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Joseph Butler — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · San Francisco, California
Our Model Tree links this Joseph Butler across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in San Francisco, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1859), then head of a 24-person household.
Age 61
b. ~1859
Male
Head
Born: New York
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Joseph F. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 61 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Father's Birthplace | England |
| Mother's Birthplace | England |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Industry | Hardware |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Township / Ward | San Francisco |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1859 |
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.
24 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Joseph | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Miller | Other | — | 46 | ~1874 |
| William Steell | Son | — | 35 | ~1885 |
| Charles Wilson | Other | — | 61 | ~1859 |
| Margaret Steell | Spouse | — | 70 | ~1850 |
| Harvey Williams | Other | — | 33 | ~1887 |
| Hattie Miller | Other | — | 42 | ~1878 |
| Andrew Steell | Other | — | 82 | ~1838 |
| Ernestine Konturas | Other | — | 23 | ~1897 |
| Peter Konturas | Other | — | 27 | ~1893 |
| Mary Wilson | Spouse | — | 63 | ~1857 |
| Dorothy Konturas | Other | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Grace Butler | Daughter | — | 35 | ~1885 |
| Joseph Butler | Head | — | 61 | ~1859 |
| Samuel Vass | Other | — | 35 | ~1885 |
| James Deane | Other | — | 47 | ~1873 |
| Sumner Johnson | Other | — | 57 | ~1863 |
| Virginia Nash | Other | — | 40 | ~1880 |
| Louis Butler | Son | — | 27 | ~1893 |
| Josina Johnson | Spouse | — | 51 | ~1869 |
| Walter Templeton | Other | — | 33 | ~1887 |
| Jean Fox | Other | — | 29 | ~1891 |
| Margaret Butler | Spouse | — | 60 | ~1860 |
| Ellen Butler | Daughter | — | 25 | ~1895 |
| Sophie Deane | Spouse | — | 47 | ~1873 |
Census Appearances
1910
San Francisco, …
Head, age 51
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1859 — 4 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Joseph F |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 51 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Years Married | 29 |
| Father's Birthplace | England |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Industry | Plumbing Shop |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
1920
San Francisco, …
Head, age 61
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1859 — 24 household members
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Joseph F. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 61 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Father's Birthplace | England |
| Mother's Birthplace | England |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Industry | Hardware |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
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Our Model Tree links Joseph Butler across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in San Francisco, California, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Joseph Butler
Head · 1920 · age 61 · b. ~1859 · California
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1920 US Federal Census — San Francisco, California
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1920 US Federal Census — San Francisco, California
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu138unit:0938)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Ward | 57 | Head | — | Australia |
| 2 | Leslie Ward | 29 | Son | Machinist | Australia |
| 3 | Minna Hess | 47 | Head | — | Austria |
| 4 | Joseph Hess | 49 | Husband | Foreman | Switzerland |
| 5 | Frances Hess | 7 | Son | — | California |
| 6 | Carl Hess | 37 | Brother-in-law | Baker | Switzerland |
| 7 | Joseph Jenner | 76 | Head | — | France |
| 8 | Katherine Jenner | 67 | Wife | — | Bavaria |
| 9 | Isadore Smith | 53 | — | Tailor | Russia |
| 10 | Elizabeth Smith | 38 | Wife | — | Russia |
| 11 | Gertrude Smith | 16 | Daughter | — | California |
| 12 | Katherine Gilbert | 73 | — | — | Massachusetts |
| 13 | Fred Gilbert | 48 | Son | — | California |
| 14 | Oscar Gilbert | 47 | Son | Lithographer | California |
| 15 | Estelle Moore | 38 | Daughter | Assistant | California |
| 16 | Ada Gilbert | 21 | Daughter | Stenographer | California |
| 17 | Lenore Williams | 16 | Boarder | — | California |
| 18 | Wilmer Wissner | 40 | Head | Jeweler | Germany |
| 19 | Emily Wissner | 37 | Wife | — | Germany |
| 20 | Joseph Fessler | 43 | Lodger | Carpenter | Germany |
| 21 | Joseph Fessler | 28 | Lodger | Electrician | Russia |
| 22 | Fannie Remick | 58 | Head | — | Russia |
| 23 | Dorothy Remick | 26 | Daughter | Stenographer | California |
| 24 | Elsa Remick | 23 | Daughter | Specialist | California |
| 25 | Rose Remick | 17 | Daughter | Stenographer | California |
| 26 | Emanuel Franceschini | 58 | — | Proprietor | Italy |
| 27 | Joseph F. Butler THIS PERSON | 61 | Head | Plumber | New York |
| 28 | Margaret Butler | 60 | Wife | — | California |
| 29 | Grace Butler | 35 | Daughter | — | California |
| 30 | Ellen Butler | 25 | Daughter | — | California |
| 31 | Louis Butler | 27 | Son | Plumber | New York |
| 32 | Charles Wilson | 61 | — | Carpenter | California |
| 33 | Mary Wilson | 63 | Wife | — | California |
| 34 | James Deane | 47 | — | Teamster | California |
| 35 | Sophie Deane | 47 | Wife | — | California |
| 36 | Andrew Steell | 82 | — | — | Michigan |
| 37 | Margaret Steell | 70 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 38 | William Steell | 35 | Son | Bookkeeper | California |
| 39 | Sumner Johnson | 57 | — | Cabinet Maker | Massachusetts |
| 40 | Josina Johnson | 51 | Wife | — | New York |
| 41 | Harvey Williams | 33 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 42 | Samuel Vass | 35 | Boarder | — | Maine |
| 43 | Markus Miller | 46 | Boarder | Cigar Maker | Switzerland |
| 44 | Hattie Miller | 42 | Boarder | — | Ohio |
| 45 | Walter B. Templeton | 33 | Boarder | Teamster | Wisconsin |
| 46 | Peter Konturas | 27 | Boarder | Cook | Greece |
| 47 | Ernestine Konturas | 23 | Boarder | — | Italy |
| 48 | Dorothy Konturas | 4 | Boarder | — | California |
| 49 | Virginia Nash | 40 | Boarder | — | California |
| 50 | Jean Fox | 29 | — | — | England |
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)