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John Provitt — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Provitt across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 10 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Shelby, Tennessee
Surname	Provitt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Village Of Arlington
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Lula Provitt	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Lizzie Provitt	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Lillie Provitt	Daughter	—	8	~1922
James Provitt	Head	—	47	~1883
George Provitt	Son	—	12	~1918
James Provitt	Son	—	18	~1912
John Provitt	Son	—	10	~1920
Floyd Provitt	Son	—	14	~1916
Lula Provitt	Spouse	—	42	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Son, age 1

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Provitt
Given Name	John Jr
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Son, age 10

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1920 — 9 household members

Surname	Provitt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Provitt across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

John Provitt

Son · 1930 · age 10 · b. ~1920 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Floyd Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lizzie Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lula Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

James Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lillie Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Provitt

Sibling · 1930 · age 12

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 — Shelby, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:texascensus00ree2383:0228)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Provitt	47	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
2	Lula Provitt	42	Wife	—	Georgia
3	James Provitt	18	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Lula Provitt	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Floyd Provitt	14	Son	Laborer	Georgia
6	George Provitt	12	Son	—	Tennessee
7	John Provitt THIS PERSON	10	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Lillie Provitt	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Lizzie Provitt	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
10	James Robinson	53	Head	Teacher	Tennessee
11	Estelle Robinson	45	Wife	—	Alabama
12	James Robinson	24	Son	Teacher	Tennessee
13	Elizabeth Robinson	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
14	Mary Robinson	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Patsy Robinson	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Charlene Robinson	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	John Smith	56	Head	—	Tennessee
18	Annie Smith	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	James Smith	22	Son	—	Tennessee
20	John Smith	20	Son	—	Tennessee
21	William Smith	18	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Charles Smith	16	Son	—	Tennessee
23	John Abell	53	Head	—	Mississippi
24	Jennie Abell	53	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	John Abell	22	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Mary Abell	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	Elizabeth Abell	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	James Luren	39	Head	Pharmacist	Tennessee
29	Annie Luren	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
30	James Luren	12	Son	—	Tennessee
31	Annie Luren	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	William Luren	5	Son	—	Tennessee
33	John Luren	2	Son	—	Tennessee
34	George Taylor	21	Head	—	Tennessee
35	Mary Taylor	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
36	George Taylor	1	Son	—	Tennessee
37	James Pruitt	33	Head	—	Kentucky
38	Lula Pruitt	31	Wife	—	Kentucky
39	James Pruitt	8	Son	—	Tennessee
40	John Stallion	30	Head	—	Kentucky
41	Lula Stallion	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
42	James Wood	26	Head	—	Tennessee
43	Lula Wood	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
44	James Wood	2	Son	—	Tennessee
45	Lucille Wood	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
46	James Wood	28	Head	—	Mississippi
47	Annie Wood	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	James Wood	4	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Annie Wood	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
50	John Wood	1	Son	—	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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