John Terry — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Fulton, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Terry across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Fulton, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 12-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Fulton, Georgia
Surname	Terry
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Valley Dist 902
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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
John Terry	Head	—	40	~1880
Irene Terry	Son	—	16	~1904
Blake Terry	Other	—	70	~1850
Sallie Terry	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Johnnie Terry	Daughter	—	18	~1902
Ida Terry	Daughter	—		~1920
Maud Terry	Daughter	—	4	~1916
John Terry	Son	—	14	~1906
Mattie Terry	Spouse	—	40	~1880
Marie Terry	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Mary Terry	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Lizzie Terry	Daughter	—	2	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Fulton, Georgia

Head, age 40

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1880 — 12 household members

Surname	Terry
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Fulton, Georgia

Head, age 50

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	J. D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Print Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	950
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Terry

Head · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Georgia

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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 — Fulton, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu279unit:0116)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Taylor	69	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Hussie Taylor	38	Wife	—	Georgia
3	Ace Taylor	7	Son	—	Georgia
4	Sara Taylor	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Clance Taylor	0	Son	—	Georgia
6	Dave Scott	11	Nephew	—	Georgia
7	King Scott	10	Nephew	—	Georgia
8	Johnnie Scott	17	Nephew	Laborer	Georgia
9	L C Scott	16	Nephew	Laborer	Georgia
10	Robert C Fryer	67	Head	Farmer	Georgia
11	Mildred Fryer	27	Daughter	—	Georgia
12	Mattie Fryer	65	Sister	—	Georgia
13	Minie Fryer	26	Daughter	—	Georgia
14	Robert C Jr Fryer	24	Son	Farmer	Georgia
15	Bill Epps	63	Head	Farmer	Georgia
16	Sallie Epps	40	Wife	—	Georgia
17	William Epps	12	Son	—	Georgia
18	John Terry THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Georgia
19	Mattie Terry	40	Wife	—	Georgia
20	Johnnie Terry	18	Daughter	—	Georgia
21	Irene Terry	16	Son	—	Georgia
22	John Terry	14	Son	—	Georgia
23	Sallie Terry	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
24	Marie Terry	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
25	Mary Terry	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
26	Maud Terry	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
27	Lizzie Terry	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
28	Ida Terry	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
29	Blake Terry	70	Father	Farmer	Georgia
30	Joe Copeland	62	Head	Farmer	Georgia
31	Lottie Copeland	65	Mother	—	Georgia
32	Charles Melson	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
33	Mamie Melson	45	Wife	—	Georgia
34	Nova Melson	15	Son	—	Georgia
35	Hertha Melson	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
36	A B Melson	11	Son	—	Georgia
37	Mary Melson	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
38	Maybelle Melson	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
39	Lula Melson	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	John Mcafee	35	Head	Farmer	Georgia
41	Ester Mcafee	38	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Daisy Mcafee	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
43	John D Mcafee	6	Son	—	Georgia
44	Willie Mcafee	4	Son	—	Georgia
45	Marie Mcafee	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
46	Henry Ellerson	35	Head	Farmer	Georgia
47	Annie Ellerson	28	Wife	—	Georgia
48	Alex Ellerson	3	Son	—	Georgia
49	William Ellerson	2	Son	—	Georgia
50	Jim Ellerson	0	Son	—	Georgia

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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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