son, age 5

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1915 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McElroy
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Dekalb, Georgia

Son, age 15

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

Surname	McElroy
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Dairying
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Mcelroy across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Dekalb, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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John Mcelroy

Son · 1930 · age 15 · b. ~1915 · Georgia

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Sibling

Everrett Mcelroy

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Dous Mcelroy

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Dekalb, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel351:0687)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Robert Luttery	8	Son	—	Georgia
52	Grady Luttery	6	Son	—	Georgia
53	Mattie Luttery	66	Mother	—	Georgia
54	Moses Luttery	22	Brother	Laborer	Georgia
55	James H St Joker	54	Head	Undertaker	Georgia
56	Elizabeth St Joker	52	Wife-H	—	Georgia
57	William St Joker	23	Son	Undertaker	Georgia
58	Harry Stewart	18	Nephew	Salesman	Georgia
59	William C Mcelroy	54	Head	Dairyman	Georgia
60	Sarah A Mcelroy	52	Wife-H	Laborer	Georgia
61	John Mcelroy THIS PERSON	15	Son	Laborer	Georgia
62	Dous Mcelroy	15	Son	Laborer	Georgia
63	Everrett Mcelroy	11	Son	Laborer	Georgia
64	David B Gates	33	Head	Mechanic	South Carolina
65	Jobie L Gates	33	Wife-H	Press Woman	Georgia
66	Alice C Miles	69	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
67	Edward Patrick	54	Head	Farmer	Georgia
68	Joseph Patrick	26	Daughter	—	Georgia
69	Edna Patrick	24	Daughter	—	Georgia
70	Jessie Patrick	22	Daughter	—	Georgia
71	Lottie M Davis	21	Cousin	—	Georgia
72	Eddie B Patrick	35	Son	Laborer	Georgia
73	Bertha Patrick	26	Daughter-in-law	—	Georgia
74	James Nelson	32	Head	Farmer	Georgia
75	Parry L Nelson	30	Wife-H	—	Georgia
76	Edna Nelson	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
77	Harold Nelson	10	Son	—	Georgia
78	William Nelson	7	Son	—	Georgia
79	Mattie Nelson	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
80	Robert Nelson	3	Son	—	Georgia
81	Henry Nelson	0	Son	—	Georgia
82	John R Rooney	49	Head	Paving Cutter	England
83	Flossie Rooney	45	Wife-H	Farmer	West Virginia
84	Grace Rooney	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
85	Dorothy Rooney	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
86	Edward Flanigan	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
87	Maggie Flanigan	44	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
88	Eddie Flanigan	18	Son	Laborer	Georgia
89	Hardie Flanigan	13	Son	Laborer	Georgia
90	Elvira Flanigan	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
91	Willie Lee Flanigan	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
92	Warren Flanigan	8	Son	—	Georgia
93	Annie L Flanigan	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
94	Helen Flanigan	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
95	Caroline Flanigan	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
96	Arthur Flanigan	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
97	Clarence Kemp	22	Son-in-law	Laborer	Georgia
98	Logetha Kemp	21	Daughter	—	Georgia
99	John H Owens	45	Head	Farmer	Georgia
100	Levie Owens	40	Wife-H	—	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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