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John Mckay — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Chatham, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this John Mckay across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Chatham, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1913), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 7 b. ~1913 Male Son Born: North Carolina Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationChatham, North Carolina
SurnameMcKay
Given NameJohn A
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age7
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
Can ReadYes
Can WriteNo
Birth StateNorth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)north carolina
Township / WardGulf Township Gulf Precinct
Est. Birth Year~1913

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Nora Mckay Daughter — ~1920
Eliana Mckay Daughter — 5 ~1915
Aurelia Mckay Daughter — 3 ~1917
John Mckay Son — 7 ~1913
Lillie Mckay Daughter — 1 ~1919
Nancy Mckay Spouse — 37 ~1883
Edward Mckay Head — 61 ~1859
Edward Mckay Son — 7 ~1913

Census Appearances

1920
Chatham, North …
Son, age 7
Chatham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1913 — 8 household members
Surname McKay
Given Name John A
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Can Read Yes
Can Write No
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
Son, age 17
Chatham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1913 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname McCoy
Given Name John A.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Planing Mill
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links John Mckay across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Chatham, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
John Mckay
Son · 1920 · age 7 · b. ~1913 · North Carolina
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Sibling
Eliana Mckay
Sibling · 1920 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lillie Mckay
Sibling · 1920 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edward Mckay
Sibling · 1920 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Aurelia Mckay
Sibling · 1920 · age 3
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Nora Mckay
Sibling · 1920 · age
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

1920 US Federal Census — Chatham, North Carolina Open full size

Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1289unit:0859)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Thomas Wicker 71 Head Farmer North Carolina
2 Dora Wicker 56 Wife — North Carolina
3 Allie Wicker 16 Daughter — North Carolina
4 Ester Wicker 13 Daughter — North Carolina
5 Edward Mckay 61 Head Farmer South Carolina
6 Nancy Mckay 37 Wife — North Carolina
7 Edward Mckay 7 Son — North Carolina
8 John A Mckay THIS PERSON 7 Son — North Carolina
9 Eliana Mckay 5 Daughter — North Carolina
10 Aurelia Mckay 3 Daughter — North Carolina
11 Lillie B Mckay 1 Daughter — North Carolina
12 Nora Mckay 0 Daughter — North Carolina
13 Charlie C Johnson 41 Head Farmer North Carolina
14 Lillie Johnson 38 Sister — North Carolina
15 Nannie J Best 60 Boarder — North Carolina
16 Evan Johnson 30 Head Farmer North Carolina
17 Georgia A Johnson 60 Mother — North Carolina
18 Etta Johnson 24 Sister Cook North Carolina
19 Sallie Thompson 48 Head Farmer North Carolina
20 George Thompson 24 Son Laborer North Carolina
21 Claude Thompson 21 Son Laborer North Carolina
22 Rankin Thompson 18 Son Laborer North Carolina
23 Lester Thompson 15 Son — North Carolina
24 Flossie Thompson 21 Daughter-in-law — North Carolina
25 Thomas Thompson 0 Grandson — North Carolina
26 Walter Dark 30 Head Farmer North Carolina
27 Etta Dark 27 Wife — North Carolina
28 Anstead Frazier 30 Head Laborer North Carolina
29 Annie M Mcpherson 28 Sister Laundress North Carolina
30 Barbara Mcpherson 9 Niece — North Carolina
31 Rosa Mcpherson 7 Niece — North Carolina
32 Elizabeth Mcpherson 3 Niece — North Carolina

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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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