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Mary Best — 1910 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1910 United States Federal Census · Lavaca, Texas
Our Model Tree links this Mary Best across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Lavaca, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1878), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 32
b. ~1878
Female
Spouse
Born: Texas
Married
1910 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1910 |
| Location | Lavaca, Texas |
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Years Married | 11 |
| Children Born | 4 |
| Children Living | 4 |
| Father's Birthplace | Germany |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Precinct No 1 Part Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1878 |
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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1910 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Best | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1907 |
| Annie Best | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1899 |
| Stephen Best | Son | — | 9 | ~1901 |
| Mary Best | Spouse | — | 32 | ~1878 |
| Joe Best | Son | — | 6 | ~1904 |
| Henry Best | Son | — | 1 | ~1909 |
| Gustav Best | Head | — | 38 | ~1872 |
Census Appearances
1900
Lavaca, Texas
Other, age 23
Lavaca, Texas · implied b. ~1877 — 5 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter in law |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Birth Month | July |
| Birth Year | 1877 |
| Father's Birthplace | Germany |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
1910
Lavaca, Texas
Spouse, age 32
Lavaca, Texas · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members
| Surname | Best |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Years Married | 11 |
| Children Born | 4 |
| Children Living | 4 |
| Father's Birthplace | Germany |
| Mother's Birthplace | Germany |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Best across 2 US Census years (1900 and 1910) in Lavaca, Texas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Best
Spouse · 1910 · age 32 · b. ~1878 · Texas
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1910 US Federal Census — Lavaca, Texas
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1910 US Federal Census — Lavaca, Texas
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po1573unit:0133)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe | 13 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 2 | Annie | 11 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 3 | Lillie | 6 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 4 | Hilda | 4 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 5 | Annie Kaspar | 68 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 6 | Mary Kaspar | 30 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 7 | Annie Kaspar | 26 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 8 | Henry Droese | 35 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 9 | Albert Droese | 24 | Brother | Blacksmith | Texas |
| 10 | William Cordes | 65 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 11 | Dora Cordes | 53 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Germany |
| 12 | Otto Cordes | 20 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 13 | Theodore Cordes | 17 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 14 | Elsie Cordes | 14 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 15 | Bertha Cordes | 11 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 16 | Willie Henke | 25 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 17 | Emma Henke | 26 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 18 | Ernst Henke | 1 | Son | — | Texas |
| 19 | Emma Henke | 56 | Mother | — | Germany |
| 20 | Frederick Best | 73 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 21 | Gustav Best | 38 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 22 | Mary Best THIS PERSON | 32 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 23 | Annie Best | 11 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 24 | Stephen Best | 9 | Son | — | Texas |
| 25 | Joe Best | 6 | Son | — | Texas |
| 26 | Mary Best | 3 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 27 | Henry Best | 1 | Son | — | Texas |
| 28 | Charles Schmidt | 40 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 29 | Annie Schmidt | 36 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Germany |
| 30 | Annie Schmidt | 14 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 31 | Gustav Schmidt | 13 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 32 | Emil Schmidt | 11 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 33 | Gussie Schmidt | 8 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 34 | Adolph Schmidt | 7 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 35 | Albert Schmidt | 6 | Son | — | Texas |
| 36 | Adela Schmidt | 3 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 37 | Lydia Schmidt | 1 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 38 | Charles Mainusch | 46 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 39 | Martha Mainusch | 40 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Germany |
| 40 | Emil Mainusch | 17 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 41 | Herman Mainusch | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 42 | Paul Mainusch | 13 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 43 | Henry Schmorge | 25 | Head | Farmer | Texas |
| 44 | Lillie Schmorge | 17 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 45 | Son Schmorge | 0 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 46 | Meta Hinrichs | 36 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 47 | Adolph Hinrichs | 19 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 48 | Emil Hinrichs | 14 | Son | Farm Laborer | Texas |
| 49 | Dietrich Schmorge | 61 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 50 | Emma Schmorge | 49 | Wife | — | Germany |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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)