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Joseph Thompson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Thompson across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Mary — first a son (b.~1887), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1887 Male Son Born: Pennsylvania Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
SurnameThompson
Given NameJoseph
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age43
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplacePennsylvania
Father's BirthplacePennsylvania
Mother's BirthplacePennsylvania
Additional Details
OccupationManager
Can Read/WriteYes
Birth StatePennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)pennsylvania
OccupationManager
Township / WardPhiladelphia City
Est. Birth Year~1887

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Joseph Age Birth yr
Mabel Dever Daughter — 45 ~1885
Frank Thompson Head — 79 ~1851
Eva O'Dell Other — 22 ~1908
Frank Thompson Other — 18 ~1912
Lyman O'Dell Other — 26 ~1904
Nelly Thompson Other — 40 ~1890
Patrick Dever Other — 45 ~1885
Joseph Thompson Son — 43 ~1887
Mary Thompson Spouse — 71 ~1859

Census Appearances

1910
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Son, age 24
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1886 — 11 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 24
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Occupation Driver
Industry Team
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English English
Birth State Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) pennsylvania
1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Son, age 33
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 11 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 33
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Occupation Chauffeur
Industry Drug Store
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) pennsylvania
1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Son, age 43
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members
Surname Thompson
Given Name Joseph
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 43
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Occupation Manager
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) pennsylvania

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.
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Our Model Tree links Joseph Thompson across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Frank Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and father Thomas Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Abbie Thompson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sallie Thompson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Frank Thompson
b. ~1851
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Thompson
b. ~1859
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Thomas Thompson
b. ~1861
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Abbie Thompson
b. ~1862
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sallie Thompson
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Joseph Thompson
Son · 1930 · age 43 · b. ~1887 · Pennsylvania
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Sibling
Mabel Dever
Sibling · 1930 · age 45
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

1930 US Federal Census — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

9 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:fifteenthcensus00reel2129:0893)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Frank H. Thompson 79 Head Referee Pennsylvania
2 Mary Thompson 71 Wife — Pennsylvania
3 Patrick Dever 45 Son in law Crane Operator Pennsylvania
4 Mabel Dever 45 Daughter — Pennsylvania
5 Joseph Thompson THIS PERSON 43 Son Manager Pennsylvania
6 Nelly Thompson 40 Daughter in law Laundress Ireland
7 Frank Thompson 18 Grandson — Pennsylvania
8 Lyman O'Dell 26 Boarder Operator New York
9 Eva O'Dell 22 Boarder — Scotland

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Pedigree Summary

Joseph + 1 sibling
Gen 1 · 5 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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