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Ruth Howard — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Howard across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Oklahoma, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1904), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1904 Female Daughter Born: Iowa Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Ruth E
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Boone Township
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Helen Howard	Daughter	—	14	~1906
Lola Howard	Spouse	—	35	~1885
John Howard	Son	—	3	~1917
Ruth Howard	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Gladys Howard	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Chas Howard	Head	—	42	~1878
Neal Howard	Son	—	11	~1909
Homer Howard	Son	—	7	~1913

Census Appearances

1910

Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Daughter, age 7

Oklahoma, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1920

Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Daughter, age 16

Oklahoma, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1904 — 8 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Ruth E
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Ruth Howard across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Ruth Howard

Daughter · 1920 · age 16 · b. ~1904 · Oklahoma

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Sibling

Homer Howard

Sibling · 1920 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Neal Howard

Sibling · 1920 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Gladys Howard

Sibling · 1920 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Helen Howard

Sibling · 1920 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

John Howard

Sibling · 1920 · age 3

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 — Oklahoma, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1473unit:0132)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ellen Scott	87	Head	—	Illinois
2	Edward Purkey	24	Grandson	Farmer	Illinois
3	Artie E Scott	19	Granddaughter	—	Illinois
4	Joseph R Scott	14	Grandson	Farm Laborer	Oklahoma
5	Alfred Page	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
6	Myrtle Page	33	Wife	—	Missouri
7	Harold Page	4	Son	—	Kansas
8	Homer Wing	41	Head	Farmer	Missouri
9	Ida Wing	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	Amory A Mathews	63	Head	Farmer	Iowa
11	Mattie H Mathews	51	Wife	—	Iowa
12	George H Lerosby	54	Head	Farmer	Virginia
13	Mary E Lerosby	52	Wife	—	West Virginia
14	George Lerosby	15	Son	—	Oklahoma
15	Geraldine Lerosby	2	Granddaughter	—	Texas
16	Chas K Howard	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
17	Lola L Howard	35	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Ruth E Howard THIS PERSON	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Helen Howard	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Neal K Howard	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
21	Homer E Howard	7	Son	—	Oklahoma
22	Gladys A Howard	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
23	John H Howard	3	Son	—	Oklahoma
24	Elisha P Riley	42	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
25	Laura Riley	40	Wife	—	Missouri
26	Goldia Riley	20	Daughter	—	Missouri
27	Lelara Riley	16	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
28	Tressie Riley	14	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
29	Charles Riley	6	Son	—	Oklahoma
30	Clarence Kimmell	30	Head	Farmer	Indiana
31	Anna Kimmell	28	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Dorothy L Kimmell	6	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
33	William S Kimmell	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
34	Anna R Kimmell	3	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
35	Ralph L Kimmell	1	Son	—	Oklahoma
36	James E Brice	48	Uncle	Farmer	New Jersey
37	Ida M Brice	38	Aunt	—	Indiana
38	Blanch B Brice	19	Niece	—	Indiana
39	Gladys Brice	16	Niece	—	Indiana
40	Harry E Brice	15	Nephew	—	Indiana
41	Fred E Brice	13	Nephew	—	Indiana
42	Mary M Brice	11	Niece	—	Oklahoma
43	Clarence M Brice	8	Niece	—	Oklahoma
44	Alice F Brice	1	Niece	—	Oklahoma
45	Lee Scott	19	Brother-in-law	Farm Laborer	Oklahoma
46	Herman J Hollack	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
47	Gertrude Hollack	39	Wife	—	Missouri
48	Marguerite Hollack	16	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
49	Raymond Hollack	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
50	Wayne Hollack	10	Son	—	Oklahoma

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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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