John Norris — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Smith, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Norris across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Smith, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Smith, Mississippi
Surname	Norris
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Part
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Lanie Norris	Daughter	—	31	~1899
John Norris	Head	—	54	~1876
Willa Norris	Daughter	—	15	~1915
J Norris	Son	—	10	~1920
Georgia Norris	Spouse	—	52	~1878
Julia Norris	Daughter	—	13	~1917
Percy Norris	Son	—	18	~1912
Aaron Norris	Son	—	22	~1908

Census Appearances

1930

Smith, Mississippi

Head, age 54

Smith, Mississippi · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

Surname	Norris
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Smith-County, Mississippi

Head, age 65

Smith-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1875 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Norris
Given Name	J. W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Smith
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm work
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	H-3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Norris

Head · 1930 · age 54 · b. ~1876 · Mississippi

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Smith, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1165unit:1126)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ameal Washington	13	Daughter	None	Mississippi
2	Gay Washington	11	son	None	Mississippi
3	Leroy Washington	10	son	None	Mississippi
4	Eluto Washington	7	Daughter	None	Mississippi
6	Judas Washington	3	son	None	Mississippi
7	Christo Washington	2	son	None	Mississippi
8	Ellis J. Russum	62	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
9	Julia E. Russum	54	wife	None	Mississippi
10	Jessie O Russum	19	Daughter	None	Mississippi
11	Thomas R Hegwood	43	Head	None	Mississippi
12	Mary M Hegwood	32	wife	None	Mississippi
13	Ben H Anderson	72	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Lana E Anderson	67	wife	None	Mississippi
15	Ernest I Anderson	24	son	Laborer	Mississippi
16	Charles N Anderson	22	son	Laborer	Mississippi
17	Woody M Henderson	27	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
18	Pierce A. Henderson	21	Wife	None	Mississippi
19	Katrina B Henderson	2	Daughter	None	Mississippi
20	Frank Norris	18	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Mamie Norris	14	wife	None	Mississippi
22	King Ward	39	Head	Farmer	Alabama
23	Leana Ward	30	wife	None	Mississippi
24	Millard Ward	6	son	None	Mississippi
25	Ruth H Ward	4	Daughter	None	Mississippi
26	John W. Norris THIS PERSON	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
27	Georgia Norris	52	wife	None	Mississippi
28	Lanie Norris	31	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Aaron Jr Norris	22	son	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Percy Norris	18	son	Laborer	Mississippi
31	Willa Norris	15	Daughter	None	Mississippi
32	Julia Norris	13	Daughter	None	Mississippi
33	J W Norris	10	son	None	Mississippi
34	Aaron J Norris	68	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Clifton Norris	21	son	Laborer	Mississippi
36	Clemmie Norris	28	Daughter	None	Mississippi
37	Adell Norris	17	Daughter	None	Mississippi
38	Idell Norris	17	Daughter	None	Mississippi
39	Lannie Norris	23	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Franky I. Norris	22	wife	None	Mississippi
41	James Edwards	19	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
42	Carine Edwards	16	wife	None	Mississippi
43	James O. Boykin	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
44	Carry Boykin	44	wife	None	Mississippi
45	Clio Boykin	23	son	Laborer	Mississippi
46	Beatrice Boykin	21	Daughter	None	Mississippi
47	Caley Boykin	19	son	Laborer	Mississippi
48	James Boykin	16	son	Laborer	Mississippi
49	Wilma Boykin	13	Daughter	None	Mississippi
50	Etta Boykin	11	Daughter	None	Mississippi

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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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