Mary Ballard — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Meriwether, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Ballard across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Meriwether, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Meriwether, Georgia
Surname	Ballard
Given Name	Mary Lou
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Militia District 704 Warm Springs Pt Of
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Boss Ballard	Head	—	44	~1886
Ruby Ballard	Daughter	—	8	~1922
William Ballard	Son	—	9	~1921
Gladys Ballard	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Minnie Ballard	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Mary Ballard	Spouse	—	34	~1896
Cody Ballard	Son	—	13	~1917
Nellie Ballard	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Maude Ballard	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Clinton Ballard	Son	—	11	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Meriwether, Georgia

Spouse, age 25

Meriwether, Georgia · implied b. ~1895 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ballard
Given Name	Mary Lou
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Meriwether, Georgia

Spouse, age 34

Meriwether, Georgia · implied b. ~1896 — 10 household members

Surname	Ballard
Given Name	Mary Lou
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	14
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Our Model Tree links Mary Ballard across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Meriwether, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Mary Ballard

Spouse · 1930 · age 34 · b. ~1896 · Georgia

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Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Meriwether, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel375:0637)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Rufus Williams	23	Head	Laborer	Georgia
52	Clara Williams	23	Wife	None	Georgia
53	Christine Williams	3	Daughter	None	Georgia
54	Charlie Williams	2	Son	None	Georgia
55	Lucia Williams	0	Daughter	None	Georgia
56	Carson Daniel	38	Head	Laborer	Georgia
57	Ella Daniel	32	Wife	None	Georgia
58	Minnie Daniel	6	Daughter	None	Georgia
59	Mattie Daniel	5	Daughter	None	Georgia
60	Mattie Finley	60	Head	Cook	Georgia
61	Jane Finley	28	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
62	Frank Finley	26	Son	Laborer	Georgia
63	Mollie Finley	22	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
64	Jennie Finley	7	Daughter	None	Georgia
65	Bobbie Finley	5	Daughter	None	Georgia
66	Clifford Finley	3	Son	None	Georgia
67	Felix Gresham	25	Head	Laborer	Georgia
68	Neta Gresham	21	Wife	None	Georgia
69	Ben Williams	46	Head	Laborer	Georgia
70	Manuel Williams	50	Brother	Laborer	Georgia
71	Mary Ann Williams	80	Mother	None	Georgia
72	Will Williams	54	Head	Farmer	Georgia
73	Lula Williams	44	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
74	Charlie Williams	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
75	Emit Williams	17	Son	Laborer	Georgia
76	Jesse Williams	15	Son	None	Georgia
77	Price Williams	12	Son	None	Georgia
78	Milton Williams	6	Son	None	Georgia
79	Curtis Williams	2	Son	None	Georgia
80	Hopkins Hollins	30	Head	Cook	Georgia
81	Clara Hollins	25	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
82	Emeline Hollins	65	Mother	None	Georgia
83	Willie Johnson	10	Boarder	None	Georgia
84	Bennie Bailey	20	Boarder	Teacher	Georgia
85	Mary H. Denson	49	Head	Laundress	Georgia
86	J. W. Denson	16	Son	Laborer	Georgia
87	Boss Ballard	44	Head	Farmer	Georgia
88	Mary Lou Ballard THIS PERSON	34	Wife	None	Georgia
89	Nellie Ballard	17	Daughter	Cook	Georgia
90	Maude Ballard	15	Daughter	Laborer	Georgia
91	Cody Ballard	13	Son	None	Georgia
92	Clinton Ballard	11	Son	None	Georgia
93	William Ballard	9	Son	None	Georgia
94	Ruby Ballard	8	Daughter	None	Georgia
95	Gladys Ballard	5	Daughter	None	Georgia
96	Minnie Ballard	2	Daughter	None	Georgia
97	Hill Smith	52	Head	Night Watchman	Georgia
98	Lucy Smith	50	Wife	None	Georgia
99	Hazel Smith	16	Daughter	None	Georgia
100	Agnes Smith	14	Daughter	None	Georgia

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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