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Joseph Knight — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Stokes, North Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Joseph Knight across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Stokes, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 41
b. ~1879
Male
Head
Born: North Carolina
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Stokes, North Carolina |
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 41 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Yadkin Township Nine District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1879 |
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.
5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Joseph | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Knight | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1883 |
| Joseph Knight | Head | — | 41 | ~1879 |
| Ora Knight | Daughter | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Viola Knight | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Preston Knight | Son | — | 17 | ~1903 |
Census Appearances
1900
Stokes, North …
Head, age 22
Stokes, North Carolina · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Birth Month | July |
| Birth Year | 1878 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1910
Stokes, North …
Head, age 31
Stokes, North Carolina · implied b. ~1879 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Years Married | 11 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1920
Stokes, North …
Head, age 41
Stokes, North Carolina · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 41 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Joseph Knight across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Stokes, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Joseph Knight
Head · 1920 · age 41 · b. ~1879 · North Carolina
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Stokes, North Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Stokes, North Carolina
Page Contents
49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1318unit:0571)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Goff | 38 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 2 | Mollie Goff | 35 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 3 | Paul Goff | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 4 | Rachel Goff | 12 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 5 | Mattie Goff | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 6 | Harold Goff | 7 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 7 | Carter Goff | 1 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 8 | Martha Weaver | 58 | Mother-in-law | — | North Carolina |
| 9 | Isaac Goff | 34 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 10 | Nora Goff | 31 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 11 | Elmer Goff | 11 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 12 | Gladys Goff | 8 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 13 | Lois Goff | 5 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 14 | Ruby Goff | 3 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 15 | Edith Goff | 1 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 16 | William Goff | 42 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 17 | Lula Goff | 38 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 18 | Herman Goff | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 19 | Lester Goff | 13 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 20 | Lola Goff | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 21 | Ethel Goff | 8 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 22 | Lillian Goff | 6 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 23 | Iris Goff | 4 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 24 | James Goff | 2 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 25 | David Overby | 29 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 26 | Annie Overby | 27 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 27 | Irene Overby | 7 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 28 | Myrtle Overby | 5 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 29 | Mildred Overby | 3 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 30 | John H. Williams | 57 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 31 | Stacia Williams | 57 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 32 | Grace Williams | 27 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 33 | Lester S. Williams | 20 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 34 | Joseph Lester Williams | 1 | Grandson | — | North Carolina |
| 35 | Eunice Williams | 23 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 36 | Annie M. Williams | 13 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 37 | Clara S. Williams | 11 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 38 | Elsie M. Moses | 27 | Son-in-law | — | North Carolina |
| 39 | Zilah M. Moses | 27 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 40 | Ernest M. Griffin | 51 | Head | Merchant | North Carolina |
| 41 | Blanche Griffin | 32 | Wife | Physician | North Carolina |
| 42 | Ernest Jr. Griffin | 4 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 43 | Russell H. Griffin | 1 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 44 | Robert Griffin | 78 | Father | — | North Carolina |
| 45 | Joseph Knight THIS PERSON | 41 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 46 | Minnie Knight | 37 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 47 | Ora Knight | 21 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 48 | Preston Knight | 17 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 49 | Viola Knight | 14 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
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)