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Ralph Thompson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kent, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Ralph Thompson across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Kent, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1902), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 18 b. ~1902 Male Son Born: Delaware Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kent, Delaware
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ralph W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	West Dover Hundred
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ralph	Age	Birth yr
Homer Thompson	Son	—	16	~1904
Lester Thompson	Son	—	20	~1900
Brady Thompson	Son	—	19	~1901
Howard Thompson	Head	—	47	~1873
Lee Thompson	Son	—	14	~1906
Ida Thompson	Spouse	—	49	~1871
Ralph Thompson	Son	—	18	~1902
Clark Thompson	Son	—	12	~1908

Census Appearances

1910

Kent, Delaware

Son, age 8

Kent, Delaware · implied b. ~1902 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1920

Kent, Delaware

Son, age 18

Kent, Delaware · implied b. ~1902 — 8 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ralph W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Ralph Thompson across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Kent, Delaware, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Ralph Thompson

Son · 1920 · age 18 · b. ~1902 · Delaware

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Sibling

Clark Thompson

Sibling · 1920 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Homer Thompson

Sibling · 1920 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Brady Thompson

Sibling · 1920 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lester Thompson

Sibling · 1920 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lee Thompson

Sibling · 1920 · age 14

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 — Kent, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu200unit:0228)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Howard Thompson	47	Head	Farmer	Delaware
2	Ida Thompson	49	Wife	—	Delaware
3	Lester H Thompson	20	Son	—	Delaware
4	Brady S Thompson	19	Son	Asst Cashier	Delaware
5	Ralph W Thompson THIS PERSON	18	Son	Laborer	Delaware
6	Homer Thompson	16	Son	Laborer	Delaware
7	Lee S Thompson	14	Son	Laborer	Delaware
8	Clark Thompson	12	Son	—	Delaware
9	Angelo Tulluto	35	Head	Farmer	Italy
10	Edna Tulluto	28	Wife	—	Italy
11	Joseph Tulluto	13	Son	—	Italy
12	Charlie Tulluto	12	Son	—	Italy
13	Susie Tulluto	6	Daughter	—	New Jersey
14	Theodore Tulluto	3	Son	—	Delaware
15	Angelo Tulluto	2	Son	—	Delaware
16	Asire Virden	30	Head	Farmer	Delaware
17	Margaret L Virden	26	Wife	—	Delaware
18	Lula E Virden	8	Daughter	—	Delaware
19	Asire H Virden	6	Son	—	Delaware
20	John S Virden	4	Son	—	Delaware
21	Frank Virden	2	Son	—	Delaware
22	John W Virden	67	Head	Farmer	Delaware
23	Annie Virden	56	Wife	—	Delaware
24	Elisha Virden	70	Brother	—	Delaware
25	Harry H Maul	32	Head	Farmer	Maryland
26	Ida B Maul	29	Wife	—	Delaware
27	Abraham Stauffer	47	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
28	Katie H Stauffer	20	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
29	Barbara Stauffer	19	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
30	Martha Stauffer	17	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
31	Abraham Stauffer	15	Son	—	Pennsylvania
32	Lydia S Stauffer	13	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
33	Mary S Stauffer	12	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
34	Charles Phillips	23	Head	Farmer	Delaware
35	Lillian Phillips	22	Wife	—	Delaware
36	James Beidel	45	Head	Merchant	Delaware
37	Harry Beidel	16	Son	Salesman	Delaware
38	Mildred Beidel	12	Daughter	—	Delaware
39	Helen Beidel	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
40	Hilda Beidel	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
41	Dorothy Beidel	4	Daughter	—	Delaware
42	Virginia Beidel	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
43	Elza Cale	22	Boarder	—	Delaware
44	Robert P Moore	65	Head	—	Delaware
45	Thomas P Moore	58	Head	—	Delaware
46	Ambrose B Brown	69	Head	—	Delaware
47	Emma Brown	69	Wife	—	Delaware
48	Joseph P Smith	62	Head	Postmaster	Delaware
49	Mary Smith	62	Wife	—	Delaware
50	Smith	None	—	—	—

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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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