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Joseph Fisher — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Cooke, Texas
Our Model Tree links this Joseph Fisher across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cooke, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 12-person household.
Age 42
b. ~1878
Male
Head
Born: Wisconsin
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Cooke, Texas |
| Surname | Fisher |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Father's Birthplace | Germany |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | general farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Justice Precinct 8 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1878 |
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.
12 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Joseph | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Fisher | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| Lillian Fisher | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Bertha Fisher | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Joseph Fisher | Head | — | 42 | ~1878 |
| Roy Fisher | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| James Fisher | Son | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Joe Fisher | Son | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Charles Fisher | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Harry Fisher | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Cecil Fisher | Son | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| John Fisher | Son | — | 17 | ~1903 |
| Emma Fisher | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1880 |
Census Appearances
1910
Cooke, Texas
Head, age 32
Cooke, Texas · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Fischer |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Years Married | 9 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ger |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ger |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
1920
Cooke, Texas
Head, age 42
Cooke, Texas · implied b. ~1878 — 12 household members
| Surname | Fisher |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Father's Birthplace | Germany |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | general farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wisconsin |
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.
Our Model Tree links Joseph Fisher across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Cooke, Texas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Joseph Fisher
Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Texas
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1920 US Federal Census — Cooke, Texas
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1920 US Federal Census — Cooke, Texas
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1790unit:0529)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emelia Bulock | 28 | — | None | Texas |
| 2 | Bernard Bulock | 6 | — | — | Texas |
| 3 | Dorothy Bulock | 4 | — | — | Texas |
| 4 | Clara Bulock | 2 | — | — | Texas |
| 5 | Joseph Fisher THIS PERSON | 42 | Head | Farmer | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Emma Fisher | 40 | Wife | None | Texas |
| 7 | John A Fisher | 17 | Son | Farmer | Texas |
| 8 | Joe W Fisher | 16 | Son | None | Texas |
| 9 | Charles Fisher | 14 | Son | None | Texas |
| 10 | Roy Fisher | 12 | Son | None | Texas |
| 11 | Bertha Fisher | 11 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 12 | Ida Fisher | 9 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 13 | Cecil Fisher | 8 | Son | — | Texas |
| 14 | Harry Fisher | 5 | Son | — | Texas |
| 15 | Lillian Fisher | 3 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 16 | James Fisher | 1 | Son | — | Texas |
| 17 | Chas Housman | 38 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 18 | Anna Housman | 35 | Wife | None | Iowa |
| 19 | Rudolph Housman | 12 | Son | None | Texas |
| 20 | Hugh Housman | 11 | Son | None | Texas |
| 21 | Arthur Housman | 9 | Son | — | Texas |
| 22 | Margaret Housman | 8 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 23 | Paul Housman | 5 | Son | — | Texas |
| 24 | Byron Sparkman | 23 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 25 | Ruby Sparkman | 21 | Wife | None | Texas |
| 26 | J. M. Sparkman | 57 | Father | Farmer | Texas |
| 27 | Ida M Sparkman | 56 | Mother | None | Tenn |
| 28 | Vana Sparkman | 25 | Sister | None | Texas |
| 29 | Loyd Sparkman | 21 | Brother | Mechanic | Texas |
| 30 | Margaret Sparkman | 9 | Sister | — | Texas |
| 31 | Mrs. Iona Baker | 18 | Sister | None | Texas |
| 32 | James Edgar Baker | 0 | Nephew | — | Texas |
| 33 | Bernard H Voth | 49 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 34 | Mary Voth | 41 | Wife | None | Nebraska |
| 35 | Theresa Voth | 17 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 36 | John Voth | 15 | Son | None | Texas |
| 37 | Lena Voth | 13 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 38 | Mary Voth | 11 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 39 | Bernard Voth | 10 | Son | — | Texas |
| 40 | Katie Voth | 7 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 41 | Ida Voth | 5 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 42 | Leo Voth | 3 | Son | — | Texas |
| 43 | Gertrude Voth | 1 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 44 | Theodore Voth | 0 | Son | — | Texas |
| 45 | Joe Hacker | 46 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 46 | Katie Hacker | 47 | Wife | None | Wisconsin |
| 47 | Frank J Hacker | 20 | Son | Laborer | Texas |
| 48 | Mary J Hacker | 19 | Daughter | None | Texas |
| 49 | John M Hacker | 17 | Son | None | Texas |
| 50 | Katie L Hacker | 14 | Daughter | None | Texas |
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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)