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Mary Graham — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · Columbus, North Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Mary Graham across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Columbus, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Phillip & Wylie — first a daughter (b.~1900), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 20
b. ~1900
Female
Daughter
Born: North Carolina
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Columbus, North Carolina |
| Surname | Graham |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Township / Ward | Waccamaw Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1900 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Graham | Daughter | — | 23 | ~1897 |
| Leola Graham | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Mary Graham | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Lois Graham | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1907 |
| Maude Graham | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| J Graham | Head | — | 66 | ~1854 |
| Emery Graham | Son | — | 19 | ~1901 |
| Thomas Graham | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| John Graham | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Henry Graham | Son | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Mary Graham | Spouse | — | 47 | ~1873 |
Census Appearances
1900
Columbus, North …
Daughter, age 2
Columbus, North Carolina · implied b. ~1898 — 8 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Graham |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Birth Month | Jul |
| Birth Year | 1898 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1910
Columbus, North …
Daughter, age 11
Columbus, North Carolina · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Graham |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Mulatto |
| Age | 11 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1920
Columbus, North …
Daughter, age 20
Columbus, North Carolina · implied b. ~1900 — 11 household members
| Surname | Graham |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Mary Graham across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Columbus, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Phillip Graham (~0.92 confidence) and father Wylie Graham (~0.92 confidence) and father J Graham (~0.92 confidence) and mother Eliza Graham (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Graham (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Phillip Graham
b. ~1846
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Wylie Graham
b. ~1844
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
J Graham
b. ~1854
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Eliza Graham
b. ~1853
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Graham
b. ~1873
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Mary Graham
Daughter · 1920 · age 20 · b. ~1900 · North Carolina
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Sibling
Lois Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Thomas Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Henry Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ida Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Emery Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Maude Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Leola Graham
Sibling · 1920 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1920 US Federal Census — Columbus, North Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Columbus, North Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1292unit:1022)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Duffie Long | 74 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 52 | Lydia Long | 42 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 53 | Foster Long | 18 | Son | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 54 | Thelma Long | 16 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 55 | Pearl Long | 15 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 56 | James Jacobs | 28 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 57 | Matthew Jacobs | 5 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 58 | Bernice Jacobs | 11 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 59 | Winnie Baldwin | 57 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 60 | John Baldwin | 30 | Son | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 61 | Jessie Baldwin | 22 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 62 | Lucinda Baldwin | 18 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 63 | Arthur Baldwin | 10 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 64 | Clarence Baldwin | 6 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 65 | Georgia Baldwin | 3 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
| 66 | Harry Ganey | 30 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 67 | Sallie Ganey | 32 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 68 | Marshall Ganey | 10 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 69 | George Ganey | 7 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 70 | Herman Ganey | 4 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 71 | Herbert Ganey | 2 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 72 | Sylvia Lucas | 44 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 73 | Brackett Lucas | 8 | Adopted | — | North Carolina |
| 74 | J. D. Graham | 66 | Head | Farmer | United States |
| 75 | Mary Graham | 47 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 76 | Ida Graham | 23 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 77 | Mary E. Graham THIS PERSON | 20 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 78 | Emery Graham | 19 | Son | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 79 | Henry Graham | 16 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 80 | Lois Graham | 13 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 81 | John W. Graham | 11 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 82 | Maude E. Graham | 9 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 83 | Thomas Graham | 5 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 84 | Leola Graham | 4 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 85 | M. J. Blanks | 42 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 86 | Gertie Blanks | 42 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 87 | Hanes Blanks | 13 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 88 | J. A. Melton | 43 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 89 | Sarah Melton | 30 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 90 | Theodora Melton | 16 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 91 | Liza C. Melton | 13 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 92 | Sarah A. Melton | 11 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 93 | Lawrence Melton | 6 | Adopted | — | North Carolina |
| 94 | Dana Graham | 42 | Head | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 95 | Freddie Graham | 13 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 96 | D. A. Burney | 61 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 97 | Viola Burney | 40 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 98 | Bessie Burney | 15 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 99 | Darius D. Burney | 13 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 100 | Susan Smith | 58 | Boarder | — | North Carolina |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Mary + 8 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
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)