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John Schaefer — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Schaefer across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1907), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1907 Male Son Born: New York Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	Schaefer
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Borough Of Brooklyn
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Edna Schaefer	Daughter	—	14	~1906
Henry Schaefer	Head	—	50	~1870
Lillian Schaefer	Daughter	—	21	~1899
Claire Schaefer	Daughter	—	18	~1902
Elizabeth Schaefer	Spouse	—	42	~1878
Viola Schaefer	Daughter	—	12	~1908
John Schaefer	Son	—	13	~1907
Frank Schaefer	Son	—	19	~1901

Census Appearances

1910

Kings, New …

Son, age 3

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schaefer
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1920

Kings, New …

Son, age 13

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1907 — 8 household members

Surname	Schaefer
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Schaefer across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Kings, New York, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

John Schaefer

Son · 1920 · age 13 · b. ~1907 · New York

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Sibling

Frank Schaefer

Sibling · 1920 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Edna Schaefer

Sibling · 1920 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lillian Schaefer

Sibling · 1920 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Viola Schaefer

Sibling · 1920 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Claire Schaefer

Sibling · 1920 · age 18

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

1920 US Federal Census — Kings, New York Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1179unit:1010)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	William Newell	5	Son	None	New York
52	Henry Topazio	32	Head	Trucking	Italy
53	Mae Topazio	30	Wife	None	New York
54	Henry Schaefer	50	Head	Watchman	New York
55	Elizabeth Schaefer	42	Wife	None	New York
56	Lillian Schaefer	21	Daughter	Handkerchief	New York
57	Frank W. Schaefer	19	Son	Truck Helper	New York
58	Claire H. Schaefer	18	Daughter	Handkerchief	New York
59	Edna M. Schaefer	14	Daughter	None	New York
60	John H. Schaefer THIS PERSON	13	Son	None	New York
61	Viola A. Schaefer	12	Daughter	None	New York
62	Henry V. Rice	48	Head	Engineer	New York
63	Mary Rice	44	Wife	None	New York
64	Edward F. Rice	26	Son	Driver	New York
65	Walter V. Rice	19	Son	Barrel Wrapper	New York
66	Alice Bates	58	Head	None	England
67	Lillian Bates	21	Daughter	Artificial	New York
68	William H. Bates	18	Son	Artificial	New York
69	James Thomson	45	Head	Watchman	New York
70	Adam P. Cornel	40	Head	Lithographer	New York
71	Catherine Cornel	39	Wife	None	New York
72	Magdalene Cornel	9	Daughter	None	New York
73	James Cornel	2	Son	None	New York
74	John C. Connors	48	Head	Bricklayer	Massachusetts
75	Ellen T. Connors	48	Wife	None	Massachusetts
76	William D. Connors	11	Son	None	New York
77	Lillian F. Connors	10	Daughter	None	New York
78	Francis Connors	8	Son	None	New York
79	William Bender	34	Head	Insulation	New York
80	Anna M. Bender	30	Wife	None	New York
81	Katherine G. Bender	11	Daughter	None	New York
82	Marie G. Bender	7	Daughter	None	New York
83	William Jr. Bender	2	Son	None	New York
84	John Kinnally	45	Head	Dead	New York
85	Katherine Kinnally	57	Head	Laundress	Germany
86	Joseph E. Kinnally	12	Son	None	New York
87	John Stritzel	45	Head	Labour	Austria
88	Mary Stritzel	37	Wife	None	Austria
89	Henry Stritzel	17	Son	Printing	New York
90	John Jr. Stritzel	14	Son	None	New York
91	William Stritzel	10	Son	None	New York
92	Edwin Stritzel	2	Son	None	New York
93	Louisa H. Kunz	71	Head	Nurse	Germany
94	Ellen H. O'Connor	50	Daughter	None	New York
95	Max Snitzer	30	Head	Plumber	Austria
96	Beatrice Snitzer	53	Mother	None	Austria
97	Henry Snitzer	1	Son	None	New York
98	Mary Dwyer	57	Head	None	Italy
99	Michael Dwyer	29	Son	Chauffeur	New York

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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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