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Pearl Allen — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Pearl Allen across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 37
b. ~1883
Female
Spouse
Born: Tennessee
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Shelby, Tennessee |
| Surname | Allen |
| Given Name | Pearl |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Township / Ward | Southern Part Of District 54 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1883 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Pearl | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Allen | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| Charles Allen | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Gabe Allen | Head | — | 59 | ~1861 |
| Carrie Allen | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Allie Allen | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Monroe Allen | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Ida Allen | Son | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Pearl Allen | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1883 |
| Mayrene Allen | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| Princess Allen | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1906 |
Census Appearances
1910
Shelby, Tennessee
Spouse, age 27
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Allen |
| Given Name | Pearlee |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 8 |
| Children Born | 3 |
| Children Living | 3 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1920
Shelby, Tennessee
Spouse, age 37
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1883 — 10 household members
| Surname | Allen |
| Given Name | Pearl |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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Our Model Tree links Pearl Allen across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Pearl Allen
Spouse · 1920 · age 37 · b. ~1883 · Tennessee
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1762unit:0769)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amos Davis | 22 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 2 | Lucy Davis | 18 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 3 | Frank Roach | 50 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 4 | Florence Roach | 48 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 5 | Evelyn Roach | 28 | Daughter | Teacher | Tennessee |
| 6 | Sarah Roach | 22 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 7 | Charlie Russell | 44 | Head | Labor | Tennessee |
| 8 | Felix Swift | 20 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 9 | Lillie Swift | 19 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 10 | Rachel Swift | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 11 | Robert Ford | 71 | Head | Farming | Virginia |
| 12 | Sera Ford | 43 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | Hattie Ford | 13 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | Virginia Ford | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 15 | Odel Tucker | 40 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 16 | Mary Tucker | 39 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 17 | Alice B Tucker | 18 | Daughter | Labor | Tennessee |
| 18 | John D Tucker | 16 | Son | Labor | Tennessee |
| 19 | Berry B Tucker | 14 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 20 | Ruth Tucker | 12 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 21 | Dora Tucker | 10 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 22 | Nellie Tucker | 8 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 23 | Bill Baxter | 30 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 24 | Will Baxter | 27 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Willie Baxter | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Mildred Baxter | 3 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 27 | Louis Anderson | 40 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 28 | Lillie Anderson | 37 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 29 | James Anderson | 17 | Son | Labor | Tennessee |
| 30 | Linnie Anderson | 14 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 31 | Andrew Anderson | 13 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 32 | Gabe Allen | 59 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 33 | Pearl Allen THIS PERSON | 37 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 34 | Carrie Allen | 15 | Daughter | Labor | Tennessee |
| 35 | Princess Allen | 14 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 36 | Milton Allen | 12 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 37 | Mayrene Allen | 9 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 38 | Allie D Allen | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 39 | Charles Allen | 5 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 40 | Ida Allen | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 41 | Monroe Allen | 2 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | Grady Almous | 33 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 43 | Lou Almous | 27 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 44 | Leon Almous | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 45 | Sam Almous | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 46 | Linnie Almous | 1 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | Lilly Almous | 19 | — | — | Tennessee |
| 48 | Arthur Scruggs | 34 | Head | Farming | Tennessee |
| 49 | Lula Scruggs | 28 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | Ernest Scruggs | 8 | Son | — | Tennessee |
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)