Mary Clayton — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Panola, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Mary Clayton across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Panola, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Panola, Mississippi
Surname	Clayton
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 3 Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Annie Clayton	Daughter	—	17	~1903
Lee Clayton	Head	—	45	~1875
May Clayton	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Steve Clayton	Son	—	7	~1913
Bellen Clayton	Son	—	16	~1904
Mary Clayton	Spouse	—	36	~1884
Fred Clayton	Son	—	13	~1907
Arline Clayton	Daughter	—	10	~1910

Census Appearances

1910

Panola, Mississippi

Spouse, age 26

Panola, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Clayton
Given Name	Mattie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	11
Children Born	0
Children Living	0
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Panola, Mississippi

Spouse, age 36

Panola, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 8 household members

Surname	Clayton
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Mary Clayton

Spouse · 1920 · age 36 · b. ~1884 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu869unit:0278)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Wheeler Arnold	22	Son	—	Texas
2	Henry Woodard	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
3	Annie Woodard	26	Wife	—	South Carolina
4	James Woodard	7	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Emma Woodard	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Capitola Woodard	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Lee Clayton	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
8	Mary Clayton THIS PERSON	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
9	Annie Clayton	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Bellen Clayton	16	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Fred Clayton	13	Son	—	Mississippi
12	May Clayton	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Arline Clayton	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Steve Clayton	7	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Manhace Shields	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
16	Rebecca Shields	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Mary Bula Shields	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Jerry D Shields	4	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Wallace Shields	2	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Roberta Shields	70	Mother	—	North Carolina
21	Allie L Shields	30	Sister	—	Mississippi
22	Benny W Shields	10	Brother	—	Mississippi
23	John Woodard	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
24	Lula Woodard	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	James Woodard	25	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Carrie Woodard	23	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	James Quick	56	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
28	Jessie Quick	57	Wife	—	North Carolina
29	William Quick	17	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Cornelia Quick	16	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
31	Jesse Huddleston	29	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
32	Altha Huddleston	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	Maude Huddleston	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
34	Floy Huddleston	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
35	Arthur Huddleston	12	Son	—	Mississippi
36	Mary Huddleston	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Burlie B Huddleston	6	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Owen Huddleston	4	Son	—	Mississippi
39	George Huddleston	2	Son	—	Mississippi
40	Mollie D Huddleston	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
41	John E Bailey	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Mary S Bailey	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Clarence W Bailey	20	Son	Teacher	Mississippi
44	James W Bailey	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
45	George G Bailey	16	Son	—	Mississippi
46	James E Bailey	13	Nephew	—	Mississippi
47	Charley Thompson	35	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
48	Minnie Thompson	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
49	Mabel Thompson	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
50	Joe Lewis Thompson	14	Son	—	Mississippi

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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