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John Merritt — 1910 US Census Record

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1910 United States Federal Census · Greene, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Merritt across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Greene, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1896), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1896 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1910 Census Record Details

Census Year	1910
Location	Greene, Georgia
Surname	Merritt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Home farm
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	142 Militia District
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 1910 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Virgil Merritt	Son	—	12	~1898
Viola Merritt	Daughter	—	3	~1907
Rufus Merritt	Son	—	1	~1909
Conner Merritt	Head	—	39	~1871
Venis Merritt	Daughter	—	4	~1906
Samuel Merritt	Son	—	7	~1903
Minnie Merritt	Daughter	—	14	~1896
John Merritt	Son	—	14	~1896

Census Appearances

1900

Greene, Georgia

Son, age 5

Greene, Georgia · implied b. ~1895 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Merret
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Birth Month	Oct
Birth Year	1895
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1910

Greene, Georgia

Son, age 14

Greene, Georgia · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

Surname	Merritt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Home farm
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Merritt across 2 US Census years (1900 and 1910) in Greene, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

John Merritt

Son · 1910 · age 14 · b. ~1896 · Georgia

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Sibling

Virgil Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Rufus Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Viola Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Venis Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Samuel Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Minnie Merritt

Sibling · 1910 · age 14

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

1910 US Federal Census — Greene, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po193unit:0707)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edward Brown	25	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Delia Brown	26	Wife	Farm Laborer	Georgia
3	Annie Brown	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
4	Rosa V Brown	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Conner Merritt	39	Head	Farmer	Georgia
6	Minnie L Merritt	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Georgia
7	John Merritt THIS PERSON	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
8	Virgil Merritt	12	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
9	Samuel Merritt	7	Son	—	Georgia
10	Venis Merritt	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Viola Merritt	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
12	Rufus Merritt	1	Son	—	Georgia
13	Charlie B O'Neal	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
14	Mary A O'Neal	18	Daughter	—	Georgia
15	Charlie B Jr O'Neal	15	Son	Farmer	Georgia
16	Nancy O O'Neal	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
17	Frank S O'Neal	8	Son	—	Georgia
18	Alice O'Neal	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
19	Francis C O'Neal	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
20	Harriett Wood	24	Head	Cook	Georgia
21	William Lewis	22	Head	Farm Laborer	Georgia
22	Raymond Blanchard	61	Head	Farmer	Georgia
23	Mariah Blanchard	54	Wife	Farm Laborer	Georgia
24	Samuel Todd	14	Boarder	Farm Laborer	Georgia
25	James O O'Neal	71	Head	Farmer	Georgia
26	James O'Neal	31	Son	Farmer	Georgia
27	William O'Neal	21	Son	Farmer	Georgia
28	George O'Neal	19	Son	Farmer	Georgia
29	Mabel O'Neal	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
30	Rosa O'Neal	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Sallie O'Neal	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
32	Lillie O'Neal	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
33	Sina Sims	40	Head	—	Georgia
34	Jessie Sims	16	Son	—	Georgia
35	Abram Sims	13	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
36	Lula Sims	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
37	Lizzie Sims	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
38	Luther Smith	25	Head	Farmer	Georgia
39	Lucy Smith	61	Wife	Farm Laborer	Georgia
40	Lula Smith	20	Sister	Farm Laborer	Georgia
41	Sister Smith	18	Sister	Farm Laborer	Georgia
42	Samuel C Smith	3	Nephew	—	Georgia
43	Catherine Smith	4	Niece	—	Georgia
44	Sallie May Smith	1	Niece	—	Georgia
45	Edward Jefferson	27	Head	Farmer	Georgia
46	Bettie Jefferson	25	Wife	Farm Laborer	Georgia
47	Essie Jefferson	3	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Georgia
48	Candis Jefferson	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
49	Anna Lee	None	Head	Cook	Georgia
50	James F Bryson	61	Head	Farmer	North Carolina

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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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