John Waters — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Catoosa, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Waters across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Catoosa, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Catoosa, Georgia
Surname	Waters
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Militia Dist 1084 Graysville District
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Ruby Waters	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Annie Waters	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Bertha Waters	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Esther Waters	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Frankie Waters	Daughter	—	2	~1928
John Waters	Head	—	48	~1882
Richard Waters	Son	—	7	~1923
Reuben Waters	Son	—	9	~1921
Lester Waters	Son	—	15	~1915
Martha Waters	Spouse	—	48	~1882

Census Appearances

1930

Catoosa, Georgia

Head, age 48

Catoosa, Georgia · implied b. ~1882 — 10 household members

Surname	Waters
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Catoosa-County, Georgia

Head, age 56

Catoosa-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watters
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Ringgold District M.D. 930
1935 Residence (County)	Catoosa
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Waters

Head · 1930 · age 48 · b. ~1882 · Georgia

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1930 US Federal Census — Catoosa, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel343:0408)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Virginia	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
52	Gustava	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
53	Birlie C	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
54	Mary L	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
55	Ailah	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
56	Loyd R	2	Son	—	Georgia
57	Emerson Farrer	23	Head	Farmer	Florida
58	Jessie Farrer	21	Wife	—	Georgia
59	Dorothy M Farrer	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
60	Mark S Ross	36	Head	Farmer	Georgia
61	Jennie Ross	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
62	Mildred E Ross	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
63	Mark P Ross	3	Son	—	Georgia
64	George W Ross	2	Son	—	Georgia
65	William S Ross	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
66	Fred W Grant	37	Son-in-law	Laborer	Georgia
67	Maud F Grant	32	Daughter	—	Georgia
68	Madeline Grant	8	Granddaughter	—	Georgia
69	Frederick W Grant	7	Grandson	—	Georgia
70	James B Grant	5	Grandson	—	Tennessee
71	Ross C Grant	2	Grandson	—	Tennessee
72	Robert A Ross	62	Brother	—	Georgia
73	Roy M Ross	18	Son	Laborer	Georgia
74	John Waters THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
75	Martha J Waters	48	Wife	—	Georgia
76	Esther E Waters	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	Lester E Waters	15	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
78	Annie S Waters	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
79	Reuben S Waters	9	Son	—	Georgia
80	Ruby L Waters	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
81	Richard M Waters	7	Son	—	Georgia
82	Bertha E Waters	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
83	Frankie L Waters	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
84	William L Allen	41	Head	Farmer	Georgia
85	Ernest Allen	18	Son	—	Georgia
86	Era Allen	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
87	Mary Ruth Allen	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
88	Gertrude Allen	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
89	George Russell	36	Head	Farmer	United States
90	Pearlie Russell	33	Wife	—	Georgia
91	Marie G Russell	10	Daughter	Nursing	Georgia
92	Willard Russell	12	Son	—	Georgia
93	Henry Foster	78	Father-in-law	—	Georgia
94	Earl Bracket	27	Head	Laborer	Georgia
95	Laura Bracket	24	Wife	—	Georgia
96	J B Bracket	4	Son	—	Georgia
97	Arthur L Bracket	1	Son	—	Georgia
98	Wallace C Foster	41	Head	Farmer	Georgia
99	Vera L Foster	34	Wife	—	Georgia
100	Wallace M Foster	12	Son	—	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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