Mary Hess — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Mary Hess across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1873), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1873 Female Spouse Born: Germany Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Hess
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1894
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	New York City Borough Of Manhattan
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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
Martha Hess	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Helen Hess	Daughter	—	10	~1910
Herman Hess	Head	—	54	~1866
Herman Hess	Son	—	18	~1902
George Hess	Son	—	14	~1906
Henry Hess	Son	—	6	~1914
Edward Hess	Son	—	12	~1908
Mary Hess	Spouse	—	47	~1873

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 47

New York, New York · implied b. ~1873 — 8 household members

Surname	Hess
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1894
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Bronx, New …

Other, age 59

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1871 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hess
Given Name	Marie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1895
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Stationary Eng
Industry	Own
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Mary Hess

Spouse · 1920 · age 47 · b. ~1873 · New York

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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1194unit:0491)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Cornelius Sheridan	15	Son	—	New York
52	Rose Sheridan	13	Daughter	—	New York
53	Florence Sheridan	11	Daughter	—	New York
54	William Sheridan	6	Son	—	New York
55	Michael Mcinerney	31	Head	Mechanic	New York
56	Rose Mcinerney	31	Wife	—	New York
57	Robert Mcinerney	9	Son	—	New York
58	Mary Mcinerney	7	Daughter	—	New York
59	Rita Mcinerney	1	Daughter	—	New York
60	Herman Hess	54	Head	Driver	Germany
61	Mary Hess THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Germany
62	Herman Hess	18	Son	Clerk	New York
63	George Hess	14	Son	—	New York
64	Edward Hess	12	Son	—	New York
65	Helen Hess	10	Daughter	—	New York
66	Martha Hess	8	Daughter	—	New York
67	Henry Hess	6	Son	—	New York
68	Fred Meyer	38	Head	Manager	New York
69	Florence Meyer	26	Wife	—	New York
70	Kenneth Meyer	2	Son	—	New York
71	Carrie Bott	63	Mother-in-law	—	New York
72	John O'Kelly	35	Head	Longshoreman	Ireland
73	Hattie O'Kelly	30	Wife	—	New York
74	Mildred O'Kelly	8	Daughter	—	New York
75	Michael Moran	45	Head	Laborer	Ireland
76	Margaret Moran	40	Wife	—	Ireland
77	Stuart Moran	16	Son	Helper	Scotland
78	Anna Moran	14	Daughter	—	Scotland
79	Ruth Moran	12	Daughter	—	Scotland
80	John Moran	8	Son	—	Scotland
81	Veronica Moran	1	Daughter	—	New York
82	Sylvester Crowley	34	Head	Mechanic	Ireland
83	Ada Crowley	34	Wife	—	Ireland
84	Ada Crowley	9	Daughter	—	New York
85	May Crowley	6	Daughter	—	New York
86	Sylvester Crowley	5	Son	—	New York
87	William Crowley	3	Son	—	New York
88	Agnes Crowley	0	Daughter	—	New York
89	Patrick Mulgrave	49	Head	Driver	Ireland
90	Annie Mulgrave	43	Wife	—	Ireland
91	Kathleen Mulgrave	22	Daughter	Telephone Operator	New York
92	Josephine Mulgrave	18	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
93	Michael Mulgrave	19	Son-in-law	Chauffeur	New York
94	Agnes Mulgrave	19	Daughter	—	New York
95	Patrick Mulgrave	0	Grandson	—	New York
96	Fred Martin	66	Head	Stationer	Germany
97	Margaret Martin	52	Wife	—	Ireland
98	Fred Martin	23	Son	—	New York
99	Loretta Martin	18	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
100	Fred Martin	21	Son	Clerk	New York

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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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