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Mary Townsend — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Jefferson, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Mary Townsend across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Jefferson, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1916 Female Daughter Born: Arkansas Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Jefferson, Arkansas
Surname	Townsend
Given Name	Mary E.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Township / Ward	Wabbauka Town
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Roland Townsend	Son	—	29	~1901
Mary Townsend	Other	—	52	~1878
Mary Townsend	Daughter	—	14	~1916
William Townsend	Son	—	18	~1912
Jesse Townsend	Son	—	33	~1897
William Townsend	Head	—	58	~1872
James Townsend	Son	—	28	~1902
Ira Townsend	Son	—	24	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Arkansas

Daughter, age 3

Jefferson, Arkansas · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Jefferson, Arkansas

Daughter, age 14

Jefferson, Arkansas · implied b. ~1916 — 8 household members

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	Mary E.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Mary Townsend across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Jefferson, Arkansas, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Mary Townsend

Daughter · 1930 · age 14 · b. ~1916 · Arkansas

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Sibling

Jesse Townsend

Sibling · 1930 · age 33

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Roland Townsend

Sibling · 1930 · age 29

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Townsend

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

James Townsend

Sibling · 1930 · age 28

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ira Townsend

Sibling · 1930 · age 24

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Jefferson, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus78usce:0823)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William H. Townsend	58	Head	Merchant	Arkansas
2	Mary E. Townsend	52	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
3	Jesse E. Townsend	33	Son	Clerk	Arkansas
4	Roland H. Townsend	29	Son	Druggist	Arkansas
5	James B. Townsend	28	Son	Druggist	Arkansas
6	Ira E. Townsend	24	Son	Clerk	Arkansas
7	William H. Jr. Townsend	18	Son	—	Arkansas
8	Mary E. Townsend THIS PERSON	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas
9	Jess E. Spicher	41	Head	Proprietor	Iowa
10	Ina R. Spicher	31	Wife-H	—	Iowa
11	Jesse E. Spicher	11	Son	—	Arkansas
12	June M. Spicher	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Van D. Leary	25	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
14	Beatrice Leary	21	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
15	Vernon Leary	19	Brother	Laborer	Arkansas
16	Leo Leary	17	Brother	—	Arkansas
17	Oralen Leary	8	Brother	—	Arkansas
18	Rebecca Withers	78	Grandmother	—	Alabama
19	George Earnest	26	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
20	Mary J. Earnest	20	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
21	Jeff Warren	85	Father-in-law	—	Arkansas
22	Thomas Mcewen	12	Boarder	—	Arkansas
23	Willie Hocker	67	Head	—	Kentucky
24	William W. West	56	Head	Merchant	Alabama
25	Eva West	64	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
26	Savannah Drumukes	20	Servant	Servant	Tennessee
27	Lonnie Phillips	21	Head	Electrician	Tennessee
28	Ellen M. Phillips	22	Wife-H	Clerk	Mississippi
29	Mary L. Benford	38	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
30	Mildred Phillips	1	Daughter	—	Arkansas
31	Dorothy Phillips	0	Daughter	—	Arkansas
32	Oren H. Stone	20	Head	Clerk	Arkansas
33	Ruby I. Stone	17	Wife-H	Clerk	Illinois
34	Charles A. Taylor	59	Head	Blacksmith	Arkansas
35	Adie E. Taylor	38	Wife-H	Clerk	Tennessee
36	Tom H. Savage	31	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Emma Savage	27	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
38	Leroy Savage	8	Son	—	Arkansas
39	Thelma Savage	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
40	Josie Savage	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
41	Retta Mae Savage	2	Daughter	—	Arkansas
42	Tom David Savage	0	Son	—	Arkansas
43	Fayger Williams	33	Boarder	Laborer	Louisiana
44	B. Yue	27	Head	Merchant	California
45	Shew Mon	31	Head	Merchant	China
46	Gerald Summers	35	Head	Salesman	Tennessee
47	Gerald C. Summers	10	Son	—	Arkansas
48	Robert J. Watkins	70	Father-in-law	—	Alabama
49	Sarah E. Watkins	60	Mother-in-law	—	Arkansas
50	Pierce E. Edwards	56	Head	Merchant	Illinois

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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)

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