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Mary Shepherd — 1910 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1910 United States Federal Census · Berkeley, West Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Mary Shepherd across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Berkeley, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1847), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 63
b. ~1847
Female
Head
Born: West Virginia
Widowed
1910 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1910 |
| Location | Berkeley, West Virginia |
| Surname | Shepherd |
| Given Name | Mary E |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 63 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Children Born | 7 |
| Children Living | 6 |
| Father's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Birth State | West Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | west virginia |
| Township / Ward | Martinsburg City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1847 |
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 1910 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shepherd | Son | — | 37 | ~1873 |
| Sallie Shepherd | Daughter | — | 31 | ~1879 |
| Edward Shepherd | Son | — | 38 | ~1872 |
| Ellen Booth | Other | — | 18 | ~1892 |
| Mary Shepherd | Head | — | 63 | ~1847 |
| Elizabeth Shepherd | Daughter | — | 34 | ~1876 |
| Virginia Shepherd | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1888 |
| Mary Shepherd | Daughter | — | 26 | ~1884 |
Census Appearances
1910
Berkeley, West …
Head, age 63
Berkeley, West Virginia · implied b. ~1847 — 8 household members
| Surname | Shepherd |
| Given Name | Mary E |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 63 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Children Born | 7 |
| Children Living | 6 |
| Father's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Occupation | none |
| Birth State | West Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | west virginia |
1920
Berkeley, West …
Other, age 72
Berkeley, West Virginia · implied b. ~1848 — 5 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Shepherd |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Mother |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 72 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | West Virginia |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | West Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | west virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Shepherd across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Berkeley, West Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Shepherd
Head · 1910 · age 63 · b. ~1847 · West Virginia
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1910 US Federal Census — Berkeley, West Virginia
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1910 US Federal Census — Berkeley, West Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po1676unit:0589)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Frank Keller | 56 | Head | Agent | Pennsylvania |
| 52 | Ella L Keller | 46 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 53 | Adolphus Flugshutz | 42 | Head | Undertaker | West Virginia |
| 54 | Florence B Flugshutz | 38 | Wife | None | Virginia |
| 55 | Marion Jenkins | 62 | Head | None | North Carolina |
| 56 | Mildred B Jenkins | 30 | Daughter | Saleslady | West Virginia |
| 57 | John Sellers | 35 | Boarder | Laborer | Maine |
| 58 | Laura M Sutton | 50 | Head | None | West Virginia |
| 59 | Bessie M Sutton | 22 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 60 | Josephine Sutton | 20 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 61 | Robert L Sutton | 16 | Son | Salesman | West Virginia |
| 62 | Mary L Sutton | 13 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 63 | Elsie May Sutton | 11 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 64 | Almeda Sutton | 8 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 65 | Anthony Ford | 29 | Head | Foreman | Tennessee |
| 66 | Anna E Ford | 24 | Wife | None | Tennessee |
| 67 | Frances R Ford | 1 | Daughter | None | Tennessee |
| 68 | Ephraim E Smith | 31 | Head | Salesman | West Virginia |
| 69 | Zula M Smith | 28 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 70 | George B Smith | 9 | Son | None | West Virginia |
| 71 | Bradford W Smith | 7 | Son | None | West Virginia |
| 72 | Morris K Smith | 5 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 73 | Virginia May Smith | 2 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 74 | Lewis W Robinson | 60 | Head | Laborer | West Virginia |
| 75 | Ida F Robinson | 55 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 76 | Morris Jas Robinson | 28 | Son | Dentist | West Virginia |
| 77 | Anna E Robinson | 19 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 78 | Ida R Robinson | 16 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 79 | Percy Leiter | 40 | Head | Clerk | Maryland |
| 80 | Fanny Leiter | 38 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 81 | Edward B Leiter | 68 | Father | Ret Merchant | Maryland |
| 82 | Anna Bell Leubrick | 40 | Sister in law | None | West Virginia |
| 83 | Fannie V Weaver | 66 | Head | Keeper | West Virginia |
| 84 | Steven Snodgrass | 76 | Brother | Retired | West Virginia |
| 85 | Robert P Brown | 38 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 86 | Nellie F Brown | 30 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 87 | Franklin Mclane | 9 | Boarder | None | West Virginia |
| 88 | Howard Hubler | 22 | Boarder | Laborer | West Virginia |
| 89 | Mary E Shepherd THIS PERSON | 63 | Head | None | West Virginia |
| 90 | Edward G Shepherd | 38 | Son | Druggist | West Virginia |
| 91 | James T Shepherd | 37 | Son | Salesman | West Virginia |
| 92 | Elizabeth B Shepherd | 34 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 93 | Sallie G Shepherd | 31 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 94 | Mary F Shepherd | 26 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 95 | Virginia Shepherd | 22 | Daughter | None | West Virginia |
| 96 | Ellen Booth | 18 | Servant | Servant | Virginia |
| 97 | Amelia S Morgan | 63 | Head | Boarding | Virginia |
| 98 | Maria J Morgan | 33 | Daughter | None | Virginia |
| 99 | Sadie G Morgan | 31 | Daughter | None | Virginia |
| 100 | Mary G Morgan | 28 | Daughter | None | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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)