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Joseph Mitchell — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · New Castle, Delaware
Our Model Tree links this Joseph Mitchell across the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in New Castle, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Howard & Herbert — first a son (b.~1891), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 29
b. ~1891
Male
Son
Born: Delaware
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | New Castle, Delaware |
| Surname | Mitchell |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Mill Creek Hundred |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1891 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Mitchell | Daughter | — | 25 | ~1895 |
| J Mitchell | Head | — | 63 | ~1857 |
| Joseph Mitchell | Son | — | 29 | ~1891 |
| Paul Mitchell | Son | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Spouse | — | 57 | ~1863 |
Census Appearances
1900
New Castle, …
Son, age 10
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Mitchell |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Birth Month | Apr |
| Birth Year | 1890 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1910
New Castle, …
Son, age 20
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1890 — 9 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Mitchell |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Farm Work |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1920
New Castle, …
Son, age 29
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members
| Surname | Mitchell |
| Given Name | Joseph |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1930
New Castle, …
Son, age 39
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Mitchell |
| Given Name | Jacob |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
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 Mitchell across 4 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) in New Castle, Delaware, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Howard Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and father Herbert Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and father J Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Elizabeth Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lizzie Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lizzie Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Elizabeth Mitchell (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 7 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Howard Mitchell
b. ~1852
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Herbert Mitchell
b. ~1856
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
J Mitchell
b. ~1857
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Elizabeth Mitchell
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lizzie Mitchell
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Lizzie Mitchell
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Elizabeth Mitchell
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Joseph Mitchell
Son · 1920 · age 29 · b. ~1891 · Delaware
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Sibling
Louise Mitchell
Sibling · 1920 · age 25
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Paul Mitchell
Sibling · 1920 · age 21
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 — New Castle, Delaware
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1920 US Federal Census — New Castle, Delaware
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu203unit:0957)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Taylor M Eastburn | 38 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 52 | Blanche Eastburn | 31 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 53 | Clarence R Eastburn | 12 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 54 | Blanche Eastburn | 10 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 55 | Albert S Eastburn | 2 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 56 | Howard Cox | 53 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 57 | Myrtle Cox | 54 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 58 | J Clarence Cox | 27 | Son | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 59 | Hugh Aubrey Cox | 13 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 60 | Robert Mitchell | 55 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 61 | Ida K Mitchell | 51 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 62 | Marshall Mitchell | 22 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 63 | Anna L Mitchell | 12 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 64 | J Howard Mitchell | 63 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 65 | Elizabeth Mitchell | 57 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 66 | Joseph Mitchell THIS PERSON | 29 | Son | Farmer | Delaware |
| 67 | Louise Mitchell | 25 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 68 | Paul H Mitchell | 21 | Son | Farmer | Delaware |
| 69 | Fred T Bulah | 36 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 70 | Ida M Bulah | 32 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 71 | Addie Bulah | 14 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 72 | Thomas Bulah | 11 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 73 | Emily Bulah | 9 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 74 | Adella Bulah | 6 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 75 | James E Dorsey | 30 | Boarder | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 76 | Bessie M Dorsey | 22 | Boarder | — | Delaware |
| 77 | William P Leach | 43 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 78 | Nellie E Leach | 47 | Wife | — | New York |
| 79 | Nellie E Leach | 23 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 80 | William E Leach | 21 | Son | Farmer | Delaware |
| 81 | Lucy E Leach | 19 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 82 | Blanche L Leach | 11 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 83 | Levi Bush | 50 | Laborer | Laborer | Delaware |
| 84 | Lizzie Bush | 45 | Laborer | Laborer | Delaware |
| 85 | Emeline Derickson | 44 | Head | — | Delaware |
| 86 | Annie Derickson | 42 | Sister | — | Delaware |
| 87 | Margaret Derickson | 35 | Sister | — | Delaware |
| 88 | Margaret S Beck | 71 | Aunt | — | Delaware |
| 89 | William P Handlin | 58 | Head | Farmer | Delaware |
| 90 | Rebecca J Handlin | 57 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 91 | William H Handlin | 18 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 92 | Edward G Handlin | 11 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 93 | Harvey M Handlin | 23 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 94 | Arnold De Handlin | 49 | Boarder | — | Delaware |
| 95 | Frank Morris | 28 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 96 | Elizabeth Morris | 26 | Wife | — | Delaware |
| 97 | Gladys Morris | 6 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 98 | Mary L Morris | 5 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 99 | Mildred Morris | 3 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 100 | Frank Jr Morris | 1 | Son | — | Delaware |
Pedigree Summary
Joseph + 2 siblings
Gen 1 · 7 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
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)