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May Smith — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this May Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cuyahoga, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1908), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1908 Female Daughter Born: Ohio Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cuyahoga, Ohio
Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Cleveland City
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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
May Smith	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Margaret Smith	Daughter	—	14	~1906
Helen Smith	Daughter	—	1	~1919
Thelma Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1911
William Smith	Head	—	35	~1885
Dennis Mccarthey	Other	—	36	~1884
Herbert Smith	Son	—	4	~1916
Harold Smith	Son	—	6	~1914
Mary Smith	Spouse	—	34	~1886

Census Appearances

1910

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Daughter, age 2

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1908 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1920

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Daughter, age 12

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1908 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

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

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Anchor record

May Smith

Daughter · 1920 · age 12 · b. ~1908 · Ohio

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Sibling

Margaret Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Harold Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Herbert Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 4

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

Sibling

Helen Smith

Sibling · 1920 · age 1

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 — Cuyahoga, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1360unit:1130)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ursula	6	Daughter	—	Ohio
2	Jack	3	Son	—	Ohio
3	Eileen	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	Joe Lakatos	38	Head	Wood Worker	Hungary
5	Susan Lakatos	33	Wife	—	Hungary
6	Joe Lakatos	11	Son	—	Hungary
7	Stella Lakatos	6	Daughter	—	Ohio
8	Frank Gyorki	26	Cousin	Laborer	Hungary
9	Alex Brosi	52	Head	Laborer	Hungary
10	Sophia Brosi	42	Wife	Punch Machine	Hungary
11	Ethel Brosi	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
12	Pete Bordi	37	Head	Painter	Austria Hungary
13	Sophia Bordi	35	Wife	—	Austria Hungary
14	Alex Borsi	39	Head	Laborer	Austria Hungary
15	Susanna Borsi	45	Wife	—	Hungary
16	William E. Smith	35	Head	Machinist	Ohio
17	Mary Smith	34	Wife	—	Ohio
18	Margaret Smith	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	May Smith THIS PERSON	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
20	Thelma Smith	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
21	Harold Smith	6	Son	—	Ohio
22	Herbert Smith	4	Son	—	Ohio
23	Helen Smith	1	Daughter	—	Ohio
24	Dennis Mccarthey	36	Brother-in-law	Riveter	Ohio
25	Thomas E. Rowley	65	Head	Watchman	Massachusetts
26	John Rowley	39	Son	Assembler	Ohio
27	Annie Rowley	50	Sister	—	Ohio
28	Michael Mckinty	68	Head	Merchant	Indiana
29	Annie Mckinty	74	Wife	—	Ireland
30	John Sweeney	16	Nephew	Not Working	Ohio
31	Harold Deaforgia	22	Head	Claim Clerk	Ohio
32	Coletta Deaforgia	18	Wife	—	Ohio
33	Milo Rose	53	Head	Fruit Peddler	Ohio
34	Harriett Rose	64	Wife	—	England
35	Catherine Row	88	Boarder	—	England
36	Bridget Clark	74	Head	—	Ireland
37	Margaret Macdonald	63	Head	—	Canada
38	Willie Macdonald	36	Son	—	Ohio
39	Otto Lindros	38	Head	Carpenter	Finland
40	Helga Lindros	29	Wife	—	Finland
41	Irene Lindros	9	daughter	—	Ohio
42	Esther Lindros	8	daughter	—	Ohio
43	Walter Lindros	1	Son	—	Ohio
44	William J. Hunter	46	Head	Carpenter	Pennsylvania
45	Elizabeth Hunter	38	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
46	Lenore E. Hunter	18	daughter	Embroiderer	Pennsylvania
47	Margaret Hunter	16	daughter	Hand Embroiderer	Pennsylvania
48	Ethel Irene Hunter	7	daughter	—	Pennsylvania
49	George Jones	72	Head	—	Virginia
50	Frank W. Graham	36	Head	Foreman	Ohio

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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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