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Joseph Allen — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Buchanan, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Allen across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Buchanan, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Stephen & Steven — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Iowa Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationBuchanan, Iowa
SurnameAllen
Given NameJoseph
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age37
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceIowa
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceVermont
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerOa
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedM
Birth StateIowa
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)iowa
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardHomer Township
Est. Birth Year~1883

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 Joseph Age Birth yr
Regina Edgeton Daughter — 7 ~1913
Joseph Allen Head — 37 ~1883
Mary Allen Other — 71 ~1849
Evangeline Edgeton Other — 39 ~1881
Allen Edgeton Son — 8 ~1912
Leo Edgeton Son — 5 ~1915

Census Appearances

1900
Buchanan, Iowa
Son, age 18
Buchanan, Iowa · implied b. ~1882 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Allen
Given Name Joseph H.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Iowa
Birth Month Oct
Birth Year 1882
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Occupation Farm laborer
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Iowa
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) iowa
1910
Buchanan, Iowa
Son, age 27
Buchanan, Iowa · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Allen
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 27
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Occupation Farmer
Industry Hired man
Birth State Iowa
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) iowa
1920
Buchanan, Iowa
Head, age 37
Buchanan, Iowa · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members
Surname Allen
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 37
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker Oa
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged M
Birth State Iowa
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) iowa

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.
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Our Model Tree links Joseph Allen across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Buchanan, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Stephen Allen (~0.92 confidence) and father Steven Allen (~0.92 confidence) and mother Ellen Allen (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 3 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Stephen Allen
b. ~1833
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Steven Allen
b. ~1843
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Ellen Allen
b. ~1849
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
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Joseph Allen
Head · 1920 · age 37 · b. ~1883 · Iowa
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Buchanan, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

27 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu479unit:1168)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Clifford Comfort 38 Head Farmer Iowa
2 Marie Comfort 24 Wife None Illinois
3 Frances Comfort 6 Daughter None Iowa
4 Janet Comfort 5 Daughter None Iowa
5 Wayne Comfort 3 Son None Iowa
6 Darwin Comfort 2 Son None Iowa
7 Joseph Allen THIS PERSON 37 Head Farmer Iowa
8 Mary Ellen Allen 71 Mother None Vermont
9 Evangeline Edgeton 39 Sister None Iowa
10 Allen Edgeton 8 Son None Iowa
11 Regina Edgeton 7 Daughter Laborer Iowa
12 Leo Edgeton 5 Son Servant Iowa
13 Louis Webber 59 Head Farmer Bohemia
14 Adofonia Webber 50 Wife None Bohemia
15 Charles Webber 28 Son Farmer Iowa
16 Florence Webber 22 Daughter None Iowa
17 John Osborn 58 Head Farmer Iowa
18 Cora Osborn 52 Wife None Iowa
19 Howard Osborn 21 Son Laborer Iowa
20 Morris Osborn 17 Son None Iowa
21 Thad Stanford 40 Head Farmer Iowa
22 Lottie Stanford 37 Wife None Iowa
23 Clarence Stanford 8 Son Laborer Iowa
24 Bianca Stanford 5 Daughter None Iowa
25 Lucile Stanford 2 Daughter None Iowa
26 James Hushby 67 Head Farmer New York
27 Effie Hushby 61 Wife None New York

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Pedigree Summary

Joseph
Gen 1 · 3 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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