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John Murdock — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Beaver, Utah
Our Model Tree links this John Murdock across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Beaver, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 36
b. ~1884
Male
Head
Born: Utah
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Beaver, Utah |
| Surname | Murdock |
| Given Name | John R. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Utah |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | England |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | Em |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | Utah |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | utah |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Greenville Precinct |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1884 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to John | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murdock | Head | — | 36 | ~1884 |
| Delworth Murdock | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Ethel Murdock | Spouse | — | 31 | ~1889 |
| Wilson Murdock | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Thompson Murdock | Son | — | 3 | ~1917 |
Census Appearances
1910
Beaver, Utah
Head, age 26
Beaver, Utah · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Murdock |
| Given Name | John R N |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Utah |
| Years Married | 2 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | English |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Birth State | Utah |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | utah |
1920
Beaver, Utah
Head, age 36
Beaver, Utah · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members
| Surname | Murdock |
| Given Name | John R. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Utah |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | Em |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | Utah |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | utah |
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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.
Our Model Tree links John Murdock across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Beaver, Utah, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Murdock
Head · 1920 · age 36 · b. ~1884 · Utah
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1920 US Federal Census — Beaver, Utah
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1920 US Federal Census — Beaver, Utah
Page Contents
47 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1861unit:0008)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esther | 41 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 2 | Vera | 17 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 3 | Clarence | 15 | Son | — | Utah |
| 4 | Wallace | 11 | Son | — | Utah |
| 5 | Owen | 8 | Son | — | Utah |
| 6 | Edgar | 3 | Son | — | Utah |
| 7 | Ralph | 0 | Son | — | Utah |
| 8 | William Davis | 43 | Head | Farmer | Wales |
| 9 | Lillie Davis | 50 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Vernon Davis | 22 | Son | Boiler Maker Helper | Utah |
| 11 | Leonard Davis | 18 | Son | Laborer | Utah |
| 12 | Irene Davis | 15 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 13 | Vinette Davis | 13 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 14 | Warren Murdock | 32 | Head | Farmer | Utah |
| 15 | Myrtle Murdock | 28 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 16 | Ernest Murdock | 8 | Son | — | Utah |
| 17 | Jasper Murdock | 7 | Son | — | Utah |
| 18 | Darwin Murdock | 5 | Son | — | Utah |
| 19 | Delos Murdock | 3 | Son | — | Utah |
| 20 | Maurice Murdock | 0 | Son | — | Utah |
| 21 | William Martin | 24 | Head | Farmer | Utah |
| 22 | Wanda Martin | 20 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 23 | Cantrell Martin | 3 | Son | — | Utah |
| 24 | William Martin | 1 | Son | — | Utah |
| 25 | Robert Brown | 67 | Head | Farmer | Scotland |
| 26 | Vivian Brown | 32 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 27 | Joseph Barton | 54 | Head | Farmer | Utah |
| 28 | Martha Barton | 33 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 29 | Esther Barton | 5 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 30 | Jackson Barton | 11 | Son | — | Utah |
| 31 | Floyd Barton | 9 | Step son | — | Utah |
| 32 | Glen Barton | 7 | Step son | — | Utah |
| 33 | Edmund Barton | 5 | Step son | — | Utah |
| 34 | Mary Ann Singleton | 89 | Head | — | England |
| 35 | Thomas Singleton | 67 | Son | Farmer | Kentucky |
| 36 | John R. Murdock THIS PERSON | 36 | Head | Farmer | Utah |
| 37 | Ethel T. Murdock | 31 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 38 | Delworth Murdock | 10 | Son | — | Utah |
| 39 | Wilson Murdock | 7 | Son | — | Utah |
| 40 | Thompson Murdock | 3 | Son | — | Utah |
| 41 | David Thompson | 24 | Head | Herder | Utah |
| 42 | Delia Thompson | 20 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 43 | Della Thompson | 1 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 44 | Lawrence Thompson | 29 | Head | Farmer | Utah |
| 45 | Loretta Thompson | 24 | Wife | — | Utah |
| 46 | Zelma Thompson | 4 | Daughter | — | Utah |
| 47 | Loreene Thompson | 2 | Daughter | — | Utah |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)