John Rankin — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Dekalb, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Rankin across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Dekalb, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1856), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1856 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Dekalb, Georgia
Surname	Rankin
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Additional Details
Occupation	Retail merchant
Industry	General mdse
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Retail Merchant
Township / Ward	Stone Mountain Town
Est. Birth Year	~1856

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Rankin	Head	—	64	~1856
Catherine Rankin	Daughter	—	10	~1910
John Rankin	Son	—	13	~1907
Grace Rankin	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Margaret Rankin	Daughter	—	19	~1901
Mattie Rankin	Spouse	—	41	~1879
William Rankin	Son	—	3	~1917

Census Appearances

1910

Dekalb, Georgia

Head, age 54

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1856 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rankin
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Years Married	19
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	South Carolina
Occupation	Retail Merchant
Industry	General Mdse
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1920

Dekalb, Georgia

Head, age 64

Dekalb, Georgia · implied b. ~1856 — 7 household members

Surname	Rankin
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Occupation	Retail merchant
Industry	General mdse
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Rankin

Head · 1920 · age 64 · b. ~1856 · Georgia

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

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Dekalb, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu249unit:0570)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Cathie Ferguson	14	Son	—	Georgia
52	Lillie M Ferguson	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
53	Jesse Ferguson	8	Son	—	Georgia
54	George W Ferguson	5	Son	—	Georgia
55	Charles Ferguson	3	Son	—	Georgia
56	David C Craig	39	Head	Quarryman	Scotland
57	Willie Craig	33	Wife	—	Georgia
58	Christine Craig	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
59	Robert Craig	7	Son	—	Georgia
60	John L Rankin THIS PERSON	64	Head	Retail Merchant	Georgia
61	Mattie Rankin	41	Wife	—	Georgia
62	Margaret Rankin	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
63	John L Rankin	13	Son	—	Georgia
64	Grace Rankin	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
65	Catherine Rankin	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
66	William H Rankin	3	Son	—	Georgia
67	Lulu Sewell	20	Head	Servant	Georgia
68	Bennie Stoughton	16	Sister	Laundress	Georgia
69	Rosa L Sewell	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
70	Edward Sewell	3	Son	—	Georgia
71	Willie B Sewell	0	Son	—	Georgia
72	Virgil H Osborne	32	Head	Physician	North Carolina
73	Dewey Osborne	38	Wife	—	Georgia
74	Ruth L Chester	16	Step daughter	—	Georgia
75	Harold R Brady	31	Head	Barber	Georgia
76	Leah R Brady	28	Wife	—	Georgia
77	Rosalyn Brady	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
78	Mamie L Brady	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
79	Rebecca Brady	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
80	Alonzo Field	60	Boarder	Lawyer	Georgia
81	James H Walker	53	Head	Quarryman	Georgia
82	Ettie Walker	51	Wife	—	Georgia
83	Oswald Walker	16	Son	—	South Carolina
84	Vernon Walker	13	Son	—	Georgia
85	Clyde Thebaut	28	Head	Time Keeper	Georgia
86	Lucile Thebaut	25	Wife	—	Georgia
87	Clyde Jr Thebaut	5	Son	—	Georgia
88	Maxwell Thebaut	2	Son	—	Georgia
89	Edith Thebaut	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
90	David Wagner	54	Head	Quarryman	Maryland
91	Ora May Wagner	53	Wife	—	Georgia
92	Sarah Hardman	84	Mother-in-law	—	Georgia
93	William G Miller	65	Head	Retail Merchant	Alabama
94	Elizabeth Miller	63	Wife	—	Georgia
95	Dean Rhodes	26	Head	Cashier	Georgia
96	Emily M Rhodes	23	Wife	Bookkeeper	Georgia
97	Franklin Chandler	63	Head	Draftsman	Maine
98	Louise Chandler	38	Wife	—	Maryland
99	Henry G Pounds	30	Head	Commercial Traveler	Georgia
100	Mamie Pounds	26	Wife	—	Alabama

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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