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John Merritt — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Richmond, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Merritt across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Richmond, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1917), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1917 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Richmond, Georgia
Surname	Merritt
Given Name	John T
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Augusta City
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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
Frances Merritt	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Walter Merritt	Son	—	14	~1916
Vessie Merritt	Daughter	—	4	~1926
John Merritt	Son	—	13	~1917
Helen Merritt	Daughter	—	1	~1929
Vera Merritt	Daughter	—	7	~1923
William Merritt	Son	—	9	~1921
Lula Merritt	Spouse	—	44	~1886
George Merritt	Son	—	11	~1919
George Merritt	Head	—	46	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Richmond, Georgia

Son, age 2

Richmond, Georgia · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Merritt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Richmond, Georgia

Son, age 13

Richmond, Georgia · implied b. ~1917 — 10 household members

Surname	Merritt
Given Name	John T
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
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 Merritt across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Richmond, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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John Merritt

Son · 1930 · age 13 · b. ~1917 · Georgia

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Sibling

Vessie Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Vera Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Helen Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Frances Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Walter Merritt

Sibling · 1930 · 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

1930 US Federal Census — Richmond, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel382:1070)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lockey Hie	75	Head	Collector	Georgia
2	Robert J Hie	40	Son	—	Georgia
3	Ruth C Hie	32	Daughter	—	Georgia
4	Robert L Brinson	32	Head	Agent	Georgia
5	Jean Brinson	24	Wife	—	South Carolina
6	Margaret Brinson	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
7	Robert Jr Brinson	0	Son	—	Georgia
8	Arthur R Anderson	35	Head	Plumber	Georgia
9	Hazel Anderson	26	Wife	—	Georgia
10	Edward Anderson	10	Son	—	Georgia
11	William Anderson	10	Son	—	Georgia
12	Arthur Anderson	6	Son	—	Georgia
13	Ruby Ferrell	15	Sister	—	Georgia
14	John T Ferrell	13	Brother	—	Georgia
15	John E Morris	57	Head	Miller	Georgia
16	Lizzie Morris	50	Wife	—	Georgia
17	John B Jr Morris	27	Son	Constable	Georgia
18	Alice Morris	30	Wife	—	Georgia
19	Robert R Morris	37	Head	Loom Fixer	Georgia
20	Lamar Morris	29	Wife	—	Georgia
21	Robert Jr Morris	6	Son	—	Georgia
22	William A Carroll	20	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
23	Sallie E Carroll	15	Wife	—	Georgia
24	Katherine Carroll	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
25	James S Mccluney	27	Head	Lineman	South Carolina
26	Lizzie L Mccluney	22	Wife	—	Georgia
27	Eddie L Weather	27	Head	Weaver	Georgia
28	Annie L Weather	27	Wife	—	South Carolina
29	Doris Weather	5	Daughter	—	South Carolina
30	Mary Weather	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Sarah E Hopkins	54	Lodger	—	South Carolina
32	Oscar J White	39	Head	Merchant	South Carolina
33	Gertrude White	42	Wife	—	Florida
34	Arthur D Smith	33	Head	Officer	Georgia
35	Nellie M Smith	32	Wife	—	Georgia
36	Arthur Jr Smith	7	Son	—	Georgia
37	Dorothy E Smith	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
38	William A Smith	1	Son	—	Georgia
39	George W Merritt	46	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
40	Lula E Merritt	44	Wife	—	Georgia
41	Frances E Merritt	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
42	Walter G Merritt	14	Son	—	Georgia
43	John T Merritt THIS PERSON	13	Son	—	Georgia
44	George Jr Merritt	11	Son	—	Georgia
45	William E Merritt	9	Son	—	Georgia
46	Vera C Merritt	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Vessie L Merritt	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
48	Helen J Merritt	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
49	James A Simo	57	Head	Carder	Georgia
50	Bessie Simo	30	Wife	—	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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