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Mary Riley — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Madison, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Mary Riley across the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Madison, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 51
b. ~1879
Female
Head
Born: Mississippi
Widowed
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Madison, Mississippi |
| Surname | Riley |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 51 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Beat 1 Pt Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1879 |
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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Riley | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| Lucy Riley | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1912 |
| Mary Riley | Head | — | 51 | ~1879 |
| John Watts | Other | — | 25 | ~1905 |
| Robert Riley | Son | — | 20 | ~1910 |
| John Riley | Son | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Cornelius Riley | Son | — | 21 | ~1909 |
| Rufus Riley | Son | — | 24 | ~1906 |
| Richard Riley | Son | — | 16 | ~1914 |
Census Appearances
1900
Madison, Mississippi
Spouse, age 23
Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Riley |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Birth Month | May |
| Birth Year | 1877 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1910
Madison, Mississippi
Spouse, age 31
Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Riley |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Years Married | 11 |
| Children Born | 4 |
| Children Living | 4 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farm laborer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1920
Madison, Mississippi
Spouse, age 43
Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 9 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Riley |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 43 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Gen Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1930
Madison, Mississippi
Head, age 51
Madison, Mississippi · implied b. ~1879 — 9 household members
| Surname | Riley |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 51 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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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 Riley across 4 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) in Madison, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Riley
Head · 1930 · age 51 · b. ~1879 · Mississippi
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1930 US Federal Census — Madison, Mississippi
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1930 US Federal Census — Madison, Mississippi
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1157unit:0828)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Riley THIS PERSON | 51 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 2 | Rufus Riley | 24 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 3 | Cornelius Riley | 21 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 4 | John Riley | 19 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 5 | Robert Lee Riley | 20 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 6 | Lucy Riley | 18 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 7 | Richard Riley | 16 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 8 | Eddie May Riley | 12 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 9 | John Watts | 25 | Nephew | — | Mississippi |
| 10 | Homer Morton | 37 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 11 | Annie Morton | 33 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 12 | Percy Morris | 38 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 13 | Luthel Morris | 40 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 14 | Hattie Morris | 17 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 15 | Cliff Long | 31 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 16 | Gaston Long | 56 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 17 | Florence Long | 60 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Haly Long | 75 | Mother | — | Mississippi |
| 19 | Henry Anderson | 56 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 20 | Lettie Anderson | 50 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 21 | Reva Anderson | 17 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 22 | Mary Anderson | 7 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 23 | Willie Ward | 41 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 24 | Viola Ward | 39 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 25 | Mary Lee Ward | 8 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 26 | Clarence Williams | 30 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 27 | Bertha Williams | 21 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | Leon Hill | 27 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 29 | Isola Hill | 20 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 30 | Lillie Hill | 2 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 31 | Leon Hill | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 32 | Charlie Hill | 40 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 33 | Sophie Hill | 30 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 34 | Ellen Lee Hill | 10 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 35 | Juanita Lee Hill | 8 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 36 | Lonnie Duffie | 51 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 37 | Isabel Duffie | 48 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 38 | Lonnie Duffie | 24 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 39 | Katie Duffie | 21 | Daughter | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 40 | Lawrence Jones | 55 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 41 | Mamie Jones | 45 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 42 | Isabel Jones | 20 | Daughter | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 43 | Lawrence Jr. Jones | 17 | Son | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 44 | Mamie Jones | 15 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 45 | Mattie Jones | 12 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 46 | Andrew Jones | 10 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 47 | Virginia Jones | 6 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 48 | Beatrice Jones | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 49 | Emma Jones | 2 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 50 | Louise Jones | 1 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
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)