John Wall — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Sussex, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this John Wall across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Sussex, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Delaware Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Sussex, Delaware
Surname	Wall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	1St Election District
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Delma Wall	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Clara Wall	Daughter	—	36	~1884
John Wall	Head	—	60	~1860
Sara Wall	Spouse	—	62	~1858
William Wall	Son	—	39	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Sussex, Delaware

Head, age 60

Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1860 — 5 household members

Surname	Wall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

Sussex, Delaware

Head, age 69

Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1861 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walls
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Grain Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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John Wall

Head · 1920 · age 60 · b. ~1860 · Delaware

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1920 US Federal Census — Sussex, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu200unit:0695)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry T. Walker	33	Head	Farmer	Delaware
2	Viola E. Walker	33	Wife	—	Delaware
3	Delma Walker	12	Daughter	—	Delaware
4	Janet Walker	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
5	Harry Walker	7	Son	—	Delaware
6	Earl Walker	4	Son	—	Delaware
7	Ruth Walker	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
8	Christopher Wanscher	61	Head	Farmer	Germany
9	Julia Wanscher	57	Wife	—	Germany
10	Charles Wanscher	37	Son	—	Germany
11	John Wanscher	24	Son	Farmer	Canada
12	Henry Wanscher	13	Son	—	Delaware
13	Edward Wanscher	13	Son	—	Delaware
14	Anna Murphy	50	Head	—	Delaware
15	Mary Murphy	27	Daughter	—	Delaware
16	Lelia Murphy	6	Daughter	—	Delaware
17	William H. Dawson	57	Head	Farmer	Delaware
18	Annie E. Dawson	46	Wife	—	Delaware
19	Naomi Dawson	15	Daughter	—	Delaware
20	William W. Dawson	11	Son	—	Delaware
21	John P. Jones	64	Head	Farmer	Delaware
22	Mary Jones	56	Wife	—	Delaware
23	Margaret Jane Jones	15	Daughter	—	US
24	Anna Hilda E. Jones	27	Daughter	—	Delaware
25	Henry Woerner	55	Head	Miller	New York
26	Annie E. Woerner	52	Wife	—	New York
27	Henry J. Woerner	19	Son	Laborer	New York
28	Nannie Woerner	20	Daughter	—	New York
29	Alex Mauer	57	Head	Farmer	Switzerland
30	Mary E. Mauer	53	Wife	—	Switzerland
31	Harry W. Webb	53	Head	Farmer	Maryland
32	Ella E. Webb	54	Wife	—	Maryland
33	W. Truitt Webb	19	Son	Farm Hand	Maryland
34	James Webb	15	Son	—	Maryland
35	John Wall THIS PERSON	60	Head	Farmer	Delaware
36	Sara E. Wall	62	Wife	—	Delaware
37	William B. Wall	39	Son	Farmer	Delaware
38	Clara G. Wall	36	Daughter	—	Delaware
39	Delma Wall	13	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
40	Clayton E. Wright	32	Head	Farmer	Maryland
41	Carrie Wright	25	Wife	—	Delaware
42	Walter E. Wright	8	Son	—	Delaware
43	Clarence Wright	4	Son	—	Delaware
44	Wright	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
45	George W. Dixon	28	Head	Painter	Delaware
46	Gertrude Dixon	19	Wife	—	Delaware
47	Alexander Mccary	52	Head	Farmer	Delaware
48	Laura Mccary	44	Wife	—	Delaware
49	James Mccary	22	Son	—	Delaware
50	Hester Mccary	16	Daughter	—	Delaware

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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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