Mary Dawson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Dougherty, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Mary Dawson across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Dougherty, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Dougherty, Georgia
Surname	Dawson
Given Name	Mary L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Dist 945
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Carrie Dawson	Daughter	—	26	~1904
Lillie Dawson	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Pearline Dawson	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Sterling Dawson	Head	—	50	~1880
Susie Watson	Other	—	8	~1922
Mary Watson	Other	—	4	~1926
Willie Dawson	Son	—	20	~1910
Thayson Dawson	Son	—	18	~1912
Golden Dawson	Son	—	9	~1921
Henry Dawson	Son	—	16	~1914
Mary Dawson	Spouse	—	46	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Dougherty, Georgia

Spouse, age 35

Dougherty, Georgia · implied b. ~1885 — 11 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	Mary L
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	laborer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Dougherty, Georgia

Spouse, age 46

Dougherty, Georgia · implied b. ~1884 — 11 household members

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	Mary L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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

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Mary Dawson

Spouse · 1930 · age 46 · b. ~1884 · Georgia

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1930 US Federal Census — Dougherty, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:georgiacensus00reel353:0947)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Willie	31	Head	Farm Hand	Georgia
2	Carrie	24	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
3	Richard	2	Son	Laborer	Georgia
4	Johnnie Mae	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Clarence	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
6	Ross	29	Head	Farm Hand	Georgia
7	Clara	3	Wife	—	Georgia
8	M. C.	2	Grand Son	—	Georgia
9	Willie	21	Head	Laborer	Georgia
10	Mattie B.	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Elizabeth	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
12	Louise	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
13	Mathew Boddie	69	Head	Farmer	Georgia
14	Eula Boddie	64	Wife	—	Florida
15	Lundie Boddie	40	Daughter	—	Georgia
16	George Gaudrey	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
17	Dora Gaudrey	41	Wife	—	Georgia
18	Samuel Gaudrey	22	Son	Farm Hand	Georgia
19	David Gaudrey	19	Son	Farm Hand	Georgia
20	Julia White	65	Head	Laborer	Georgia
21	Hattie Cullars	65	Head	—	Alabama
22	Willie J. Draper	19	Head	Laborer	Georgia
23	Cora L. Draper	19	Wife	—	Georgia
24	Calvin Dawson	54	Head	Farmer	Georgia
25	Lillie Dawson	40	Wife	Farm Hand	Georgia
26	Isiah Dawson	21	Son	Farm Hand	Georgia
27	Myra J. Dawson	18	Daughter	Farm Hand	Georgia
28	J. D. Dawson	16	Son	Farm Hand	Georgia
29	Baptist Dawson	14	Son	—	Georgia
30	Burnice Wright	4	Grand Daughter	—	Georgia
31	Willie B. Wright	2	Grand Daughter	—	Georgia
32	Thomas Wright	2	Grand Son	—	Georgia
33	Minnie Aguan	80	Mother	—	Georgia
34	Grantham Dawson	69	Head	Farmer	Georgia
35	Eliza Dawson	68	Wife	Farm Hand	Georgia
36	Ezekiel Dawson	81	Head	Farm Hand	Virginia
37	Sterling Dawson	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
38	Mary L. Dawson THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	Georgia
39	Carrie B. Dawson	26	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	Willie Dawson	20	Son	Laborer	Georgia
41	Thayson Dawson	18	Son	—	Georgia
42	Henry Dawson	16	Son	Laborer	Georgia
43	Lillie Dawson	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
44	Pearline Dawson	14	Daughter	—	Georgia
45	Golden Dawson	9	Son	—	Georgia
46	Susie M. Watson	8	Grand Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Mary Ella Watson	4	Grand Daughter	—	Georgia
48	Joe Oak	20	Head	Laborer	Georgia
49	Eula Oak	25	Wife	—	Georgia
50	Columbus Gullion	25	Head	Laborer	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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