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Mary Thomas — 1920 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Mary Thomas across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Hugh & Mary — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 32
b. ~1888
Female
Spouse
Born: Wales
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Lackawanna, Pennsylvania |
| Surname | Thomas |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wales |
| Father's Birthplace | Wales |
| Mother's Birthplace | Wales |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Welsh |
| Birth Country | Wales |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wales |
| Township / Ward | Scranton City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1888 |
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.
4 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | Head | — | 37 | ~1883 |
| Nathan Browning | Other | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Delbert Thomas | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Mary Thomas | Spouse | — | 32 | ~1888 |
Census Appearances
1900
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Daughter, age 13
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Thomas |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 13 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Wales |
| Birth Month | June |
| Birth Year | 1887 |
| Father's Birthplace | Wales |
| Mother's Birthplace | Wales |
| Occupation | At school |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | Wales |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wales |
1910
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Spouse, age 23
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Thomas |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 23 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wales |
| Years Married | 6 |
| Children Born | 2 |
| Children Living | 2 |
| Year of Immigration | 1880 |
| Father's Birthplace | Wales |
| Mother's Birthplace | Wales |
| Birth Country | Wales |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wales |
1920
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Spouse, age 32
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members
| Surname | Thomas |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Wales |
| Father's Birthplace | Wales |
| Mother's Birthplace | Wales |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Welsh |
| Birth Country | Wales |
| Birthplace (normalized) | wales |
Model Tree
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 Thomas across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Hugh Thomas (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Thomas (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Hugh Thomas
b. ~1860
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Thomas
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
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Mary Thomas
Spouse · 1920 · age 32 · b. ~1888 · Pennsylvania
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
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1920 US Federal Census — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1580unit:0897)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Katherine Latar | 11 | Daughter | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 52 | Dorothy Latar | 11 | Daughter | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 53 | Sidney Ridgeway | 42 | Head | Machinist | England |
| 54 | Florence Ridgeway | 44 | Wife | — | England |
| 55 | Doris E. Ridgeway | 25 | Daughter | Stenographer | England |
| 56 | Ernest Ridgeway | 17 | Son | Apprentice | England |
| 57 | Edna Ridgeway | 7 | Daughter | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 58 | Austin Jones | 40 | Head | Paymaster | Wales |
| 59 | Edna Jones | 32 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 60 | Geo. J. Meinschank | 30 | Head | Clerk | Pennsylvania |
| 61 | Catherine Meinschank | 27 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 62 | Rosemary Meinschank | 3 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 63 | Florence Meinschank | 1 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 64 | Joseph Chamberlin | 41 | Head | Engineer | Pennsylvania |
| 65 | Isabel Chamberlin | 43 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 66 | Dorothy Chamberlin | 14 | Daughter | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 67 | George W. Chamberlin | 14 | Son | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 68 | Robert Chamberlin | 10 | Son | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 69 | John Humphrey | 47 | Head | Engineer | England |
| 70 | Elizabeth Humphrey | 42 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 71 | Reese Humphrey | 14 | Son | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 72 | Henry W. Klott | 42 | Head | Baker | Pennsylvania |
| 73 | Jennie Klott | 42 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 74 | Edw. Klott | 20 | Son | Chauffeur | Pennsylvania |
| 75 | T. Kealer Oliver | 33 | Head | Conductor | Pennsylvania |
| 76 | Marjorie Oliver | 31 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 77 | Chester Oliver | 6 | Son | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 78 | Dorothy Oliver | 5 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 79 | Margaret Oliver | 3 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 80 | Oliver Pease | 45 | Head | Soft Drinks | New Jersey |
| 81 | Catherine Pease | 42 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 82 | Allan Pease | 21 | Son | Clerk | New Jersey |
| 83 | Nella Pease | 23 | Daughter | Instructress | New Jersey |
| 84 | Robert Pease | 12 | Son | Student | New Jersey |
| 85 | Doris Pease | 7 | Daughter | Student | New Jersey |
| 86 | Lucille Pease | 3 | Daughter | — | New Jersey |
| 87 | Clarence Beare | 33 | Head | Labor | Pennsylvania |
| 88 | Elizabeth Beare | 33 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 89 | Mildred Beare | 7 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 90 | David Fuhrmann | 58 | Boarder | Running | Germany |
| 91 | William J. Thomas | 37 | Head | Electrical Eng. | Wales |
| 92 | Mary Thomas THIS PERSON | 32 | Wife | — | Wales |
| 93 | Delbert E. Thomas | 5 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 94 | Nathan Browning | 14 | Nephew | Office Boy | Pennsylvania |
| 95 | William Harve | 41 | Head | Labor - Junior | Pennsylvania |
| 96 | Margaret J. Harve | 30 | Wife | — | Wales |
| 97 | Bernard Harve | 8 | Son | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 98 | Margaret Harve | 7 | Daughter | Student | Pennsylvania |
| 99 | William Harve | 2 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 100 | Matthias Walters | 25 | Head | Chauffeur | Pennsylvania |
Pedigree Summary
Mary
Gen 1 · 2 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)