John Saunders — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Carroll, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Saunders across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Carroll, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 14-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Carroll, Mississippi
Surname	Saunders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Township 21 Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Saunders	Head	—	43	~1877
Minnie Saunders	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Willie Saunders	Spouse	—	38	~1882
Idaza Saunders	Daughter	—	19	~1901
Hurra Saunders	Son	—	3	~1917
T Saunders	Son	—	9	~1911
Roosevelt Saunders	Son	—	12	~1908
Lula Saunders	Daughter	—	14	~1906
John Saunders	Son	—	18	~1902
Jackson Saunders	Son	—	15	~1905
S Saunders	Son	—	8	~1912
Clarence Saunders	Son	—	16	~1904
Millie Saunders	Daughter	—	5	~1915
M Saunders	Son	—	1	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Carroll, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Carroll, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 14 household members

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Carroll, Mississippi

Head, age 52

Carroll, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sanders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Saunders

Head · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · Mississippi

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Carroll, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu869unit:0202)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Caline Stafford	41	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
2	John Saunders THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	Willie Saunders	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
4	Idaza Saunders	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	John Ed Saunders	18	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Clarence Saunders	16	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Jackson Saunders	15	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Lula Saunders	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Roosevelt Saunders	12	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Minnie Saunders	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	T. J. Saunders	9	Son	—	Mississippi
12	S. J. Saunders	8	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Millie B. Saunders	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Hurra Saunders	3	Son	—	Mississippi
15	M. S. Saunders	1	Son	—	Mississippi
16	Allen House	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Georgia House	46	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	John House	23	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
19	Allen Jr. House	20	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Josephine House	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	Vinnie Bracy	74	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
22	Isaac House	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
23	Mattie House	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Mcbryant House	11	Son	—	Mississippi
25	L. J. House	7	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Jerry House	11	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Dixie House	2	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Lewis Moore	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	George Moore	10	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Willie Moore	8	Son	—	Mississippi
31	George Ellis	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
32	Lula Ellis	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	James Ellis	16	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Laura Ellis	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Huston Hill	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
36	Mattie Hill	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
37	Joe Newman	18	Nephew	Farmer	Mississippi
38	Paul Newman	14	Niece	—	Mississippi
39	Peter Stigler	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Hattie Stigler	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
41	Irene Stigler	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Lovella Stigler	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Eugene Robertson	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
44	Mary Robertson	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
45	Lady Robertson	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Leroy Robertson	9	Son	—	Mississippi
47	Lola Robertson	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Namie Montgomery	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
49	Mary Montgomery	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
50	Rosta Montgomery	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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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