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Margaret Porter — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Cumberland, New Jersey
Our Model Tree links this Margaret Porter across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cumberland, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1844), then head of a 2-person household.
Age 76
b. ~1844
Female
Head
Born: New Jersey
Widowed
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Cumberland, New Jersey |
| Surname | Porter |
| Given Name | Margaret H. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 76 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
| Township / Ward | Bridgeton Nj |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1844 |
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.
2 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Margaret | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Porter | Head | — | 76 | ~1844 |
| Emma Porter | Daughter | — | 57 | ~1863 |
Census Appearances
1900
Cumberland, New …
Other, age 57
Cumberland, New Jersey · implied b. ~1843 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Porter |
| Given Name | Margaret K. |
| Relationship to Head | Sister |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 56 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Birth Month | July |
| Birth Year | 1843 |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
1910
Cumberland, New …
Head, age 65
Cumberland, New Jersey · implied b. ~1845 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Porter |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 65 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Children Born | 0 |
| Children Living | 0 |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
1920
Cumberland, New …
Head, age 76
Cumberland, New Jersey · implied b. ~1844 — 2 household members
| Surname | Porter |
| Given Name | Margaret H. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 76 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
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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.
Our Model Tree links Margaret Porter across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Cumberland, New Jersey, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Porter
Head · 1920 · age 76 · b. ~1844 · New Jersey
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Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Cumberland, New Jersey
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1920 US Federal Census — Cumberland, New Jersey
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1026unit:0142)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John E. Minch | 50 | Head | Farmer | New Jersey |
| 2 | Harriet N. Minch | 35 | Wife | Book Keeper | New Jersey |
| 3 | Walter H. Bacon | 58 | Head | Lawyer | New Jersey |
| 4 | Mary E. Bacon | 57 | Wife | None | S. Carolina |
| 5 | James Bacon | 24 | Son | Mfgr. Textile | New Jersey |
| 6 | Mary L. Bacon | 22 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 7 | Margaret H. Porter THIS PERSON | 76 | Head | None | New Jersey |
| 8 | Emma Porter | 57 | Daughter | None | United States |
| 9 | Charles Righman | 66 | Head | Mfgr. Condensed Milk | New Jersey |
| 10 | Mary E. Righman | 50 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 11 | Warren Garrison | 35 | Head | General Traveler | New Jersey |
| 12 | Mary A. Garrison | 34 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 13 | Inez E. Garrison | 11 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 14 | Earl W. Garrison | 11 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 15 | Cora E. Garrison | 9 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 16 | Warren J. Garrison | 3 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 17 | J. Alwyn Garrison | 2 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 18 | Ralph M. Garrison | 0 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 19 | Howard Supplee | 34 | Head | General Traveler | New Jersey |
| 20 | Bertha Supplee | 34 | Wife | None | New York |
| 21 | L. Willard Minch | 55 | Head | Farmer | New Jersey |
| 22 | Angeline Minch | 55 | Wife | None | Pennsylvania |
| 23 | Priscilla Minch | 49 | Sister | None | New Jersey |
| 24 | Lewis S. Johnson | 60 | Head | None | New Jersey |
| 25 | Fannie Johnson | 61 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 26 | Edward Johnson | 28 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 27 | Henry Loveland | 47 | Head | None | New Jersey |
| 28 | Abbie Loveland | 44 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 29 | Heber Loveland | 18 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 30 | Sarah Porch | 58 | Head | None | New Jersey |
| 31 | Francis Porch | 21 | Son | Student | New Jersey |
| 32 | J. Harry Bell | 46 | Head | Carpenter | New Jersey |
| 33 | Daisy Bell | 42 | Wife | Nurse | New Jersey |
| 34 | R. Harry Bell | 21 | Son | Student | New Jersey |
| 35 | Sarah Bell | 16 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 36 | Ernest Fagio | 32 | Head | Laborer | Italy |
| 37 | Gertrude Fagio | 32 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 38 | Louis Fagio | 6 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 39 | Edith Fagio | 5 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 40 | Nellie Whipple | 49 | Head | None | New Jersey |
| 41 | Margaret Whipple | 29 | Sister | Operator Shirt Factory | New Jersey |
| 42 | Shrimp Whipple | 25 | Boarder | Operator Shirt Factory | New Jersey |
| 43 | Wendell Wells | 27 | Head | Laborer | New Jersey |
| 44 | Teresa Wells | 24 | Wife | Operator Shirt Factory | Bavaria |
| 45 | John Dare | 35 | Head | Laborer | New Jersey |
| 46 | Louisa Dare | 32 | Wife | None | New Jersey |
| 47 | Edna Dare | 15 | Daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 48 | Warren Dare | 13 | Son | None | New Jersey |
| 49 | Edna Bott | 32 | Head | Operator Shirt Factory | New Jersey |
| 50 | William H. Bott | 3 | Son | None | New Jersey |
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)