Ruth Pruitt — 1920 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1920 United States Federal Census · Wayne, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Pruitt across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Wayne, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 19 b. ~1901 Female Daughter Born: Michigan Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Wayne, Michigan
Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth M
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Additional Details
Occupation	Contometer Operator
Industry	Motor Car Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Contometer Operator
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Pruitt	Daughter	—	19	~1901
Ray Pruitt	Son	—	16	~1904
Meta Pruitt	Spouse	—	57	~1863
Meta Pruitt	Daughter	—	25	~1895
Robert Pruitt	Head	—	54	~1866

Census Appearances

1910

Wayne, Michigan

Daughter, age 9

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Daughter, age 19

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	Pruitt
Given Name	Ruth M
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Contometer Operator
Industry	Motor Car Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Linked across censuses

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

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Ruth Pruitt

Daughter · 1920 · age 19 · b. ~1901 · Michigan

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Sibling

Meta Pruitt

Sibling · 1920 · age 25

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ray Pruitt

Sibling · 1920 · age 16

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 — Wayne, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu814unit:1196)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Everett C Piper	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
2	Duncan Anderson	57	Head	Repairman	Canada
3	Margaret Anderson	58	Wife	—	Canada
4	Norman D Anderson	16	Son	—	Michigan
5	Kenneth A Anderson	12	Son	—	Michigan
6	Marion E Anderson	12	Daughter	Clerk	Michigan
7	Thelma E Anderson	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
8	Henry Malinowsky	44	Head	Type Setter	Germany
9	Elizabeth Malinowsky	45	Wife	—	Michigan
10	Albert M Malinowsky	36	Brother	Engineer	France
11	Hilda C Malinowsky	21	Daughter	—	Michigan
12	Clara G Malinowsky	14	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Jerry H Brothers	44	Boarder	Motorman	Minnesota
14	Cyrus Miller	53	Head	—	Michigan
15	Herbert H Fraser	19	Son	Store Clerk	Michigan
16	Frederick L Miller	69	Head	—	Michigan
17	John D Haberstrit	79	Head	—	Germany
18	Katherine Haberstrit	68	Wife	—	New York
19	George W Mattis	36	Head	Machinist	Canada
20	Clara C Mattis	36	Wife	—	Michigan
21	Palmer P Riley	22	Boarder	Repairman	Michigan
22	Joseph J Cutter	52	Head	Repairman	Massachusetts
23	Nellie G Cutter	42	Wife	—	Maine
24	Joseph J Cutter	4	Son	—	Michigan
25	Anna M Cutter	2	Daughter	—	Michigan
26	Emily D Barnecut	76	Boarder	—	Maine
27	Robert O Pruitt	54	Head	Supt Office	Michigan
28	Meta N Pruitt	57	Wife	—	Germany
29	Meta J Pruitt	25	Daughter	Stenographer	Michigan
30	Ruth M Pruitt THIS PERSON	19	Daughter	Contometer Operator	Michigan
31	Ray H Pruitt	16	Son	—	Michigan
32	Arthur Bailey	42	Head	Assembler	Ohio
33	Bessie B Bailey	34	Wife	—	Ohio
34	Carl F Bailey	15	Son	—	Michigan
35	Jennie G Bailey	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
36	Frederick Eickhoff	68	Head	Janitor	Germany
37	Minna Eickhoff	68	Wife	—	Germany
38	John Eickhoff	42	Son	—	Pennsylvania
39	Emma Dwyer	37	Daughter	—	New York
40	Walter Dwyer	27	Grandson	Laborer	Michigan
41	Anna Schrader	56	Sister	—	Germany
42	Grace Hannon	48	Head	Weight Lady	Scotland
43	Grace Hannon	18	Daughter	Sealer	Canada
44	Jeanette Hannon	15	Daughter	—	Canada
45	Elizabeth Hannon	11	Daughter	—	Canada
46	Edith Hannon	10	Daughter	—	Canada
47	William Lembke	52	Head	Janitor	Germany
48	Louise Lembke	52	Wife	—	Germany
49	Beatrice Lembke	15	Daughter	—	Michigan
50	Fred Palm	25	Head	Machinist	Michigan

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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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