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Robert Provitt — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Durham, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this Robert Provitt across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Durham, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1909), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1909 Male Son Born: North Carolina Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationDurham, North Carolina
SurnameProvitt
Given NameRobert
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age11
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryHome Farm
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadNo
Can WriteNo
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateNorth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)north carolina
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardDurham
Est. Birth Year~1909

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Robert Age Birth yr
Eva Provitt Daughter — 8 ~1912
Elijah Provitt Son — 13 ~1907
Walter Provitt Son — 2 ~1918
Lucie Provitt Head — 47 ~1873
John Provitt Son — 5 ~1915
Robert Provitt Son — 11 ~1909

Census Appearances

1910
Durham, North …
Son, age 3
Durham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Provitt
Given Name Robert
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1920
Durham, North …
Son, age 11
Durham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members
Surname Provitt
Given Name Robert
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Home Farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read No
Can Write No
Speaks English Yes
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Robert Provitt across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Durham, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
Robert Provitt
Son · 1920 · age 11 · b. ~1909 · North Carolina
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Sibling
Elijah Provitt
Sibling · 1920 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Provitt
Sibling · 1920 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Eva Provitt
Sibling · 1920 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Walter Provitt
Sibling · 1920 · age 2
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 — Durham, North Carolina Open full size

Page Contents

34 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1283unit:1021)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
67 Provitt None — — North Carolina
68 Lucie Provitt 47 Head Tenant North Carolina
69 Elijah Provitt 13 Son Laborer North Carolina
70 Robert Provitt THIS PERSON 11 Son Laborer North Carolina
71 John Provitt 5 Son Laborer North Carolina
72 Walter Provitt 2 Son Laborer North Carolina
73 Eva Provitt 8 Daughter — North Carolina
74 Lany Provitt 42 Head Tenant North Carolina
75 Maggie Provitt 40 Wife — North Carolina
76 Provitt 3 — — North Carolina
77 Provitt None — — North Carolina
78 Richmond None — Tenant North Carolina
79 Richmond None — — North Carolina
80 Richmond None — — North Carolina
81 Richmond None — — North Carolina
82 Richmond None — — North Carolina
83 Richmond None — — North Carolina
84 Richmond None — — North Carolina
85 Richmond None — — North Carolina
86 Richmond None — — North Carolina
87 Richmond None — — North Carolina
88 Richmond None — — North Carolina
89 Richmond None — — North Carolina
90 Richmond None — — North Carolina
91 Monroe 20 Head Tenant North Carolina
92 Lizzie Monroe 20 Wife — North Carolina
93 Monroe None — — North Carolina
94 Laney Cousins 64 Head Tenant North Carolina
95 L. C. Cousins 33 Wife Laborer North Carolina
96 Lucille Cousins 22 Daughter — North Carolina
97 Lonie Cousins 21 Son Laborer North Carolina
98 Cousins 18 Daughter-in-law — North Carolina
99 Albert Cousins 16 Son Laborer North Carolina
100 Fred Cousins 14 Son Laborer North Carolina

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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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