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Sam Smith — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Bolivar, Mississippi
Our Model Tree links this Sam Smith across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Bolivar, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 36
b. ~1894
Male
Head
Born: Mississippi
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Bolivar, Mississippi |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Sam |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 24 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Township 22 Beat 2 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1894 |
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 Sam | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Smith | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1927 |
| Ada Smith | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Sam Smith | Head | — | 36 | ~1894 |
| Leroy Smith | Son | — | 1 | ~1929 |
| William Smith | Son | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| James Smith | Son | — | 10 | ~1920 |
| Addie Smith | Son | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Louella Smith | Spouse | — | 29 | ~1901 |
Census Appearances
1910
Bolivar, Mississippi
Head, age 19
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 2 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Sam M |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 19 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Years Married | 1 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1920
Bolivar, Mississippi
Head, age 29
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 2 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Sam |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 29 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Cotton |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
1930
Bolivar, Mississippi
Head, age 36
Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Sam |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Age at First Marriage | 24 |
| Father's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Mother's Birthplace | Mississippi |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read/Write | No |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | mississippi |
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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.
Our Model Tree links Sam Smith across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Bolivar, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Sam Smith
Head · 1930 · age 36 · b. ~1894 · Mississippi
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1930 US Federal Census — Bolivar, Mississippi
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1930 US Federal Census — Bolivar, Mississippi
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1139unit:0339)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Will Dent | 30 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 52 | Ada Dent | 24 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 53 | Nellie M Johnson | 20 | Cousin | Farm Labor | Mississippi |
| 54 | Mary L Johnson | 18 | Cousin | — | Mississippi |
| 55 | George Sweatt | 56 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 56 | Lillie Sweatt | 47 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 57 | Thomas Mcnead | 28 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 58 | Beatrice Mcnead | 22 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 59 | Mary L Mcnead | 2 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 60 | Leo Williams | 21 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 61 | Earnest Williams | 19 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 62 | Lidd Williams | 46 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 63 | Mary L Williams | 45 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 64 | Mary L Williams | 18 | Daughter | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 65 | Lidd Williams | 16 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 66 | Peter Williams | 13 | Daughter | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 67 | Thomas Williams | 10 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 68 | Lutha Williams | 8 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 69 | Elsie Williams | 6 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 70 | Melper Williams | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 71 | Pauline Williams | 1 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 72 | John Banks | 28 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 73 | Lula Banks | 22 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 74 | Joseph Banks | 13 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 75 | Lidd Banks | 10 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 76 | Viola Banks | 5 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 77 | Eunice Banks | 2 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 78 | Mule Smith | 38 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 79 | Estella Smith | 38 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 80 | Sam Smith THIS PERSON | 36 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 81 | Louella Smith | 29 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 82 | William Smith | 12 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 83 | James Smith | 10 | Son | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 84 | Ada Mae Smith | 7 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 85 | Addie Smith | 5 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 86 | April Smith | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 87 | Leroy Smith | 1 | Son | — | Mississippi |
| 88 | James Summers | 30 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 89 | Alice Summers | 23 | Wife | — | Louisiana |
| 90 | Ellis Grayson | 16 | Cousin | Farm Helper | Louisiana |
| 91 | James Smith | 31 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 92 | Annie Smith | 22 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 93 | Willie Annie Smith | 5 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 94 | Bessie Smith | 3 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 95 | Edna Smith | 1 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 96 | Odessa Jones | 23 | Boarder | Farm Helper | Mississippi |
| 97 | John P Jackson | 50 | Head | Farmer | Louisiana |
| 98 | Mary Jackson | 40 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 99 | F. James Williams | 28 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 100 | Alberta Williams | 20 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)