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Lula Edwards — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Spartanburg, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Lula Edwards across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Spartanburg, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 36
b. ~1884
Female
Spouse
Born: South Carolina
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Lula |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Township / Ward | Glenn Springs Dist 46 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1884 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Lula | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Edwards | Son | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Ben Edwards | Head | — | 45 | ~1875 |
| Lula Edwards | Spouse | — | 36 | ~1884 |
| Isaac Jackson | Other | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Lila Edwards | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Lula Edwards | Other | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Martha Edwards | Daughter | — | ~1920 | |
| Ben Edwards | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Mary Edwards | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1912 |
Census Appearances
1910
Spartanburg, South …
Spouse, age 25
Spartanburg, South Carolina · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members
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Household
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Luvilina |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 25 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Years Married | 6 |
| Children Born | 3 |
| Children Living | 3 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Wash woman |
| Industry | Private family |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1920
Spartanburg, South …
Spouse, age 36
Spartanburg, South Carolina · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Lula |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Lula Edwards across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Spartanburg, South Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Lula Edwards
Spouse · 1920 · age 36 · b. ~1884 · South Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Spartanburg, South Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Spartanburg, South Carolina
Page Contents
47 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1700unit:0918)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Martha Mcclain | 22 | — | — | South Carolina |
| 55 | John Jones | 30 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 56 | Annie Jones | 27 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 57 | Nora Jones | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 58 | Corrina Jones | 5 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 59 | Jones | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 60 | Jones | 2 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 61 | Cleveland Jones | 0 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 62 | Moses Brown | 42 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 63 | Alice Brown | 42 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 64 | Annie Brown | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 65 | Gladys Brown | 14 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 66 | Lucian Brown | 11 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 67 | George Ernest | 58 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 68 | Misha Ernest | 41 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 69 | Calvin Ernest | 20 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 70 | Alice Ernest | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 71 | Clifford Ernest | 16 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 72 | Bessie Ernest | 14 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 73 | Lillian Ernest | 12 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 74 | Dorothy Ernest | 10 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 75 | Emma Ernest | 9 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 76 | Eva Ernest | 6 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 77 | Ida Ernest | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 78 | Hester Ernest | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 79 | Isaac Mccullough | 26 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 80 | Minnie Mccullough | 22 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 81 | Mccullough | 2 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 82 | Ben Edwards | 45 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 83 | Lula Edwards THIS PERSON | 36 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 84 | Lila Edwards | 15 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 85 | Mary Edwards | 8 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 86 | Ben Edwards | 10 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 87 | Johnnie Edwards | 3 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 88 | Martha Edwards | 0 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 89 | Isaac Jackson | 20 | Step son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 90 | Lula Edwards | 18 | Step dau | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 91 | Tom Cloud | 71 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 92 | Cloud | 70 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 93 | Jessie Cloud | 14 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 94 | Joe Bright | 47 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 95 | Mary Bright | 45 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 96 | Jessie Bright | 22 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 97 | Lizzie Bright | 15 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 98 | Dora Bright | 12 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 99 | Annie Bright | 10 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 100 | Bright | 8 | Daughter | Laborer | South 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)