Lela Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Sussex, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Lela Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Sussex, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Sussex, Delaware
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lela H
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	10Th Rep Dist Part Of Cedar Creek Hd
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lela	Age	Birth yr
James Smith	Head	—	30	~1890
Lela Smith	Spouse	—	30	~1890
Bob Smith	Son	—	3	~1917
Byron Smith	Son	—	12	~1908
Alma Smith	Daughter	—	1	~1919
John Smith	Son	—	7	~1913
Hellen Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Herman Smith	Son	—	6	~1914

Census Appearances

1910

Sussex, Delaware

Spouse, age 20

Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena H
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Years Married	3
Children Born	2
Children Living	2
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1920

Sussex, Delaware

Spouse, age 30

Sussex, Delaware · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lela H
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
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

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Lela Smith

Spouse · 1920 · age 30 · b. ~1890 · Delaware

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Sussex, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu201unit:0453)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	John R Parsons	30	Head	Farmer	Delaware
52	Effie M Parsons	28	Wife	—	Delaware
53	John R Parsons	4	Son	—	Delaware
54	Isabelle M Parsons	1	Daughter	—	Delaware
55	Ralph S Parsons	41	Head	Farmer	Delaware
56	Julia W Parsons	34	Wife	—	Delaware
57	Reverne Pritchett	55	Mother	—	Delaware
58	Noah Piper	56	Head	Farmer	Delaware
59	Martha Piper	46	Wife	—	Delaware
60	Walter Piper	23	Son	Laborer	Delaware
61	Robert Piper	22	Son	—	Delaware
62	Roland Piper	20	Son	—	Delaware
63	Albert Piper	18	Son	—	Delaware
64	Arthur Piper	15	Son	—	Delaware
65	Alice Piper	16	Daughter	—	Delaware
66	Herman Piper	11	Son	—	Delaware
67	Oscar Piper	9	Son	—	Delaware
68	Ernest Piper	2	Son	—	Delaware
69	James G Reed	75	Head	Farmer	Delaware
70	Sallie Reed	68	Wife	—	Delaware
71	John E Dean	62	Hired Hand	Laborer	Delaware
72	James W Smith	30	Head	Farmer	Delaware
73	Lela H Smith THIS PERSON	30	Wife	—	Delaware
74	Byron Smith	12	Son	—	Delaware
75	Hellen Smith	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
76	John W Smith	7	Son	—	Delaware
77	Herman Smith	6	Son	—	Delaware
78	Bob J Smith	3	Son	—	Delaware
79	Alma Smith	1	Daughter	—	Delaware
80	Lawrence Dickerson	45	Head	Farmer	Delaware
81	Lillie G Dickerson	34	Wife	—	Delaware
82	Dorothy Dickerson	7	Daughter	—	Delaware
83	Tyler Dickerson	4	Son	—	Delaware
84	John Thomas	35	Head	Farmer	Delaware
85	Annie Thomas	37	Wife	—	Delaware
86	Francis Thomas	13	Daughter	—	Delaware
87	Evelin Thomas	11	Daughter	—	Delaware
88	Dorothy Thomas	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
89	Herman Thomas	7	Son	—	Delaware
90	Laura Thomas	5	Daughter	—	Delaware
91	George Thomas	3	Son	—	Delaware
92	Annie Thomas	0	Daughter	—	Delaware
93	James E Reed	24	Head	Farmer	Delaware
94	Virgie M Reed	19	Wife	—	Delaware
95	Alonza Brittingham	16	Hired Hand	Laborer	Delaware
96	Phillip R Davidson	70	Head	Farmer	Delaware
97	Jane M Davidson	69	Wife	—	Delaware
98	John S Argo	35	Head	Farmer	Delaware
99	Florence C Argo	35	Wife	—	Delaware
100	Ruth Argo	8	Daughter	—	Delaware

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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)

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