Martha King — 1920 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1920 United States Federal Census · Palo Alto, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Martha King across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Palo Alto, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1871), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1871 Female Spouse Born: Wisconsin Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Palo Alto, Iowa
Surname	King
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Ruthven Town
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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 Martha	Age	Birth yr
Martha King	Spouse	—	49	~1871
Arthur King	Son	—	23	~1897
Marian King	Daughter	—	4	~1916
John King	Head	—	56	~1864

Census Appearances

1900

Clay, Iowa

Spouse, age 30

Clay, Iowa · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	King
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Birth Month	Feb
Birth Year	1870
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1910

Palo Alto, …

Spouse, age 40

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1870 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	King
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Years Married	19
Children Born	3
Children Living	2
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Eng.
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1920

Palo Alto, …

Spouse, age 49

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1871 — 4 household members

Surname	King
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Martha King across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Martha King

Spouse · 1920 · age 49 · b. ~1871 · Iowa

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Palo Alto, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu505unit:0567)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Detloff	73	Head	—	New York
2	Jennie Detloff	61	Wife	—	Wisconsin
3	James D Lucey	47	Head	—	Wisconsin
4	Martha S Lucey	46	Wife	—	New York
5	Vada June Lucey	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	Alex Ruthven	72	Head	Farmer	Scotland
7	Carrie B Ruthven	60	Wife	—	Wisconsin
8	James A Ruthven	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
9	Leona Ruthven	32	Wife	—	Iowa
10	James A Ruthven	3	Son	—	Iowa
11	John R King	56	Head	—	New York
12	Martha King THIS PERSON	49	Wife	—	Wisconsin
13	Arthur King	23	Son	Mechanic	Iowa
14	Marian P King	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
15	Ed E Sandhoff	53	Head	Farmer	Germany
16	Anna H Sandhoff	47	Wife	—	Germany
17	Harold E Sandhoff	16	Son	Labour	Iowa
18	Herbert Sandhoff	14	Son	—	Iowa
19	Victor H Sandhoff	11	Son	—	Iowa
20	Theodore D Sandhoff	9	Son	—	Iowa
21	Ernest Sandhoff	7	Son	—	Iowa
22	Iona M Sandhoff	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	Harry E Rigg	38	Head	Laborer	Illinois
24	Ellen C Rigg	43	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Dorothy E Rigg	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Gertrude M Rigg	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Norman B Rigg	8	Son	—	Iowa
28	Ison B Rigg	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	Delia L Rigg	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	S. M. Miller	25	Head	Laborer	Illinois
31	Anna E Miller	26	Wife	—	Wisconsin
32	Leonard Jr. Miller	7	Son	—	Iowa
33	Merle Miller	3	Son	—	Iowa
34	Ernest W Smith	47	Head	Agent	England
35	Agnes Smith	45	Wife	—	Scotland
36	John Smith	7	Son	—	Iowa
37	Ruth M Smith	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	Walley Hughes	45	Head	Dealer	Indiana
39	Lulu Hughes	44	Wife	—	New York
40	John B Archer	43	Head	Butcher	Germany
41	Martha Archer	33	Wife	—	South Dakota
42	Burnil Archer	7	Son	—	Iowa
43	Mary Archer	66	Mother	—	Germany
44	Hans Johnson	74	Head	—	Denmark
45	Ester Johnson	46	Wife	—	Norway
46	Charles Thorson	67	Head	Carpenter	Norway
47	Celeste Thorson	67	Wife	—	Wisconsin
48	Ray W Swain	54	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
49	Lulu G Swain	21	Wife	—	Iowa
50	Mary A Hutman	44	Head	—	Illinois

Search for Martha King

All Martha King Census Records Discover King Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data