Margaret Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Bronx, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Smith across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Bronx, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1855), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1855 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Bronx, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Bronx Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1855

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Smith	Daughter	—	30	~1890
Florence Smith	Daughter	—	25	~1895
Josephine Smith	Daughter	—	27	~1893
Margaret Smith	Head	—	65	~1855

Census Appearances

1900

New York, …

Head, age 43

New York, New York · implied b. ~1857 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Birth Month	Jan
Birth Year	1857
Year of Immigration	1875
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Dressmaker
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1910

New York, …

Head, age 55

New York, New York · implied b. ~1855 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Children Living	12
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

Bronx, New …

Head, age 65

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1855 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Smith

Head · 1920 · age 65 · b. ~1855 · New York

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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Bronx, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1133unit:0049)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Gertrude Schadt	23	Daughter	Clerk	New York
52	John G. Oswald	28	Head	Salesman	New York
53	Augusta Oswald	26	Wife	—	New York
54	Gertrude Oswald	5	Daughter	—	New York
55	Elizabeth Waldstein	63	Head	—	Germany
56	Rose Waldstein	34	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
57	Elizabeth Waldstein	33	Daughter	Clerk	New York
58	Bertha Waldstein	18	Daughter	Clerk	New York
59	William Petermann	25	Lodger	Tel. Operator	New York
60	John H. Petermann	23	Lodger	—	New York
61	Isaac Greenberg	28	Head	Merchant	Rumania
62	Dora Greenberg	27	Wife	—	Rumania
63	Sophie Greenberg	7	Daughter	—	New York
64	Ruth Greenberg	1	Daughter	—	New York
65	Sarah Greenberg	27	Sister	—	Rumania
66	Frank Reitmeier	49	Head	Butcher	Austria
67	Hedwig Reitmeier	45	Wife	—	Posen
68	Elizabeth Reitmeier	23	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
69	Frank Reitmeier	19	Son	Bookkeeper	New York
70	Margaret Reitmeier	14	Daughter	—	New York
71	William G. Engel	72	Head	Retired	Germany
72	Elizabeth Engel	69	Wife	—	Germany
73	August Engel	36	Son	Fireman	New York
74	William G. Engel	9	Grandson	—	New York
75	Gustave Kutzenberg	44	Head	Collector	Germany
76	Emma Kutzenberg	44	Wife	—	New York
77	Elizabeth Kutzenberg	17	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
78	Gustave Kutzenberg	12	Son	—	New York
79	Margaret Smith THIS PERSON	65	Head	—	Ireland
80	Margaret Smith	30	Daughter	—	New York
81	Josephine Smith	27	Daughter	Milliner	New York
82	Florence Smith	25	Daughter	Typewriter	New York
83	Richard Wilson	43	Head	Watchman	New York
84	Pauline Wilson	44	Wife	—	New York
85	Richard Wilson	22	Son	Clerk	New York
86	Harry Wunderman	35	Head	Merchant	Rumania
87	Emma Wunderman	35	Wife	—	At Sea
88	Esther Greenwald	65	Head	—	Rumania
89	Max Liebowitz	32	Head	Examiner	Rumania
90	Anna Liebowitz	28	Wife	—	At Sea
91	Max Liebowitz	3	Son	—	New York
92	Samuel Arner	33	Head	Merchant	Russia
93	Bella Arner	32	Wife	—	Russia
94	Adele Arner	2	Daughter	—	New York
95	Eva Daseko	14	Lodger	—	New York
96	Samuel Rothman	42	Head	Contractor	Russia
97	Mamie Rothman	42	Wife	—	Russia
98	William E. Rothman	20	Son	Pharmacist	New York
99	Jacob Rothman	18	Son	Stenographer	New York
100	Sidney Rothman	16	Son	—	New York

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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.

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