John Shannon — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Lee, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Shannon across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Lee, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Lee, Mississippi
Surname	Shannon
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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
Georgia Shannon	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Willie Shannon	Daughter	—	9	~1911
James Shannon	Son	—	1	~1919
Jessie Shannon	Daughter	—	3	~1917
John Shannon	Head	—	27	~1893
Ida Shannon	Spouse	—	25	~1895
Mamie Shannon	Daughter	—	4	~1916

Census Appearances

1910

Lee, Mississippi

Son, age 17

Lee, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shannon
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Lee, Mississippi

Head, age 27

Lee, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

Surname	Shannon
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Our Model Tree links John Shannon across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Lee, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.

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John Shannon

Head · 1920 · age 27 · b. ~1893 · 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 — Lee, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu884unit:1132)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sophronia Mccarlough	24	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	John Shannon THIS PERSON	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	Ida Shannon	25	Wife	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
4	Willie M. Shannon	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Georgia Shannon	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Mamie Shannon	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Jessie B. Shannon	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	James Shannon	1	Son	—	Mississippi
9	William Z. Johnson	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Annie L. Johnson	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Eunice Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Alabama
12	Johnie L. Johnson	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
13	Dorothy R. Johnson	2	Daughter	—	Alabama
14	William A. Phillips	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
15	Lora A. Phillips	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
16	William Y. Phillips	12	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
17	Mildred V. Phillips	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	William H. Fields	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
19	Liddie Fields	31	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Bennie Fields	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
21	Villard Fields	13	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
22	Cara R. Fields	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Andrew L. Fields	10	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
24	Bonnie Fields	8	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Elluck Fields	7	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Willis Fields	6	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Anderson Fields	5	Son	—	Mississippi
28	George Ellis	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
29	Katie Ellis	30	Wife	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
30	Eula Morris	52	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
31	Mary Mccaull	13	Cousin	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
32	Milton Blackman	39	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Mamie Blackman	29	Wife	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
34	Willie Blackman	6	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Romie Blackman	5	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Laura M. Blackman	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Anthonia Blackman	1	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Daughter Blackman	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	Ezra C. Guin	40	Head	Farmer	Alabama
40	Allie Guin	38	Wife	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
41	Lula Guin	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
42	Minnie Guin	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	John Guin	9	Son	—	Mississippi
44	Lessie Guin	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	John F. Harkin	39	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
46	Daisy Harkin	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
47	Everette Harkin	12	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
48	Lela F. Harkin	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Jessie Harkin	6	Son	—	Mississippi
50	Jim Harkin	3	Son	—	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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