Rebecca Davis — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Rebecca Davis across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1877), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Rebecca A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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 Rebecca	Age	Birth yr
Rebecca Davis	Spouse	—	43	~1877
John Sampson	Other	—	14	~1906
Isaac Smith	Other	—	27	~1893
John Smith	Other	—	35	~1885
Gerrard Davis	Son	—	17	~1903
Gerrard Davis	Head	—	46	~1874
Wallace Sampson	Other	—	40	~1880
Daisy Sampson	Other	—	37	~1883

Census Appearances

1900

Monmouth, New …

Spouse, age 22

Monmouth, New Jersey · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Rosa
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Birth Month	Feb
Birth Year	1878
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1910

Monmouth, New …

Spouse, age 32

Monmouth, New Jersey · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Rebecca D
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Years Married	11
Children Born	1
Children Living	1
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 43

New York, New York · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Rebecca A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Rebecca Davis

Spouse · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1224unit:0652)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eone Brown	6	Son	—	New York
2	Nephew Howard	19	—	Porter	British W.I.
3	Karen Walsh	21	Lodger	Porter	British W.I.
4	George Davis	33	Head	Barber	South Carolina
5	Christine Davis	27	Wife	—	Florida
6	Hells A Thompson	43	Partner	Carpenter	So Carolina
7	Julia Thompson	41	Wife	Dressmaker	So Carolina
8	Curson Thompson	19	Son	Messenger	Florida
9	Andrew Blake	42	Head	Engineer	Virginia
10	Guita Blake	39	Wife	—	Virginia
11	Gwendolyn Blake	5	Daughter	—	New York
12	Healey White	28	Head	Engineer	British W.I.
13	Gladys White	25	Wife	—	British W.I.
14	Zoraide White	3	Son	—	New York
15	Lois Potter	27	Sister	P.O. Clerk	British W.I.
16	Thomas Potter	34	Brother-in-law	Carrier	British W.I.
17	Alwyn Potter	6	Nephew	—	New Jersey
18	Joseph Harrigan	40	Head	Seaman	British W.I.
19	Josephine Harrigan	39	Wife	—	British W.I.
20	Cecil Harrigan	14	Son	—	British W.I.
21	Anna Harrigan	13	Daughter	—	British W.I.
22	Audrey Harrigan	10	Daughter	—	New York
23	Charlotte Harrigan	39	Sister	Maid	British W.I.
24	Clifford Davis	38	Head	Waiter	Georgia
25	Lillian Davis	33	Wife	—	Georgia
26	Alfred Fisher	34	Lodger	Porter	Pennsylvania
27	Phillip Jones	38	Lodger	Waiter	Georgia
28	Reginald Warner	41	Head	Porter	British W.I.
29	Lucy Warner	30	Wife	—	Virginia
30	Leonard Warner	9	Son	—	New York
31	Evelyn Warner	7	Daughter	—	New York
32	Howard Warner	5	Son	—	New York
33	Frank Smith	35	Lodger	Porter	Virginia
34	John Brymes	41	Lodger	Cook	Virginia
35	Allie Brymes	31	Lodger	Maid	Virginia
36	Fredk Smith	22	Lodger	Waiter	Virginia
37	Moses Brown	33	Head	Maid	British W.I.
38	George Beauford	33	Lodger	Riveter	British W.I.
39	W. Mcfarland	30	Lodger	Laborer	British W.I.
40	Emma Lynch	42	Head	—	Maryland
41	M. Brown	32	Lodger	Porter	So Carolina
42	R. Cope	38	Lodger	Waiter	So Carolina
43	Gerrard R Davis	46	Head	Porter	No Carolina
44	Rebecca A Davis THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Virginia
45	Gerrard Jr Davis	17	Son	—	New York
46	Wallace Sampson	40	Brother-in-law	Steward	Virginia
47	Daisy M Sampson	37	Sister-in-law	—	Virginia
48	John M Sampson	14	Nephew-in-law	—	Virginia
49	John Smith	35	Lodger	Laborer	Pennsylvania
50	Isaac Smith	27	Lodger	Laborer	Pennsylvania

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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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