Samuel Harris — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Clayton, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Samuel Harris across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Clayton, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Clayton, Georgia
Surname	Harris
Given Name	Samuel A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Riverdale District 548
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Samuel	Age	Birth yr
Lilly Harris	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Lula Harris	Daughter	—	17	~1903
Corine Harris	Daughter	—	1	~1919
M Harris	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Samuel Harris	Head	—	42	~1878
Lamar Harris	Son	—	8	~1912
Samuel Harris	Son	—	15	~1905
Walter Harris	Son	—	19	~1901
Tommie Harris	Son	—	3	~1917
Homer Harris	Son	—	11	~1909
Mahala Harris	Spouse	—	36	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Clayton, Georgia

Head, age 42

Clayton, Georgia · implied b. ~1878 — 11 household members

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Samuel A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Clayton, Georgia

Head, age 50

Clayton, Georgia · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm Labor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	7
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Samuel Harris

Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Georgia

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1920 US Federal Census — Clayton, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu242unit:0908)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Junie Taylor	17	Son	—	Georgia
52	Grady Taylor	16	Son	—	Georgia
53	Maggie Taylor	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
54	Robbie Taylor	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
55	Mamie Taylor	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
56	Mitrie Taylor	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
57	Lizzie Windsor	43	Head	—	Georgia
58	Almas Windsor	18	Son	General Farm	Georgia
59	Helen Windsor	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
60	Jane Borders	85	Mother	—	Virginia
61	Samuel A Harris THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Georgia
62	Mahala Harris	36	Wife	—	Georgia
63	Walter Harris	19	Son	—	Georgia
64	Lula Harris	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
65	Samuel Jr Harris	15	Son	—	Georgia
66	Lilly Belle Harris	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
67	Homer Harris	11	Son	—	Georgia
68	Lamar Harris	8	Son	—	Georgia
69	M Alma Harris	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
70	Tommie Harris	3	Son	—	Georgia
71	Corine Harris	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
72	George W Cooper	61	Head	Farmer	Georgia
73	Molly Cooper	47	Wife	—	Georgia
74	Almeta Clay	25	Daughter	—	Georgia
75	Luke Cooper	17	Son	—	Georgia
76	Roger Cooper	15	Son	—	Georgia
77	Albert Cooper	12	Son	—	Georgia
78	Lessie Cooper	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
79	Russell Cooper	10	Son	—	Georgia
80	Addie Bell Cooper	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
81	Orion Cooper	5	Son	—	Georgia
82	Iona Cooper	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
83	Thelma Clay	0	Granddaughter	—	Georgia
84	Henry L Travis	42	Head	Farmer	Georgia
85	Sarah Francis Travis	41	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
86	James Howard Travis	17	Son	—	Georgia
87	William B Travis	50	Head	Rail Way Mail Clerk	Georgia
88	Annie D Travis	38	Wife	—	Georgia
89	Lowell H Travis	13	Son	—	Georgia
90	Margaret Travis	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
91	Martha Travis	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
92	Martha M Travis	74	Head	—	Georgia
93	Ollie B Cooper	27	Head	Farmer	Georgia
94	Willie E Cooper	22	Wife	—	Georgia
95	Gladys M Cooper	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
96	Sarah Ann Cooper	73	Mother	—	Georgia
97	John R Allen	43	Head	Farmer	Georgia
98	Jessie L Allen	42	Wife	—	Georgia
99	Major H Allen	20	Son	—	Georgia
100	Kathleen Allen	17	Daughter	—	Georgia

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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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