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John Short — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Calumet, Wisconsin
Our Model Tree links this John Short across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Calumet, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 45
b. ~1875
Male
Head
Born: Wisconsin
Widowed
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Calumet, Wisconsin |
| Surname | Short |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | EM |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Chilton Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1875 |
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.
12 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to John | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Short | Son | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Peter Short | Son | — | 19 | ~1901 |
| Isabel Short | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| John Short | Son | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Milton Short | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| John Short | Head | — | 45 | ~1875 |
| Mildred Short | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Everett Short | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Leo Short | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Clifford Short | Son | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Jerome Short | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Francis Short | Son | — | 8 | ~1912 |
Census Appearances
1910
Calumet, Wisconsin
Head, age 35
Calumet, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1875 — 9 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Short |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 35 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Years Married | 10 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
1920
Calumet, Wisconsin
Head, age 45
Calumet, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1875 — 12 household members
| Surname | Short |
| Given Name | John |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | EM |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links John Short across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Calumet, Wisconsin, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Short
Head · 1920 · age 45 · b. ~1875 · Wisconsin
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1920 US Federal Census — Calumet, Wisconsin
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1920 US Federal Census — Calumet, Wisconsin
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1979unit:0410)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Salm | 54 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 2 | Katherine Salm | 54 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Mary Salm | 19 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Emma Salm | 18 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Martin Salm | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Hugo Salm | 14 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Veronica Salm | 12 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Andrew Salm | 23 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 9 | Joe Haller | 20 | Hired Man | Farm Laborer | Austria |
| 10 | Claude Schaefer | 28 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 11 | William F. Schaefer | 69 | Father | — | Germany |
| 12 | Barbara Schaefer | 63 | Mother | Housekeeper | Wisconsin |
| 13 | John Short THIS PERSON | 45 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Peter B. Short | 19 | Son | Farm Laborer | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Mildred Short | 18 | Daughter | Housekeeper | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Richard Short | 16 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 17 | Leo Short | 14 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Isabel Short | 12 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Everett Short | 10 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Francis Short | 8 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Jerome Short | 7 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 22 | Milton Short | 5 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 23 | Clifford Short | 4 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 24 | John L. Short | 2 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 25 | Peter Sr. Short | 73 | Head | — | Ohio |
| 26 | Mary A. Short | 68 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 27 | Robert Bitters | 26 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 28 | Anna Bitters | 24 | Wife | Housekeeper | Wisconsin |
| 29 | Wayne Bitters | 6 | Cousin | — | Wisconsin |
| 30 | Henry Albert | 20 | Hired Man | Farm Laborer | Wisconsin |
| 31 | George Orthlieb | 25 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 32 | Clara Orthlieb | 28 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 33 | Helen Orthlieb | 2 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 34 | Otto Orthlieb | 42 | Brother | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 35 | Philip Orthlieb | 79 | Father | — | Germany |
| 36 | John Kuntzer | 42 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 37 | Celia Kuntzer | 36 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 38 | Helen Kuntzer | 16 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 39 | Markus Kuntzer | 14 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 40 | Ursula Kuntzer | 12 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 41 | Evelyn Kuntzer | 10 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 42 | Dorothy Kuntzer | 8 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 43 | Gilbert Kuntzer | 7 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 44 | Rose Kuntzer | 2 | Daughter | — | Wisconsin |
| 45 | Daniel Kuntzer | 0 | Son | — | Wisconsin |
| 46 | Christ Hertel | 29 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 47 | Irene Hertel | 25 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 48 | Alfred Hertel | 25 | Brother | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 49 | Paul J. Forstner | 35 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 50 | Louise Forstner | 33 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)