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John Shields — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Barrow, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Shields across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Barrow, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1917), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 13 b. ~1917 Male Son Born: Georgia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Barrow, Georgia
Surname	Shields
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Chandler
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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
Matthew Shields	Son	—	17	~1913
John Shields	Son	—	13	~1917
Luther Shields	Son	—	15	~1915
Eunice Shields	Spouse	—	42	~1888
Maggie Shields	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Clifford Shields	Son	—	1	~1929
Gladis Shields	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Guy Shields	Son	—	5	~1925
Jack Shields	Head	—	47	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Jackson, Georgia

Son, age 2

Jackson, Georgia · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shields
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Barrow, Georgia

Son, age 13

Barrow, Georgia · implied b. ~1917 — 9 household members

Surname	Shields
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Linked across censuses

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

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John Shields

Son · 1930 · age 13 · b. ~1917 · Georgia

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Sibling

Luther Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Matthew Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Maggie Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Clifford Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Gladis Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Guy Shields

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

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 — Barrow, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel337:0403)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred	14	Boarder	Laborer	Georgia
2	Lucious	70	Head	Laborer	Georgia
3	Guy Mcdonald	41	Head	Farming	Georgia
4	Nellie Mcdonald	36	Wife	—	Georgia
5	Lucile Mcdonald	17	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
6	James Mcdonald	15	Son	Laborer	Georgia
7	Guy Jr. Mcdonald	6	Son	—	Georgia
8	Jack Shields	47	Head	Farming	Georgia
9	Eunice Shields	42	Wife	—	Georgia
10	Matthew Shields	17	Son	Farming	Georgia
11	Luther Shields	15	Son	—	Georgia
12	John Shields THIS PERSON	13	Son	—	Georgia
13	Gladis Shields	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
14	Maggie Shields	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
15	Guy Shields	5	Son	—	Georgia
16	Clifford Shields	1	Son	—	Georgia
17	Columbus Bakestraw	62	Head	Farming	Georgia
18	Lucinda Bakestraw	62	Wife	—	Georgia
19	Meardy Bakestraw	22	Son	Farming	Georgia
20	Sam Bakestraw	22	Son	Farming	Georgia
21	Ang Bakestraw	20	Daughter	—	Georgia
22	Zelma Bakestraw	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
23	Louisa Payne	77	Head	—	Georgia
24	John H. Payne	57	Head	Farming	Georgia
25	Suzie Payne	50	Wife	—	Georgia
26	Talmage Payne	17	Son	Laborer	Georgia
27	Herschel Payne	33	Head	Farmer	Georgia
28	Lula Payne	20	Wife	—	Georgia
29	Clarence Payne	3	Son	—	Georgia
30	Fletcher Lyle	44	Head	Farming	Georgia
31	Eddie Lyle	34	Wife	—	Georgia
32	Junie Lyle	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
33	Grace Lyle	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
34	Riley D. Brook	48	Head	Farming	Georgia
35	Brook	26	Daughter	—	Georgia
36	R. D. Brook	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
37	William Brook	15	Son	—	Georgia
38	Oney Millsaps	57	Head	Farming	Georgia
39	Loula Millsaps	35	Wife	—	Georgia
40	Rosa Millsaps	17	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
41	Dora Millsaps	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
42	Bud Millsaps	13	Son	—	Georgia
43	Nell Millsaps	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
44	Joe Millsaps	8	Son	—	Georgia
45	Lucessie Millsaps	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
46	Cammie Millsaps	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Ashery Hall	60	Head	Farming	Georgia
48	Ella Hall	58	Wife	—	Georgia
49	Hall	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
50	Clifford Hall	26	Son	Farming	Georgia

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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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