John Power — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cavalier, North Dakota

Our Model Tree links this John Power across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cavalier, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Canada Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cavalier, North Dakota
Surname	Power
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Year of Immigration	1882
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Additional Details
Occupation	Dealer
Industry	Real estate
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Canada
Year of Naturalization	1898
Birthplace (normalized)	canada
Occupation	Dealer
Township / Ward	Langdon City
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Markus Power	Son	—	12	~1908
Neil Power	Son	—	8	~1912
Walter Power	Son	—		~1920
Genevieve Power	Daughter	—	11	~1909
John Power	Head	—	56	~1864
Paul Power	Son	—	5	~1915
Eugenia Power	Daughter	—	1	~1919
Kathleen Power	Daughter	—	10	~1910
May Power	Spouse	—	32	~1888

Census Appearances

1910

Cavalier, North …

Head, age 47

Cavalier, North Dakota · implied b. ~1863 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Powers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Years Married	4
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	Agent
Industry	Elevator
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Canada
Birthplace (normalized)	canada

1920

Cavalier, North …

Head, age 56

Cavalier, North Dakota · implied b. ~1864 — 9 household members

Surname	Power
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Year of Immigration	1882
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	Dealer
Industry	Real estate
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Canada
Year of Naturalization	1898
Birthplace (normalized)	canada

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John Power

Head · 1920 · age 56 · b. ~1864 · North Dakota

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1333unit:0271)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Adelin Mathieu	34	Head	Dealer	Belgium
2	Emilie Mathieu	37	Wife	—	Belgium
3	Marcel Mathieu	13	Son	—	North Dakota
4	Walter Mathieu	12	Son	—	North Dakota
5	Luciella Mathieu	10	Daughter	—	North Dakota
6	Fern Mathieu	8	Daughter	—	North Dakota
7	John Mathieu	5	Son	—	North Dakota
8	Richard Mathieu	3	Son	—	North Dakota
9	Emile Mathieu	64	Father	—	Belgium
10	Marie Mathieu	65	Mother	—	Belgium
11	Marie Mathieu	26	Sister	Dressmaker	Belgium
12	Lancy Decker	46	Head	Laborer	Maine
13	Louise Decker	29	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Edward Decker	3	Son	—	North Dakota
15	James Deburg	50	Head	Janitor	Canada
16	Mary J. Deburg	67	Wife	—	Canada
17	Quick Elizabeth Deburg	50	Sister in law	—	Canada
18	George Mcnevin	64	Head	Janitor	Scotland
19	Margaret Mcnevin	49	Wife	—	Scotland
20	Roderick Mcnevin	13	Son	—	North Dakota
21	Barbara Mcnevin	12	Daughter	—	North Dakota
22	Annie Mcnevin	10	Daughter	—	North Dakota
23	Ferdinand Witschke	53	Head	Salesman	Germany
24	Lucy Witschke	51	Wife	—	Germany
25	George Witschke	22	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
26	Charlie Witschke	20	Son	Laborer	Minnesota
27	Henry Witschke	18	Son	Salesman	Minnesota
28	Margaret Witschke	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	Florence Witschke	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota
30	Mabel Witschke	10	Daughter	—	North Dakota
31	Dorothy Witschke	6	Daughter	—	North Dakota
32	John Power THIS PERSON	56	Head	Dealer	Canada
33	May Power	32	Wife	Yes	Minnesota
34	Markus Power	12	Son	Yes	North Dakota
35	Genevieve Power	11	Daughter	Yes	North Dakota
36	Kathleen Power	10	Daughter	Yes	North Dakota
37	Neil Power	8	Son	Yes	North Dakota
38	Paul Power	5	Son	Yes	North Dakota
39	Eugenia Power	1	Daughter	—	North Dakota
40	Walter Power	0	Son	—	North Dakota
41	William Bonas	35	Head	Yes	Ohio
42	Pearl Bonas	33	Wife	Yes	Ohio
43	Florence Bonas	9	Daughter	Yes	South Dakota
44	Robert Bonas	1	Son	—	North Dakota
45	Walter Patten	37	Boarder	Yes	Ohio
46	Charles E. Johnston	48	Head	Yes	Massachusetts
47	Effie Johnston	44	Wife	—	Minnesota
48	Charles K. Johnston	21	Son	Yes	Minnesota
49	Genevieve Johnston	19	Daughter	Yes	Minnesota
50	George Johnston	17	Son	Yes	Minnesota

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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.

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