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Sarah Butler — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Dekalb, Alabama
Our Model Tree links this Sarah Butler across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Dekalb, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1881), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 39
b. ~1881
Female
Spouse
Born: Georgia
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Dekalb, Alabama |
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Sarah R |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| Father's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
| Township / Ward | Precinct 15 Pine Grove |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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 Sarah | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillie Butler | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Joseph Butler | Head | — | 38 | ~1882 |
| David Butler | Son | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Dewey Butler | Son | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Sarah Butler | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1881 |
| Benjamin Butler | Son | — | 17 | ~1903 |
| Ella Butler | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| William Butler | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Otalia Butler | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1907 |
| John Butler | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| Hattie Butler | Daughter | — | 3 | ~1917 |
Census Appearances
1910
Dekalb, Alabama
Spouse, age 28
Dekalb, Alabama · implied b. ~1882 — 7 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| Years Married | 9 |
| Children Born | 6 |
| Children Living | 5 |
| Father's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
1920
Dekalb, Alabama
Spouse, age 39
Dekalb, Alabama · implied b. ~1881 — 11 household members
| Surname | Butler |
| Given Name | Sarah R |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 39 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| Father's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | georgia |
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Our Model Tree links Sarah Butler across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Dekalb, Alabama, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Sarah Butler
Spouse · 1920 · age 39 · b. ~1881 · Alabama
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1920 US Federal Census — Dekalb, Alabama
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1920 US Federal Census — Dekalb, Alabama
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu12unit:0797)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandy P Hall | 33 | Head | Farmer | S. Carolina |
| 2 | Eva S Hall | 28 | Wife | None | Alabama |
| 3 | Carrie V Hall | 12 | Daughter | None | S. Carolina |
| 4 | Newell H Hall | 10 | Son | None | Georgia |
| 5 | Lula L Hall | 8 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 6 | Chester E Hall | 5 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 7 | Clovis W Hall | 2 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 8 | Rufus Igor | 20 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 9 | Bessie Igor | 16 | Wife | None | Alabama |
| 10 | William T Larkin | 52 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 11 | Martha A Larkin | 50 | Wife | None | N. Carolina |
| 12 | John D Larkin | 19 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 13 | Julia D Larkin | 12 | Daughter | None | Alabama |
| 14 | William D White | 22 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 15 | Ottie White | 20 | Wife | None | Alabama |
| 16 | William L White | 2 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 17 | John E Young | 28 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 18 | Zella Young | 22 | Wife | None | Alabama |
| 19 | William L Young | 0 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 20 | John R Young | 62 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 21 | Ida L Young | 45 | Wife | None | Georgia |
| 22 | Harry H Sloan | 30 | Head | Farmer | S. Carolina |
| 23 | Eliza I Sloan | 22 | Wife | None | Tennessee |
| 24 | William C Holland | 3 | Nephew | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Mary L Taylor | 63 | Mother-in-law | None | N. Carolina |
| 26 | Henry L Young | 38 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 27 | Caroline Young | 36 | Wife | None | Alabama |
| 28 | Hansel Young | 12 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 29 | Vinnie M Young | 10 | Daughter | None | Alabama |
| 30 | Nellie H Young | 4 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 31 | John T Young | 1 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 32 | Louis A Richardson | 28 | Head | Manufacturer | Alabama |
| 33 | Velma V Richardson | 26 | Wife | None | Georgia |
| 34 | Dorothy M Scott | 10 | Step-daughter | None | Alabama |
| 35 | Vergila L Scott | 8 | Step-daughter | — | Alabama |
| 36 | Katie L Scott | 6 | Step-daughter | — | Alabama |
| 37 | Georgia P Scott | 2 | Step-daughter | — | Alabama |
| 38 | Arthur W Green | 31 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 39 | Mary A Green | 30 | Wife | None | Georgia |
| 40 | Joseph M Butler | 38 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 41 | Sarah R Butler THIS PERSON | 39 | Wife | None | Georgia |
| 42 | Benjamin H Butler | 17 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 43 | David N Butler | 15 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 44 | Otalia Butler | 13 | Daughter | None | Alabama |
| 45 | John R Butler | 12 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 46 | William H Butler | 10 | Son | None | Alabama |
| 47 | Ella M Butler | 7 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 48 | Lillie C Butler | 5 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 49 | Hattie Butler | 3 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 50 | Dewey O Butler | 1 | Son | — | Alabama |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)