Richard Ross — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Richard Ross across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Tallahatchie, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Surname	Ross
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm operator
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm Operator
Township / Ward	Beat 3 Part
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Brenda Ross	Daughter	—	4	~1926
Richard Ross	Head	—	50	~1880
Sam Ross	Son	—	17	~1913
Mariah Ross	Spouse	—	40	~1890
Joe Ross	Son	—	10	~1920
Thelma Ross	Daughter	—	6	~1924
James Ross	Son	—	12	~1918
Mary Ross	Daughter	—	15	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Head, age 38

Tallahatchie, Mississippi · implied b. ~1882 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ross
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Head, age 50

Tallahatchie, Mississippi · implied b. ~1880 — 8 household members

Surname	Ross
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farm operator
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Richard Ross

Head · 1930 · age 50 · b. ~1880 · Mississippi

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Tallahatchie, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1168unit:0152)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jesse Houston	39	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
2	Annie Houston	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	Nathan Houston	15	Son	Helper	Mississippi
4	Willie May Houston	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	James H Houston	11	Son	—	Mississippi
6	David B Brinson	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
7	Mattie B Brinson	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Myall Jones	25	Boarder	House Work	Mississippi
9	Richard Ross THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
10	Mariah Ross	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Sam Ross	17	Son	Helper	Mississippi
12	Mary Lee Ross	15	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
13	James A Ross	12	Son	Helper	Mississippi
14	Joe Ross	10	Son	Helper	Mississippi
15	Brenda Ross	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Thelma Ross	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Joe Goodfell	24	Head	—	Mississippi
18	Nancy Tapley	37	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
19	Nancy J Tapley	16	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
20	Jessie Tapley	13	Son	Helper	Mississippi
21	Levi Tapley	13	Son	Helper	Mississippi
22	Green L Tapley	7	Son	Helper	Mississippi
23	Jim B Tapley	2	Son	—	Mississippi
24	Oscar Powell	19	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
25	Carry Powell	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	Will Barnes	30	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
27	Sallie Barnes	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
28	William Hand	48	Head	Farm Operator	Alabama
29	Belle Hand	55	Wife	—	Alabama
30	Annie May Hand	26	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
31	Rubie Hand	23	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
32	Hubert Row	27	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
33	Lola Row	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	D A Shack	24	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
35	Edna Shack	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
36	Virginia I Shack	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
37	Margie L Shack	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
38	S G Gunter	71	Head	Contractor	Mississippi
39	L G Green	24	Head	Mechanic	Mississippi
40	Mildred White Green	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
41	John Powell	22	Head	Farm Operator	North Carolina
42	Hattie Powell	23	Wife	—	North Carolina
43	Pink Thompson	42	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
44	Rosa Lee Thompson	41	Wife	—	South Carolina
45	Benny Thompson	19	Son	Helper	Mississippi
46	Bertha Thompson	17	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
47	Nazaline Thompson	15	Daughter	Helper	Mississippi
48	Rosie Thomas	65	Mother-in-law	Helper	South Carolina
49	Charlie Pew	36	Head	Farm Operator	Mississippi
50	Allie Pew	19	Wife	—	Mississippi

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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