Joseph Baker — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Anderson, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Anderson, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ben & Pearl — first a son (b.~1911), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 9 b. ~1911 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Anderson, Tennessee
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	3Rd District
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Willia Baker	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Joseph Baker	Son	—	9	~1911
Homer Baker	Son	—	1	~1919
Pearl Baker	Spouse	—	27	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Anderson, Tennessee

Son, age 9

Anderson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 4 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Anderson, Tennessee

Son, age 20

Anderson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Boarder
Industry	Knitting Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Anderson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 29

Anderson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker,
Given Name	Joe
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Clinton town
1935 Residence (County)	Anderson
Occupation	Boarder
Industry	Hosiery Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	H-8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Joseph Baker across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Ben Baker (~0.92 confidence) and mother Pearl Baker (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ben Baker

b. ~1889

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Pearl Baker

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Joseph Baker

Son · 1920 · age 9 · b. ~1911 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Willia Baker

Sibling · 1920 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Homer Baker

Sibling · 1920 · age 1

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 — Anderson, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

33 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1728unit:0071)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Pearl Baker	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
52	Joseph Baker THIS PERSON	9	Son	—	Tennessee
53	Willia Baker	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
54	Homer Baker	1	Son	—	Tennessee
55	Gary Davis	72	Head	—	Tennessee
56	Walter Massengill	22	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
57	Estelle Massengill	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
58	Mccanes Lewis	40	Head	Teacher	Tennessee
59	Clifton Lewis	14	Son	—	Tennessee
60	Sherwood Lewis	12	Son	—	North Carolina
61	Thelma Lewis	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
62	Schuyler Overton	50	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
63	Sarah Overton	43	Wife	—	Tennessee
64	Fletcher Overton	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
65	Barnard Graham	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
66	Onie Graham	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
67	Randolph Graham	17	Son	—	Tennessee
68	Basil Graham	13	Son	—	Tennessee
69	Paul Graham	7	Son	—	Tennessee
70	William Wallace	61	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
71	Elizabeth Wallace	62	Wife	—	Tennessee
72	Blongie Wallace	35	Daughter	Teacher	Tennessee
73	Charles Williams	30	Head	Farm	Tennessee
74	Elizabeth Williams	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
75	Paul Williams	7	Son	—	Tennessee
76	Blanche Williams	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
77	Basil Williams	3	Son	—	Tennessee
78	Cleta Williams	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
79	Jesse Williams	20	Brother	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
80	George Taylor	42	Head	Asst. Cashier	Tennessee
81	Lottie Taylor	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
82	Mildred Taylor	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
83	William Taylor	5	Son	—	Tennessee

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Pedigree Summary

Joseph + 2 siblings

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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