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Mary Sawyer — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · None, None
Our Model Tree links this Mary Sawyer across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 46
b. ~1884
Female
Head
Born: North Carolina
Widowed
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | None, None |
| Surname | Sawyer |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 5 |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| 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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline Sawyer | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Haywood Sawyer | Son | — | 9 | ~1921 |
| Henry Sawyer | Son | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| Nathaniel Sawyer | Son | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| George Sawyer | Son | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Nola Sawyer | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Naomi Sawyer | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1915 |
| Mary Sawyer | Head | — | 46 | ~1884 |
| Bernuda Sawyer | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1925 |
Census Appearances
1920
None, None
Head, age 36
None, None · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members
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· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Sawyer |
| Given Name | Martha J |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| 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 |
1930
None, None
Head, age 46
None, None · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members
| Surname | Sawyer |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 5 |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Sawyer across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in None, None, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Sawyer
Head · 1930 · age 46 · b. ~1884 · None
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1930 US Federal Census — None, None
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Page Contents
49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2457unit:0069)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caffee | 5 | — | — | Virginia |
| 3 | Caswell Mcclanan | 64 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 4 | Almeta Mcclanan | 39 | Wife-H | Farmer | Virginia |
| 5 | Madge I Mcclanan | 13 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 6 | Edna L Mcclanan | 11 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 7 | Jessie J Smith | 58 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 8 | Ella U Smith | 61 | Wife-H | Farmer | Virginia |
| 9 | Charles M Smith | 7 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 10 | Henry C Smith | 6 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 11 | Fred S Smith | 2 | Grandson | — | Virginia |
| 12 | Alfred A White | 52 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 13 | Mary E White | 51 | Wife-H | Groceryman | Virginia |
| 14 | Emily J Woodhouse | 85 | Mother-in-law | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Moses W Lee | 47 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 16 | Mary S Lee | 43 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 17 | Norman E Lee | 19 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 18 | Harry M Lee | 18 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 19 | Vernon B Lee | 13 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 20 | Mary C Lee | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Bernice Lee | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 22 | Milton M Lee | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 23 | Lonie Lee | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 24 | Betty Land | 62 | Mother-in-law | — | North Carolina |
| 25 | Vernon D Harrison | 40 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 26 | Susie A Harrison | 39 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Clara E Harrison | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 28 | Marguerite Harrison | 2 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Rufus J Sawyer | 47 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 30 | Lloyd B Sawyer | 24 | Son | Truck Driver | Virginia |
| 31 | Cecil F Sawyer | 20 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 32 | Virginia Sawyer | 19 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 33 | Ruth W Sawyer | 16 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 34 | Jacob Stevenson | 28 | Head | Labourer | Virginia |
| 35 | Ethel Stevenson | 19 | Wife-H | Labourer | North Carolina |
| 36 | Nathaniel Carver | 23 | Head | Labourer | Virginia |
| 37 | Emma Carver | 14 | Wife-H | Labourer | Virginia |
| 38 | Mary Sawyer THIS PERSON | 46 | Head | Labourer | North Carolina |
| 39 | Nathaniel Sawyer | 22 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 40 | Nola B Sawyer | 19 | Daughter | Labourer | Virginia |
| 41 | George N Sawyer | 17 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 42 | Naomi I Sawyer | 15 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 43 | Henry C Sawyer | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 44 | Haywood M Sawyer | 9 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 45 | Madeline Sawyer | 7 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 46 | Bernuda S Sawyer | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 47 | Basil Canter | 60 | Head | Labourer | Virginia |
| 48 | Annie C Canter | 57 | Wife-H | Labourer | North Carolina |
| 49 | Willie T Canter | 24 | Son | Labourer | Virginia |
| 50 | John T Canter | 14 | Son | — | 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)