Lula Provitt — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lula Provitt across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Tallahatchie, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1909), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1909 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Surname	Provitt
Given Name	Lula E
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 Lula	Age	Birth yr
Arra Provitt	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Tom Provitt	Head	—	32	~1888
Laura Provitt	Spouse	—	32	~1888
Malinda Gloster	Other	—	63	~1857
Lula Provitt	Daughter	—	11	~1909

Census Appearances

1910

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Provitt
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Daughter, age 11

Tallahatchie, Mississippi · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

Surname	Provitt
Given Name	Lula E
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Our Model Tree links Lula Provitt across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Lula Provitt

Daughter · 1920 · age 11 · b. ~1909 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Arra Provitt

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

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 — Tallahatchie, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu895unit:0422)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jessie M Mason	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
2	Earnest Mason	10	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Bessie Mason	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Eula Mason	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Mable Thomas	30	Head	—	Mississippi
6	Belle Thomas	24	Wife	Farmer	Mississippi
7	Willie C Thomas	4	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Mearl Thomas	2	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Lonie Thomas	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Jeff Jackson	45	Head	Farmer	Alabama
11	Annie Jackson	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Mary E Jackson	25	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
13	George Jackson	22	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
14	Lula Jackson	20	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
15	John Jackson	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
16	Clara Jackson	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Ellis Jackson	13	Son	—	Mississippi
18	Jeff Jackson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Shelby Jackson	10	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Hampton Allen	27	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
21	L Wilson	8	Boarder	—	Mississippi
22	Tom Provitt	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
23	Laura Provitt	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Lula E Provitt THIS PERSON	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Arra E Provitt	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Malinda Gloster	63	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
27	Stella Mcclain	28	Head	Cook	Mississippi
28	Joe Eskridge	34	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
29	James Thomas	17	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
30	Jim Hall	40	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
31	John Neal	22	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
32	John Hanes	28	Boarder	Laborer	Alabama
33	Will Woodard	31	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
34	Charley Thomas	23	Boarder	—	Mississippi
35	Willie M Thomas	1	Boarder	—	Mississippi
36	Maggie Neal	22	Boarder	Cook	Mississippi
37	Willie Neal	7	Boarder	—	Mississippi
38	Paul Henry	25	Boarder	—	Mississippi
39	Willie Brown	23	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Emma Brown	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
41	Alonzo Brown	22	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Ruth Brown	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Sam Elliott	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
44	Archie Elliott	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
45	Della Elliott	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Sarah Elliott	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Ida Elliott	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Ada Elliott	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Lebaron Phifer	38	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
50	Nancy Phifer	33	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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