John Wells — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Leake, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Wells across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Leake, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Leake, Mississippi
Surname	Wells
Given Name	John M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat One Edinburg Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Hazel Wells	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Lessie Wells	Daughter	—	15	~1905
Wilma Wells	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Valma Wells	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Lillian Wells	Daughter	—	16	~1904
John Wells	Head	—	43	~1877
Hallie Wells	Other	—	79	~1841
William Wells	Son	—	13	~1907
Lonnie Wells	Son	—	8	~1912
Emmett Wells	Son	—	20	~1900
Ozama Wells	Spouse	—	39	~1881

Census Appearances

1910

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 33

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Wells
Given Name	John M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	11
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	S Carolina
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Leake, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Leake, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 11 household members

Surname	Wells
Given Name	John M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Wells

Head · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · Mississippi

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1920 US Federal Census — Leake, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu884unit:0213)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Knox Richardson	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Clinnie Richardson	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Edna G. Richardson	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Arthur D. Richardson	17	Son	—	Mississippi
55	Guy R. Richardson	13	Son	—	Mississippi
56	Jimmie Richardson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
57	Clark D. Richardson	10	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Elide Richardson	8	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Mollie E. Richardson	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Isaac W. Tully	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
61	Rosa A. Tully	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	Lena M. Tully	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
63	Freddie L. Tully	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Ed. I. Tully	15	Son	—	Mississippi
65	Winnie L. Tully	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Talitha A. Tully	84	Mother	—	Alabama
67	Ellen Tate	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
68	Nancy Tate	48	Sister	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
69	William J. Lawrence	41	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
70	Ruth E. Lawrence	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Iona Lawrence	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
72	Willie G. Mann	5	Step Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	James L. Mann	2	Step Son	—	Mississippi
74	John M. Wells THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
75	Ozama Wells	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	Emmett L. Wells	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
77	Lillian E. Wells	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Lessie O. Wells	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
79	William M. Wells	13	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Hazel S. Wells	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
81	Lonnie W. Wells	8	Son	—	Mississippi
82	Valma A. Wells	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
83	Wilma V. Wells	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
84	Hallie A. Wells	79	Mother	—	Alabama
85	James K. Richardson	68	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
86	Ashlea D. Richardson	72	Wife	—	Alabama
87	Mattie E. Richardson	43	Daughter	—	Mississippi
88	Arthur G. Richardson	38	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
89	Anna M. Richardson	16	Grand Daughter	—	Mississippi
90	Emmett C. Casey	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
91	Bettie J. Casey	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
92	Lila E. Casey	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
93	Mary A. Casey	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
94	John L. Casey	53	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
95	Mary P. Casey	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
96	Haywood H. Casey	23	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
97	Ada Casey	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
98	Velma G. Casey	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
99	Daniel M. Stone	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
100	Della S. Stone	40	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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.

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