Ruth Porter — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Summit, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Porter across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Summit, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Summit, Ohio
Surname	Porter
Given Name	Ruth S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Bath Township
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Hollis Porter	Son	—	15	~1905
Ruth Porter	Spouse	—	32	~1888
Ruth Porter	Daughter	—	2	~1918
Leslie Porter	Son	—	16	~1904
Anne Porter	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Bert Porter	Head	—	43	~1877
Celia Porter	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Owen Porter	Son	—	10	~1910
Melva Porter	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Roale Porter	Son	—	7	~1913

Census Appearances

1910

Summit, Ohio

Spouse, age 22

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Porter
Given Name	Ruth S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Years Married	7
Children Born	5
Children Living	4
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1920

Summit, Ohio

Spouse, age 32

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

Surname	Porter
Given Name	Ruth S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Ruth Porter

Spouse · 1920 · age 32 · b. ~1888 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Summit, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1441unit:0533)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Isaac Tompkinson	53	Head	Farmer	Ohio
52	Marion A Tompkinson	49	Wife	—	Ohio
53	George D Tompkinson	16	Son	—	Ohio
54	Gladys M Tompkinson	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
55	Cora Mckelvey	63	Head	Farmer	Ohio
56	Hattie B Mckelvey	60	Wife	—	Ohio
57	Arthur Earl Mckelvey	17	Son	—	Ohio
58	S. A. Shaw	88	Father in law	—	New York
59	John S Porter	55	Head	Farmer	Ohio
60	Ida Porter	49	Wife	—	Ohio
61	Linnie E Porter	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	Helen M Porter	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
63	Harry M Van Kirk	37	Head	Farmer	Ohio
64	Addie M Van Kirk	35	Wife	—	Ohio
65	John L Van Kirk	12	Son	—	Ohio
66	Julia E Van Kirk	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
67	Cyrus H Van Kirk	8	Son	—	Ohio
68	Harold B Van Kirk	6	Son	—	Ohio
69	George R Van Kirk	4	Son	—	Ohio
70	Richard Van Kirk	3	Son	—	Ohio
71	Janice M Van Kirk	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
72	Durward B Shaw	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
73	Lena E Shaw	54	Wife	—	Ohio
74	Ralph B Shaw	16	Son	—	Ohio
75	Lulu M Shaw	21	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Ohio
76	Sherman E Williamson	53	Head	Farmer	Ohio
77	Myra R Williamson	49	Wife	—	Ohio
78	Cora B Williamson	21	Daughter	Typist	Ohio
79	Bert Q Porter	43	Head	Sawyer	Ohio
80	Ruth S Porter THIS PERSON	32	Wife	—	Ohio
81	Leslie H Porter	16	Son	—	Ohio
82	Hollis O Porter	15	Son	—	Ohio
83	Anne B Porter	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
84	Owen J Porter	10	Son	—	Ohio
85	Roale R Porter	7	Son	—	Ohio
86	Celia M Porter	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
87	Melva B Porter	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
88	Ruth S Porter	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
89	James Black	24	Head	Farmer	Ohio
90	Jessie Black	50	Wife	—	Ohio
91	Bess Black	19	Daughter	—	Ohio
92	Edna Black	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
93	Ruth Alexander	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
94	George W Hall	52	Head	Preacher	Vermont
95	Mary Hall	49	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
96	Marion Hall	19	Daughter	—	Illinois
97	Paul Hall	16	Son	—	Indiana
98	Dorothy Hall	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
99	Harry W Steese	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
100	Minnie C Steese	50	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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