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John Willis — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · St Francis, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this John Willis across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in St Francis, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1917), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 3 b. ~1917 Male Son Born: Mississippi Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationSt Francis, Arkansas
SurnameWillis
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age3
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
Can ReadNo
Can WriteNo
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Township / WardGarland Township
Est. Birth Year~1917

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Susie Willis Daughter — 2 ~1918
Joyce Willis Daughter — 1 ~1919
Charlie Willis Head — 25 ~1895
Grant Willis Son — 5 ~1915
John Willis Son — 3 ~1917
Annie Willis Spouse — 23 ~1897

Census Appearances

1920
St Francis, …
Son, age 3
St Francis, Arkansas · implied b. ~1917 — 6 household members
Surname Willis
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Can Read No
Can Write No
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1930
St Francis, …
Son, age 12
St Francis, Arkansas · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Will
Given Name John H.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Laborer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links John Willis across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in St Francis, Arkansas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
John Willis
Son · 1920 · age 3 · b. ~1917 · Arkansas
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Sibling
Joyce Willis
Sibling · 1920 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Susie Willis
Sibling · 1920 · age 2
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Grant Willis
Sibling · 1920 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — St Francis, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu080unit:0750)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Virg Thompson 26 Head Farmer Arkansas
2 Essie Thompson 24 Wife — Arkansas
3 John Thompson 5 Son — Arkansas
4 Vance Thompson 4 Son — Arkansas
5 Dorothy Thompson 2 Daughter — Arkansas
6 Louis Ambus 43 Head Cook Arkansas
7 Lilly Ambus 13 Daughter — Arkansas
8 Catherine Ambus 12 Daughter — Arkansas
9 Nathaniel Ambus 10 Son — Arkansas
10 Willie Ambus 6 Son — Arkansas
11 Albert Ambus 3 Son — Arkansas
12 Ella Ambus 1 Daughter — Arkansas
13 George Ambus 1 Son — Arkansas
14 Lucille Ambus 0 Son — Arkansas
15 Sol Ransom 60 Head Farmer Mississippi
16 Charlie Marvin 40 Head Farmer Louisiana
17 Pearl Marvin 38 Wife — Mississippi
18 Moses Marvin 16 Son — Mississippi
19 John Sparks 39 Head Labor Mississippi
20 Lula Sparks 42 Wife — Louisiana
21 Ernestine Sparks 8 Daughter — Louisiana
22 Dempsey Harris 21 Head Labor Mississippi
23 Annie Harris 20 Wife — Mississippi
24 Henry Broaden 45 Head Labor Arkansas
25 Annie Broaden 25 Wife — Mississippi
26 Eddie Broaden 9 Son — Mississippi
27 Willie Broaden 1 Son — Arkansas
28 Ross Mullins 52 Head Farmer Virginia
29 Jennie Mullins 59 Wife — Mississippi
30 James Miller 62 Head Farmer Kentucky
31 Mary Miller 30 Wife — Mississippi
32 James Miller 12 Son — Mississippi
33 Frank Miller 11 Son — Mississippi
34 Annie Miller 9 Daughter — Arkansas
35 Robert Harris 30 Head Labor Mississippi
36 Ella Harris 23 Wife — Mississippi
37 Hayden Harris 11 Son — Mississippi
38 Gladys Harris 3 Daughter — Mississippi
39 Hubert Harris 1 Daughter — Mississippi
40 John Harris 10 Son — Mississippi
41 Richard Tudor 60 Head — Alabama
42 Dora Tudor 51 Wife — Virginia
43 Henry Tudor 14 Son — Mississippi
44 Austin Tudor 18 Son — Mississippi
45 Charlie Willis 25 Head Farmer Mississippi
46 Annie Willis 23 Wife — Mississippi
47 Susie Willis 2 Daughter — Mississippi
48 Grant Willis 5 Son — Mississippi
49 Joyce Willis 1 Daughter — Mississippi
50 John Willis THIS PERSON 3 Son — Mississippi

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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)

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