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Lena Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Clay, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lena Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Clay, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1916 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Clay, Mississippi
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat Four Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lena	Age	Birth yr
Lillie Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Lena Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Hattie Smith	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Novella Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1917
Luberta Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Sam Smith	Head	—	40	~1890
Cleaby Smith	Son	—	18	~1912
Elvira Smith	Spouse	—	30	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Mississippi

Daughter, age 5

Clay, Mississippi · implied b. ~1915 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Clay, Mississippi

Daughter, age 14

Clay, Mississippi · implied b. ~1916 — 8 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Lena Smith across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Clay, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Lena Smith

Daughter · 1930 · age 14 · b. ~1916 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Luberta Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Cleaby Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lillie Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Novella Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Hattie Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

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 — Clay, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1142unit:0576)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Royal M. Raiford	27	Head	—	Louisiana
52	Mary S. Raiford	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	William M. Raiford	4	Son	—	Mississippi
54	Royal M. Jr. Raiford	2	Son	—	Mississippi
55	Louisa Dalton	51	Mother	—	Mississippi
56	Robert A. Bennett	60	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
57	Sarah Bennett	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
58	Dewey Bennett	31	Son	—	Tennessee
59	Ernest Bennett	26	Son	—	Tennessee
60	John Bennett	22	Son	—	Tennessee
61	Velma Bennett	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
62	William L. Thompson	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Maude V. Thompson	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Frank L. Thompson	19	Son	—	Mississippi
65	Lee H. Thompson	18	Son	—	Mississippi
66	Joe Thompson	15	Son	—	Mississippi
67	Luther Heard	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
68	Addie B. Heard	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	Frank Heard	14	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Goldie Heard	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Frank Thompson	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
72	Willie M. Thompson	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Lula M. Thompson	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Willie L. Thompson	9	Son	—	Mississippi
75	Wheeler Graham	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
76	Hattie Graham	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Morris Murphy	38	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Ora Murphy	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Sam Smith	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
80	Elvira Smith	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
81	Cleaby Smith	18	Son	—	Mississippi
82	Hattie Smith	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
83	Lena Smith THIS PERSON	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
84	Novella Smith	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
85	Luberta Smith	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
86	Lillie N. Smith	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
87	Joe Harris	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
88	Rosa L. Harris	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
89	J. C. Harris	17	Son	—	Mississippi
90	Lee A. Harris	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
91	Susie B. Harris	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
92	Ed Harris	9	Son	—	Mississippi
93	Minnie Harris	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
94	Ozzie B. Harris	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
95	Shep Higginbotham	74	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
96	Isabella Higginbotham	60	Wife	—	Mississippi
97	Hattie Calvert	36	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
98	John Calvert	12	Son	—	Mississippi
99	Fannie L. Calvert	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
100	Addie B. Calvert	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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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