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May Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Decatur, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this May Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Decatur, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1898), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1898 Female Daughter Born: Georgia Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Decatur, Georgia
Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Bainbridge City
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to May	Age	Birth yr
Bessie Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Sadie Smith	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Thelma Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1911
May Smith	Daughter	—	22	~1898
Doris Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1913
A Smith	Head	—	47	~1873
A Smith	Son	—	11	~1909
Hampton Smith	Son	—	18	~1902
Ida Smith	Spouse	—	42	~1878

Census Appearances

1910

Decatur, Georgia

Daughter, age 11

Decatur, Georgia · implied b. ~1899 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1920

Decatur, Georgia

Daughter, age 22

Decatur, Georgia · implied b. ~1898 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links May Smith across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Decatur, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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May Smith

Daughter · 1920 · age 22 · b. ~1898 · Georgia

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Sibling

Hampton Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Bessie Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

A Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Doris Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Sadie Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Thelma Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 9

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

1920 US Federal Census — Decatur, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu248unit:0115)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Pendleton	50	Head	Wood Cutter	Georgia
2	A Smith	47	Head	Laborer	Georgia
3	Ida Smith	42	Wife	—	Georgia
4	May Smith THIS PERSON	22	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Hampton Smith	18	Son	—	Georgia
6	Sadie Smith	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
7	A Smith	11	Son	—	Georgia
8	Thelma Smith	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
9	Doris Smith	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
10	Bessie Smith	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Bill Johnson	27	Head	Porter	Georgia
12	Lee Johnson	22	Wife	—	Georgia
13	Ada L Jones	41	Head	Laundress	Georgia
14	Charlie Gordon	22	Head	Porter	Georgia
15	Mabel Gordon	21	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
16	Willie Gordon	2	Son	—	Georgia
17	Nettie Gordon	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
18	Willie Gordon	0	Son	—	Georgia
19	Janet Gordon	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
20	Lizzie Mackey	24	Head	—	Alabama
21	Lizzie Barton	25	Roomer	Laundress	Georgia
22	Dan Ashley	20	Roomer	Laborer	Georgia
23	George Ashley	21	Roomer	Laborer	Georgia
24	Ella Gordon	22	Head	Laborer	Georgia
25	Joe Williams	22	Roomer	Laborer	Florida
26	Junius Hammond	22	Head	Laborer	Georgia
27	Willie Hammond	21	Roomer	Laborer	Georgia
28	Wakamda Hammond	21	Roomer	—	Georgia
29	Lloyd Hammond	22	Roomer	Laundress	Georgia
30	Jessie Pugh	50	Head	Laborer	Georgia
31	Will Pugh	21	Son	Cook	Georgia
32	Hampton Pugh	2	Grandson	—	Georgia
33	Willie Pugh	1	Son	—	Georgia
34	Walter Pugh	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
35	George Revels	32	Head	Fireman	Georgia
36	Lula Revels	23	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
37	Ida Revels	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
38	James Revels	4	Son	—	Georgia
39	Lula Pearl Revels	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	Dorothy Revels	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
41	Larkin Mitchell	45	Head	Cook	Florida
42	Bill Reynolds	33	Head	Laborer	Georgia
43	Lula Reynolds	27	Wife	—	Georgia
44	Ethel Reynolds	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
45	Montie Powell	37	Head	Laborer	Georgia
46	Lula Powell	27	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
47	Annie Williams	30	Head	Laundress	Florida
48	Annie Townsend	40	Head	Laundress	Georgia
49	Lonnie Townsend	18	Son	Porter	Georgia

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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)

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