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Mary Knight — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Pittsylvania, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Mary Knight across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Pittsylvania, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1881), then head of a 17-person household.
Age 49
b. ~1881
Female
Spouse
Born: North Carolina
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Pittsylvania, Virginia |
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 17 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Township / Ward | Ridgeway Village |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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.
17 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Knight | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1910 |
| Maude Knight | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1910 |
| Russell Knight | Head | — | 51 | ~1879 |
| Curtis Knight | Other | — | 2 | ~1928 |
| Margaret Knight | Other | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Pearl Knight | Other | — | 4 | ~1926 |
| Russell Knight | Other | — | ~1930 | |
| Russell Knight | Other | — | ~1930 | |
| Joseph Knight | Other | — | ~1930 | |
| Bennett Knight | Son | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Claude Knight | Son | — | 29 | ~1901 |
| Paul Knight | Son | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| Albert Knight | Son | — | 27 | ~1903 |
| Robert Knight | Son | — | 9 | ~1921 |
| George Knight | Son | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| John Knight | Son | — | 14 | ~1916 |
| Mary Knight | Spouse | — | 49 | ~1881 |
Census Appearances
1920
Norfolk, Virginia
Spouse, age 40
Norfolk, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members
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Household
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Laundress |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1930
Pittsylvania, Virginia
Spouse, age 49
Pittsylvania, Virginia · implied b. ~1881 — 17 household members
| Surname | Knight |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 17 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Knight across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Knight
Spouse · 1930 · age 49 · b. ~1881 · Virginia
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1930 US Federal Census — Pittsylvania, Virginia
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1930 US Federal Census — Pittsylvania, Virginia
Page Contents
51 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2447unit:0764)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Beatie | 23 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 2 | Ethel Beatie | 21 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 3 | Robert Jr. Beatie | 1 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 4 | Bertha M. Beatie | 20 | Sister | Janitor | Virginia |
| 5 | Jennie Beatie | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 6 | James Beatie | 16 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 7 | Cora Beatie | 49 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 8 | Eugene Beatie | 22 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 9 | Willie Beatie | 17 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 10 | John Beatie | 14 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 11 | Mary Beatie | 11 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 12 | Sanford M. Roberts | 35 | Head | Mail Carrier | North Carolina |
| 13 | Ethel Roberts | 33 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 14 | Ethel F. Roberts | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Sanford Roberts | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 16 | Bill Roberts | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 17 | James Roberts | 3 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 18 | Amelia Roberts | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Charles Frazier | 47 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 20 | Julia Frazier | 40 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Irene Frazier | 12 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 22 | Inez Frazier | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 23 | John Sumpter | 41 | Head | Section Man | Virginia |
| 24 | Ida Sumpter | 32 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Elizabeth Sumpter | 13 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 26 | Annie Sumpter | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Gertrude Sumpter | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 28 | Edward Sumpter | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Frank Sumpter | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 30 | Thomas Sumpter | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Emma Pulliam | 60 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 32 | Ethel Pulliam | 22 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 33 | John Pulliam | 19 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 34 | Samuel Pulliam | 16 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 35 | Russell Knight | 51 | Head | Sawyer | North Carolina |
| 36 | Mary Knight THIS PERSON | 49 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 37 | Paul Knight | 22 | Son | Carpenter | Virginia |
| 38 | Maude Knight | 20 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 39 | Claude Knight | 29 | Son | Carpenter | Virginia |
| 40 | Albert Knight | 27 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 41 | Nancy S. Knight | 20 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 42 | John Knight | 14 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 43 | George Knight | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 44 | Robert Knight | 9 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 45 | Bennett Knight | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 46 | Margaret Knight | 5 | Granddaughter | — | Virginia |
| 47 | Pearl Knight | 4 | Granddaughter | — | Virginia |
| 48 | Curtis Knight | 2 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 49 | Joseph Knight | 0 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 50 | Russell Knight | 0 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 51 | Russell Knight | 0 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)